James Coughlan will lead the O2 Ireland Wolfounds against the England Saxons as international rugby comes to The Sportsground on Friday night. Ireland head coach Declan Kidney has named eight uncapped players in the starting XV including the captain. Ulster duo Paddy Jackson and Paul Marshall form the half back partnership and are joined in […]
Connacht players Robbie Henshaw and David McSharry are two of the possible debutants for the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds when they take on the England Saxons in Galway this Friday Evening (K.O. 7.45pm) after being named in a match squad of 23 players. Both Henshaw and McSharry have had strong seasons for their province and were […]
Ireland head coach Declan Kidney has named a 29 man squad that includes three uncapped players for the three test tour of New Zealand in June. Declan Fitzpatrick and Mike Sherry are included up front while Simon Zebo is named in the backs as is Darren Cave, who won two caps on the North American […]
The Ireland management have named a 32 man squad as preparations reach their final stages for Ireland’s opening game of the 2012 RBS 6 Nations Championship against Wales on Sunday, February 5th. The majority of the squad that trained in the Limerick camp last week have been retained and there are also call ups for […]
Totally amazing, they got the start right, the superb turnovers from holding the player up in the tackle, you could see their confidence growing throughout, the Ulster rugby players were amazing and the amount of people in clubs and so on across Ulster would have been amazing as they watched. We’ve been waiting for this […]
Lily’s Pub and Eatery on the leafy Lisburn Road played host to the Ulster Rugby team’s end of season gathering. The event marked an upbeat farewell to a very successful season for the squad who, alongside their family and friends celebrated in Lily’s opulent restaurant setting. The team also bid farewell to the departure of […]
Pictures, Reds (U13 A squad), Whites (U13 B squad) ,U17’s. Pat Lawlor U13 10-a side tournament (past winners include Peter Stringer, Ronan O’Gara, Keith Earles, Andrew Trimble) Instonians returned to the Pat Lawlor tournament for the 1st time in 7 years having previously taken part 21 years in a row under Des O’Donnell winning it […]
Brian McLaughlin has named a preliminary 33 man squad ahead of Saturday’s Magners League clash with Leinster at the RDS (KO 8.00pm). Conor Gaston, Tommy Seymour and Neil McComb return to the squad but Declan Fitzpatrick misses out due to injury. Ulster will hope to bounce back from the disappointment of their Heineken Cup exit […]
Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has named a 31 man squad ahead of Sunday’s Heineken Cup quarter final against Northampton at Milton Keynes (kick-off 2pm). Ian Humphreys and BJ Botha came through their return game against the Scarlets unscathed last week and are named in the squad. Stephen Ferris is the only player unavailable as he […]
Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has named a 35 man squad ahead of Friday’s Magners League encounter against the Scarlets at Ravenhill (ko 7.05pm). Ian Humphreys and BJ Botha return to the preliminary squad which will face their Welsh play-off rivals. Botha has not played since injuring his elbow before Christmas while Humphreys pulled a hamstring […]