Thank god Bell is out, pr from Ulster Rugby below! Former Waratahs Defence Coach, Joe Barakat, is to join Ulster Rugby as Assistant Coach on a two-year contract from this summer. The vastly experienced coach spent five years with the New South Wales franchise where he also worked as Academy Head Coach and Head Coach […]
Jonathon Sexton in action against Australia. Ireland’s current game is largely based upon the kicking tactics employed by the halfbacks, Sexton and Conor Murray. Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images Will Ireland’s current kicking strategy suffice when it comes to the latter stages? Not long after the horror of the Great War, Winston Churchill said ‘battles are […]
IRFU Update: Joe Schmidt Following yesterday’s game against Australia, Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt was assessed by the match day doctors and was sent to St Vincents Hospital for further assessment. On Saturday night Joe had his appendix removed and is recovering well this morning. Joe would like to thank the doctors and nurses of […]
These lads are very much aware of what is happening in the pitch. At this age many of them have been plaing for 10 years, that expereince of the game is making for a very developed sense of pitch position wether that be in defensive line formations, attack formations, ruck, scrum, lineout, offloads body position […]
5 more for Joe! by Kevin Murnaghan Joseph Mc Garvey continued his phenomenal recent scoring record with 5 tries against neighbours Enniskillen at the Thomas Mellon Playing Fields on Saturday. This was by no means a one sided game which makes Joseph’s achievement all the more remarkable. The Omagh boys had played Enniskillen in a […]