The Ireland under-20 Squad, sponsored by PwC, for the Junior World Championship in South Africa has been named. The 28 man squad named today by Head Coach Mike Ruddock is drawn in Pool B alongside England, Italy and the hosts South Africa. The core of the squad featured in the recent under-20 Six Nations Championship […]
The preliminary Ulster squad has been named ahead of Saturday’s trip to Thomond Park to take Munster in the RaboDirect PRO12 (kick off 7.30pm). Chris Henry has been responding well to treatment but has failed to recover from an ankle sprain which also ruled him out of the Heineken Cup semi-final win over Edinburgh last […]
The Ulster team to face Edinburgh in Saturday’s Heineken Cup semi-final has been named, with Chris Henry missing out through injury and Paddy Jackson starting at outhalf (KO 5.45pm, Aviva Stadium). Related Multimedia Henry has been ruled out of tomorrow’s clash after failing to recover from an ankle sprain picked up in the PRO12 match […]
Ulster remain hopeful that Chris Henry and Paul Marshall will be fit to play Edinburgh in Saturday’s Heineken Cup semi final (kick off 5.45pm). Both players are included in Brian McLaughlin’s 35 man preliminary squad for the Aviva Stadium clash. Henry sprained his ankle in the PRO12 game against Leinster on Friday night, but will […]
The Ireland under-18 club team and Ireland under-19 team have both been named for an away double header against England this weekend. Both sides played a similar double header in Dublin before Easter against strong French selections and were just beaten in tight encounters. The under-18 club side lost 19-13 despite outscoring their counterparts two […]
Brian McLaughlin has named an extended squad as Ulster prepare for Saturday’s RaboDirect PRO12 fixture against Connacht at the Sportsground (kick off 5.15pm). All players involved in Sunday’s historic Heineken Cup quarter-final win over Munster have been included in the panel. McLaughlin used the starting XV for the duration of what was an extremely physical […]
Ireland Under-18 Schools Team to Play France For immediate release: Friday 6th April 2012 Issued on behalf of The Irish Rugby Football Union The Ireland U-18 Schools side to play England in the final of the FIRA/AER U-18 European Championship in Madrid has been named. The starting XV is unchanged from the side that beat […]
Brian McLaughlin has named Stephen Ferris in his starting XV for the massive Heineken Cup quarter final clash with Munster on Easter Sunday (kick off 1.45pm). The inclusion of Ferris, who missed last year’s quarter final defeat to Northampton, will come as a major boost to McLaughlin. The Ireland flanker picked up an ankle injury […]