Ireland Squad for Round 3 of 2015 RBS 6 Nations Championships Ulster’s Roger Wilson and Munster’s Billy Holland have been added to the Ireland squad ahead of the game against England at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday 1st March. Forwards (19) Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) Sean Cronin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) Jamie Heaslip (Dublin […]
Ulster Rugby sign Samoan international on short-term contract Ulster Rugby has signed Samoan international outhalf, Mike Stanley, on a short-term contract until the end of this season. The 25 year-old had been training with Super 15 Rugby side, the Chiefs and has signed for four months to be a back-up 10 to Ian Humphreys. Both […]
Ireland name 38 Player Squad for first two rounds of RBS 6 Nations Championship The Ireland coaching staff has named a 38 player squad for the first two rounds of the RBS 6 Nations Championship. The squad had been reduced through injury as well as a number of Wolfhounds returning to their provinces. “Jack Conan […]
Ireland Name Extended 46 Player Squad for RBS 6 Nations and Ireland Wolfhounds The Ireland coaching staff has named an extended squad of 46 players for the upcoming RBS 6 Nations matches against Italy and France, as well as the Ireland Wolfhounds fixture against the England Saxons. There are two uncapped players named in the […]
Instonians Senior Rugby Squad take on the “Ironfit” Challenge!!! Instonians Senior Rugby section looked for a change in routine and Director of Rugby, Brian Barrett (aka “Tanky”) duly obliged. Over 30 players and coaches switched training to the “Ironfit” Gym facility based off the Queens Road, in the Titanic Quarter, Belfast. Stephen Bell of “Ironfit” […]
Ireland U-20 Squad Announced For RBS 6 Nations Championship An extended squad of 30 players has been named for the Ireland Under-20s, sponsored by PwC, ahead of their 2015 RBS U-20 6 Nations campaign. Eight players named in the squad have previous 6 nations experience, having played in the tournament last year, Harrison Brewer, Ross […]
Ireland Squad announced for Women’s RBS 6 Nations 2015 The Ireland Women’s Squad (sponsored by AON) ahead of the RBS 6 Nations has been named. The squad sees a number of new faces, uncapped at international XV a side rugby. Seven players included in the squad are involved with the Ireland Sevens set-up, including Nicole […]
Chris Farrell is from Fivemiletown, a village in south Tyrone and a short distance from the border with Fermanagh, he played centre half for a local team. Bernard Jackman has tipped Grenoble’s former Ulster centre Chris Farrell as a dark horse for Joe Schmidt’s Ireland World Cup squad. Jackman, Farrell’s head coach at Grenoble, has […]
The amount of pride that we have at this time is very very real. We extend to Stephen Ferguson (City of Derry), Stephen Mulholland (Ballymena), Paul Pritchard (Ballynahinch), Connor Smyth (Ballymena) the pride and the honour of our province and our country, you are truly committed athletes with the highest standards and these two games […]