KEEP YOUR eye on the ball DURING RBS SIX NATIONS London: 13 February 2015: With the RBS 6 Nations having kicked off last week and England heading to Twickenham Stadium in to take on Italy, budding young rugby players around the country will be glued to their screens. For those sports men and women with […]
VIRGINIA RFC VIRGINIA FIRST XV TAKE THE POINTS IN LOCAL DERBY Cavan 7 – Virginia 19 In perfect conditions in Swellan Park Virgina travelled the short distance to their local neighbours in this Ulster league clash. It was the travelling side who started the better with their pressure leading to two early penalities which were […]
The Sweet Spot for Achievement What’s the relationship between stress and performance? Post published by Dan Goleman Ph.D. on Mar 29, 2012 in The Brain and Emotional Intelligence The relationship between stress and performance has been known for about a century in psychology. It’s called the Yerkes-Dodson Law. While the psychologists Yerkes and Dodson could […]
IRFU STATEMENT ON JOHNNY SEXTON For immediate release: Friday 13 February 2015 Issue on behalf of Irish Rugby Football Union Player Welfare is the primary concern of the Ireland Medical and Management Team. All of the medical experts directly involved in the management of Johnny Sexton are satisfied that he is fit to return to […]
Andrew Trimble ruled out for the rest of the season Ulster and Ireland winger, Andrew Trimble, will miss the rest of this season following confirmation that he has suffered a reoccurrence of the toe injury that he sustained in October against Glasgow Warriors. He underwent surgery in London today and is expected to be out […]