Francois Hougaard’s spectacular score in South Africa’s win over New Zealand in the Rugby Championship has been named as the International Rugby Players’ Association (IRPA) Try of the Year 2014.The Springbok scrum-half, who scored the first try of the match in Johannesburg in early October, becomes the third South African to win the award after […]
The charity will raise awareness and generate support for those affected by catastrophic sports injuries Australia’s Phillip Hughes: died two days after he was struck in the head by a ball. He had emergency surgery before being placed in an induced coma. Photo: Philip Brown/Reuters The horrific passing of 25-year-old Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes from […]
Follow us on Facebook >> https://www.facebook.com/unimush/timeline Unimush Ireland was established in 1999. Partners Seamus Cassidy & Plunkett Curry recognised an opportunity in the Marketplace for an Innovative Mushroom Marketing Company. Both partners having worked for a number of years in the Mushroom Industry decided to pool their expertise and establish this unique company for Northern […]
For certain the level of rugby played in this competition is truly superb, professional, and exciting for spectators. Reporting on it is an honour. The level of player competing in this tournament is somerhing, recently and not for the first time we have received comments from new spectators to the growing friends and family attending […]
RUGBY LEGEND SHAUN EDWARDS TO “COACH THE COACHES” AT CALDY RUGBY CLUB AND WILMSLOW RUFC Rugby legend Shaun Edwards will be visiting the Wirral next month to share his knowledge with amateur coaches. Edwards, a leading coach with Wales and the British Lions and a former rugby league scrum half with Wigan and Great Britain, […]
We take a look at the issue of offloading and ask ‘when is the right time to offload?’ THERE’S BEEN QUITE a bit of discussion around Simon Zebo’s offload attempt in the build-up to Nick Phipps’ try for Australia against Ireland on Saturday evening in Dublin. The Irish player in question means it’s arguably been […]
Ireland’s Jamie Heaslip is tackled by Duane Vermeulen of South Africa during their clash at the Aviva. Photo: Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE The Number Eight The Number 8 does not have a specific name and is simply referred to as the number eight. In the scrum, he sits at the far back between the locks […]