Vancouver to join next World Rugby Sevens Series cycle from 2015-16 Vancouver joins Series from 2015-16 cycle Inclusion reflects unprecedented rugby growth in North America Rugby sevens experiencing record-growth in Olympic qualification year World Rugby has announced that Vancouver will join the global line-up of major city destinations for the World Rugby Sevens Series from […]
Humphreys to win 100th cap for Ulster Ian Humphreys is set to make his 100th Ulster appearance after being named in the team for Friday’s sold-out Guinness PRO12 clash against Scarlets at Kingspan Stadium (kick off 7.35pm). In one of three changes to the starting team, Ireland international Dan Tuohy has returned from injury to […]
Ireland Under-20 team to Play England Under-20 The Ireland Under-20 team and replacements (sponsored by PwC) has been named for their third clash of the RBS 6 Nations Under-20 Championship. The side will take on their English counterparts on Friday evening in Donnybrook Stadium. Head Coach, Nigel Carolan has named an unchanged team to the […]
Ireland Women’s Team to face England Women The Ireland Women’s team to play England Women in the third round of the RBS Women’s 6 Nations has been named. Coach, Tom Tierney has made a single change to the team that lost out 5-10 to their French counterparts in the last outing of the tournament a […]
Rugby star supports Physio clinic that donates profits to brain charity International rugby star Chris Henry from Lisburn has praised a new state-of-the-art physiotherapy clinic which is ploughing all of its profits into a charity helping brain injury victims rebuild their lives. The flanker has thrown his weight firmly behind Rebound Physio, located in Castlereagh […]
The Ireland Under-18 Club team (Sponsored by PwC) to play Italy-U18 The Ireland Under-18 Club team (Sponsored by PwC) to play Italy-U18 has been announced. Under head coach Wayne Mitchell and assistant coaches, Brendan O’Connor and Jamie Turkington, the team will play three games this season with the match against Italy up first. Irish Exile, […]
Iain Henderson returns to face Edinburgh Ireland international, Iain Henderson, will start for Ulster against Edinburgh at Murrayfield tomorrow night (kick off 19:35). Henderson, who signed a new three-year contract with Ulster Rugby yesterday, starts in the second row and is one of two changes to the side that beat Treviso 43-3 at Kingspan Stadium […]
Brands Must Tackle Tech to Convert Rugby Fans New research highlights that brands must harness data to score tech-savvy rugby fans LONDON, 12 February, 2015 – Research released today by RadiumOne, the advertising technology company, reveals just how tech-savvy and connected today’s rugby union fans are. The research found that over half of rugby fans […]