Leading sports clothing brand Canterbury of New Zealand has been announced as the new kit supplier to the Irish Rugby Football Union. Irish fans will see the Ireland team line up in the new Canterbury kit for the first time at the Aviva Stadium on November 8th when they take on South Africa……. for the […]
Ulster Head Coach, Mark Anscombe, has made nine personnel changes and three positional switches to the team that beat Zebre at Ravenhill last weekend for tomorrow evening’s interprovincial match against Leinster at the RDS (kick off 18:45). Six of the seven starting backs are Ireland internationals, with Paul Marshall partnering Paddy Jackson in the half […]
Official IRB NOTES Rugby Family Pays Tribute to ‘Remarkable’ Mandela The International Rugby Board and the global Rugby family have been paying tribute to Nelson Mandela, who passed away today. The inspirational former South African leader and father of the ‘Rainbow Nation’ changed the face of Rugby in South Africa, using the opportunity of hosting […]
JOHN AFOA TO LEAVE ULSTER Tighthead prop, John Afoa, is to leave Ulster at the end of this season, having signed a long-term deal with an Aviva Premiership club. Afoa, who is 30, joined Ulster just over two years ago from the Auckland Blues. He made his debut against Connacht in the RaboDirect PRO12 in […]
39 players from Portadown RFC’s Under 13s and Under 15s were treated to a Halloween Development Camp on Friday, lead by Ulster Rugby coaches. The camp was organised by Philip Lunn, Portadown’s Club Community Rugby Officer and he was assisted by Ulster Rugby’s Paul Heasley and Marc Beggs…… CLICK HERE for the full story
Milan’s San Siro ready to stage 2015 Heineken Cup final Italy stands ready to stage a major European club rugby final for the first time with the 20th Heineken Cup decider scheduled to be played at Milan’s world-famous Stadio Giuseppe Meazza San Siro in 2015. Following a decision taken in February 2012 to award the […]
Up to 40 mini players travelled to Annagry this morning to take part in a blitz hosted by Tir Chonaill. Five teams in total took part: Tir Chonaill, Ballyshannon, Donegal Town, Inishowen and Letterkenny. The club fielded teams in each section u8’s, 10’s and 12’s. CLICK HERE for the shotsssssssssss From the kick off all […]