Applicable in the Northern Hemisphere from August 2012 A conversion kick should be taken within 90 seconds from the time the try has been awarded and teams are to be given five seconds to use the ball at rucks as part of an extensive trial of Law amendments sanctioned by the International Rugby Board. The […]
the new laws for the new season…….. The five Law amendments to be trialled globally are: 1. Law 16.7 (Ruck): The ball has to be used within five seconds of it being made available at the back of a ruck with a warning from the referee to “use it”. Sanction – Scrum. 2. 19.2 (b) […]
Andor Technology teams up with Irish Rugby Union PlayersAssociation and Grafton Employment Group to take part in ‘Ulster Rugby Mean Business’ mentoring programme. Andor Technology has teamed up with the Irish Rugby Union Players Association (IRUPA) and the Grafton Employment Group to mentor Ulster and Ireland Rugby players, Andrew Trimble and Chris Henry, who are […]
“I was deeply honoured to be linked to the position of Head Coach for the Springbok team and having being involved with the team before, it was obviously something that I would have thought about very carefully. A big part of that consideration would be my connection to the Ireland team as well as my […]
Great Q & A with pour very own Andrew Trimble on national rugby website Talking Rugby Union – CHECK IT OUT 1. How do you think Ulster did last season? We had our best season in terms of the Heineken cup performance in years. Best since 1999 in fact. 2. It was a great achievement […]
Niall Annett is the U20 Ireland Captain who recently captained them in the u20 Rugby World Championships, remember his name as we all at Talking Rugby Union think he will be a leading player in a few years time. A great prospect! 1. How do you think the U20 Junior World Championship went? Personally I […]
I was rudely awoken by my alarm clock at 6:30am on Monday 20th June. In a dazed desperation I turned it off and then remembered – it was the first day of pre-season training and I had to get up, get breakfast and get on the road. Four weeks of holidays came to an abrupt […]
Dublin businessman John Hussey created a piece of sporting history when he became the first member from St. Mary’s College RFC (founded 111 years ago) to be enrolled as the 124th President of the Irish Rugby Football Union, at the Union’s annual Council Meeting in the Aviva Stadium, today, July 22nd. He assumes the highest […]
1. How did you get into rugby? My dad encouraged me to play as he played himself and thought I was getting too big for football 2. When you were growing up, who was your rugby idol? Martin Johnson 3. This is your second spell back with Ulster, how do you think the season went […]