Ireland Under-20 team to play Scotland-Under 20 The Ireland Under-20 (Sponsored by PwC) to play Scotland Under-20 in their second round of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship has been named. Coach, Nigel Carolan has made four changes to the opening side that overcame Argentina 18-16 in their last outing. Ciaran Gaffney is named on the […]
Ireland Team to play Argentina. 15. Billy Dardis (UCD/Leinster) 14. Ciaran Gaffney (Galwegians/Connacht) 13. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 12. Sam Arnold (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 11. Stephen Fitzgerald (Shannon/Munster) 10. Joey Carbery (UCD/Leinster) 9. Nick McCarthy (UCD/Leinster) (capt) 1. Jeremy Loughman (UCD/Leinster) 2. Zack McCall (Queen’s University Belfast/Ulster) 3. Oisin Heffernan (Terenure College/Leinster) 4. David O’Connor (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) […]
Greece and Morocco welcomed back as full member unions of World Rugby World Rugby Council has reinstated the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Rugby (FRMR) and the Hellenic Rugby Federation (HRF) as full member unions following periods of suspension. FRMR had been suspended since March 2015. At that time, World Rugby initiated steps to improve the […]
RUGBY-MAD KIDS SET HISTORIC GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® TITLE AT TWICKENHAM Aviva along with 323 kids set GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title for ‘Longest human representation of a mathematical equation’ at Aviva Premiership Rugby Final LONDON, MAY 30 – Today, 323 children from around the country descended on the hallowed turf at Twickenham to set a new […]
Captains gather as World Rugby U20 Championship set for kick-off in Italy The future stars of rugby are in Italy and are ready to set the world alight.With anticipation building in a Rugby World Cup year, captains jetted in to Milan on Friday to meet the media ahead of kick-off on Tuesday. The World Rugby […]
Over 2 million tickets sold for Rugby World Cup 2015 Over 2 million tickets have now been sold for Rugby World Cup 2015 as enthusiasm for the Tournament continues to grow ahead of, what could be, the biggest ever Rugby World Cup to date. The 2 million sales milestone was reached as a further 100,000 […]
World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year 2015 nominees announced Four nominees representing three nations Winner will be selected by expert panel Full Women’s Sevens World Series reviewed by judgesWorld Rugby has announced the shortlist for the prestigious Women’s Sevens Player of the Year 2015 award, with the winner set to be revealed at […]
BREATHESPORT ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE RUGBY LINE-UP AHEAD OF WORLD CUP BreatheSport has today announced several additions to its line-up of rugby giants. The new mobile-first home for sports fans has signed up TV pundits Will Greenwood and Austin Healey, former rugby internationals Will Carling, Ali Williams, Martyn Williams and Tom Shanklin as well as current players, […]
U20 Championship to be broadcast to over 100 countries Tournament will be available in more than 160 million homes around the globe Tickets selling well as fans await future stars of world rugby One week to go until kick-off in ItalyWorld Rugby will broadcast this year’s U20 Championship to more than 100 countries around the […]
England fly-half Danny Cipriani kicks off nationwide competition to find the Official Rugby World Cup 2015 Flag Bearers Emirates and England rugby players call on teenage fans to find the flags and win the chance to lead out a team at Rugby World Cup 2015 LONDON, ENGLAND, 26 May 2015: Today Emirates, a global connector […]