Felix Jones to lead Wolfhounds against Saxons Fullback Felix Jones will captain a strong Ireland Wolfhounds side against England Saxons at Irish Independent Park, Cork on Friday night. The only uncapped player in the starting XV is Jack Conan who lines out at No.8 and he is joined in the backrow by Sean O’Brien and […]
Joe Schmidt upbeat on Chris Henry’s World Cup prospects Ireland coach Joe Schmidt hopes Chris Henry can boost his chances of playing in this year’s World Cup by returning to action before the end of the season. The Ulster back row had heart surgery in December and will miss Ireland’s defence of their Six Nations […]
Techniques that encourage relaxation in sport competition By Robert Weinberg and Daniel Gould An elite racket sport player (who had won numerous international championships) sought out a sport psychologist to help her cope with her propensity to panic under pressure-that is, when the score was close at the end of a match. The following is […]
In this video workshop, Mark Cheng covers the developmental positions from lying in periscope to the sphinx position, crawling, tall-kneeling and half-kneeling. In each position, he offers drills, and uses his three assistants to demonstrate the positions and drills while Mark makes suggestions to fine-tune each movement. His personal life-long practice of martial arts combined […]
New book explains the science of rugby. The science behind rugby is tackled in a new book edited by two leading sports science experts at the University of Chester. The Science of Rugby, co-edited by Dr Craig Twist and Dr Paul Worsfold from the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, examines the scientific principles underpinning […]
Enniskillen 1st XV 57 Ards 2XV 0 Saturday saw Enniskillen advance into the quarter-finals of the Town’s Cup after a resounding victory over Ards 2nd XV at Mullaghmeen. The sides would enjoy ideal conditions and from the start it was clear both teams were determined to progress in this competition. Enniskilen lost influential prop Gareth […]