This…….. Post by Ulster Schools Rugby 2014/15.
Ards RFC cancelled their Senior Cup game v Ballynahich on Saturday 11th October 2014, due to the unavailability of (24) 1st XV squad players. Ards RFC were forced to cancel their Senior Cup game v Ballynahich on Saturday 11th October 2014, due to the unavailability of twenty four (24) 1st XV squad players. There were […]
Unsubstantiated and alleged rumour is doing the rounds (we must be careful about hysteria) but if true serious questions have to be asked about the inability of a SNR rugby club to field a team and Hinch left out of pocket with a major corporate lunch sold and prepared for! This has been published in […]
Ulster Teams 30+ Games in a season (there are less than 30 weeks in a season) Connacht, Munster & Leinster 20+ Games That A 30% Difference! Some people have averaged a figure of 30 games per season for Ulster players. The factual basis of this comes from counting up the numbers of games. A little […]
Ireland Train On Squad or European Championships Announced Ireland Head Coach Mark Aston has today announced a 29 man train on squad for the 2014 Rugby League European Championship during which the Wolfhounds will face France, Scotland and Wales. The squad includes eight of 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad in the form of Bob […]
PIC – William Dougan who suffered a severe spinal injury when playing rugby for Armagh two weeks ago. AN ARMAGH man admits he had a ‘lucky escape’ after suffering a serious spinal injury during a rugby match at the Palace Grounds on September 20. William Dougan was playing for Armagh 3rd XV against a side […]
THE IRFU IS ready to embrace men’s rugby sevens again, with qualifying an Ireland team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan the long-term target. Ireland has been without a senior international men’s sevens squad since 2009, when a side including Munster’s Felix Jones and Ulster scrum-half Paul Marshall finished as runners-up in the bowl […]
Nigel Carolan appointed Ireland U20’s Head Coach Connacht Rugby’s Nigel Carolan has been appointed as Ireland U20 Head Coach following Mike Ruddock’s decision to step down from the role. Nigel, who has been the Connacht Academy Manager since 2004, will retain his role at Connacht while assuming the Head Coach role with the PwC Ireland […]
IRFU Announce Mike Ruddock to step down from Ireland U20’s The Irish Rugby Football Union today (10th Oct) announced the Mike Ruddock (OBE) has decided to step down from his role as Ireland Under 20 Head Coach. Mike (a Grand Slam winning Head Coach with Wales) has coached the squad for the past four seasons […]