Leinster Rugby 2014/15 Academy Roster Announced The Leinster Academy panel for 2014/15 has been announced. Six Leinster Academy graduates have received professional contracts from the province and will be part of the senior team squad for the new season. Of the eight Year 1 recruits in the Leinster Academy panel for the 2014/15 season, seven […]
Super Rugby star Anscombe joins Blues Cardiff Blues are today delighted to announce the major signing of Super Rugby superstar Gareth Anscombe from current champions Waikato Chiefs on a long-term deal. Anscombe, who can play fly half or full back, will make the move to BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park this summer and join the […]
Blueprint for developing a rugby province. It is our belief that increasing the size of the provincial academy and the quality of coaching those players receive will have a direct impact on further improving club rugby, school rugby, and the numbers of local players emerging onto the provincial side. A larger academy has a direct […]
Registration for IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition Now Open The International Rugby Board has announced that registration is now open for delegates and members of the media at the World Rugby ConfEx 2014. The event will take place at Hilton London Metropole on November 17-18 and will provide a unique environment for the global […]
Synopsis below CLICK HERE to listen AUSTRALIA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP PREPARATIONS – With just over two week’s to go until the start of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, we meet Australia’s Sharni Williams and Shannon Perry to see how preparations are going. RUGBY IN RUSSIA – We hear from Russia’s men as they prepare for […]
The Irish Rugby Football Union today presented its 2013/14 Annual Report and Accounts, reporting a €7.3 million surplus due to improved Guinness Series ticket sales and increased prize-monies thanks to a better than ‘budgeted’ finish in the RBS 6 Nations championship and another year of strong Provincial performances. This success resulted in a smaller than […]
The Webb Ellis Cup has completed the fourth leg of its international Trophy Tour, taking in the sights of Madagascar and coinciding with the Rugby World Cup 2015 qualifier for Africa 1. Namibia emerged the winner of the Africa Cup for the right to join New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga, and Georgia in Pool C in […]
IRB Welcomes Independent Concussion Study Results Independent study highlights the benefits of PSCA Results inform and guide enhancements to player assessment IRB committed to ‘Recognise and Remove’ education IRB launches enhanced player welfare and concussion websitesThe International Rugby Board welcomes the positive findings from an independent study evaluating the accuracy of the pitch-side assessment tool […]
RAINEY OLD BOYS 2014-2015 SEASON Rainey Old Boys Senior Pre-Season training commenced on Tuesday 22nd July 2014 at the club and will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout July and August. All players old and new are very welcome! Squad Strength and Conditioning sessions run from 6pm to 7pm with Ryan Keating in the state of the art club gym and pitch […]