Brilliant night @ Enniskillen RFC Touch Rugby tournament with superb touch rugby which is quite different from tag rugby. Its actually easier to touch someone than to tag someone so creating space requires a superb player to player connection so that lines, lightning fast turn around from breakdown ball and the Skins players within minutes […]
The draws for the composition of the pools for the 2014/15 European Rugby Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup tournaments will take place at the Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel, Switzerland on Tuesday, 10th June. The draws will be streamed live on epcrugby.com – site available from Tuesday
With the recent Dublin case of the legendary player left disabled in later life by brain damage directly and scientifically attributed through study to brain damage caused by repeated concussion the lessons of the extreme sport of rugby are being learnt and everyone who can must read this guidance and make it visible in the […]
Ireland Women’s Sevens Squad Named For European Championship The Ireland Women’s Sevens Squad for the FIRA/AER European Women’s Championship in Russia has been named. Ireland are placed in pool B along with England, Portugal and Belgium. They play their pool games on Saturday 7th June in Moscow, with the placement games taking place on Sunday […]
EPCR puts French broadcasting rights for new European club rugby tournaments up for sale For immediate release: Friday 30 May 2014 Issued by EPCR European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) is the new international sports body responsible for organising the European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup. The EPCR is an association under […]
Emerging Ireland Squad Update Mike McCarthy had been ruled out of the Emerging Ireland squad for the IRB Nations Cup due to a calf injury. McCarthy will be replaced in the squad by Munster’s Billy Holland. Dominic Ryan has been named as captain of the side. Ulster pair, Richard Lutton and Stuart McCloskey have been […]
Dan Carter and Richie McCaw tribute to Jonny Wilkinson [youtube ttF6eZ5e5Js] As Jonny Wilkinson geared up to play his last game of his career on Saturday for Toulon in the Top 14 final, two legends of the game have paid tribute to Jonny and his career. Dan Carter, the only player to have scored more […]