Three members of the 2013 British and Irish Lions squad took their training to new heights when they visited Austria last month. Keeping calm under pressure will be key when the Lions face Australia later this summer and Owen Farrell, Jamie Roberts and George North all tested their ability to remain focused in the face […]
With support from Department for Social Development, IRFU (Ulster Branch), the Irish FA and Ulster GAA are joining forces and using the power of sport to promote positive cross-community relations. From 2012 – 2015 the Northern Ireland Executive, through the Department for Social Development has provided over £480,000 of funding to support community and volunteer […]
Twenty-three youngsters from around the British Isles, the HSBC cubs, were awarded with the opportunity today (16 May) to train with The British & Irish Lions in an exclusive training session at The Lions pre-departure training camp, courtesy of Principal Partner HSBC. The Cubs, from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales were selected for this once […]
Some of Ireland’s finest and most talented club rugby stars, from across the country, gathered in Dublin last night (Thursday, 16th May 2013) for the inaugural ‘Ulster Bank League Awards’. A total of seven awards were handed out to players from each division of the Ulster Bank League (Division 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B). The ‘Ulster […]
Rainey Old Boys fullback Mark O’Connor and Ballynahinch centre Stuart Morrow have been named on the shortlist for Ulster Bank League Player of the Year in their respective divisions. Some of Ireland’s finest and most talented club rugby stars, from across the country, will gather for the first-ever ‘Ulster Bank League Awards’, on Thursday 16th […]
Some of Ireland’s finest and most talented club rugby stars, from across the country, will gather for the first-ever ‘Ulster Bank League Awards’, on Thursday 16th May, in Dublin. A shortlist* of three players, from each division, has been compiled by a panel of judges including, Irish Daily Mail club rugby journalist, Adam Redmond, and […]
– Romania continue to host popular tournament – RWC 2015 hopefuls go head to head – Valuable competition for Italy and Argentina A teams There will be an unprecedented calendar of international matches in June 2013 for the rising forces in world Rugby, the International Rugby Board has announced. Confirmation follows the announcement of the […]
Dan Norton scored six tries on day one of the Marriott London Sevens to move to 48 for the season – World record Sevens crowd of 71,898 on day one in London – Cup quarters: ENG-SA, NZ-ARG, KEN-FJI, AUS-USA – Portugal lead way in core team qualifier pools HSBC Sevens World Series champions New Zealand […]