Primary Schools Tag Rugby Wednesday 20th March saw the beginning of the inaugural Derry ‘Festival of Rugby’ kick-off with a Primary Schools tag rugby extravaganza, organised in partnership between Derry City Council, Foyle College, City of Derry RFC and IRFU Ulster Branch. Pupils and teachers braved the cold conditions as 16 teams from 12 local […]
At an arctic, rain and snow sodden and wind lashed Tom Simms Memorial Park at Carrick Rugby Club the 3rd XV, in the semi final of the Forster Cup, overcame a previously unbeaten and physically much larger Armagh 3s team. In a display of great discipline and defensive organisation and bravery they defeated Armagh by […]
“Its is our ambition that people get to play rugby who do not get to play rugby at school, through rugby clubs. Lions like Rodney Carey & Stephen Ferris have come through this process, youth development officers encourage players to play rugby” Commenting below at the Nutty Krust first round draw Bobby a supporter of […]
The International Rugby Board has announced the appointment of match officials for the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Hong Kong and Australia, which begins on June 1 and concludes on July 6. Appointments were made by the IRB Match Official Selection Committee following a comprehensive review of performances during the recent RBS 6 […]
Supporting rugby at a greassroots level reaches real people directly, it is amongst the most effective forms of marketing and provides real financial assistance to real people on the ground. For that reason Calor Gas are delighted to support many sports and in this instance Ballymena Mini Rugby Festival We are delighted to support Calor […]
The International Rugby Board has today named the match officials who will take charge at the IRB Junior World Championship (JWC) 2013 in France. Selected by the IRB Match Official Selection Committee, nine referees will officiate at the Under 20 tournament which takes place this year from June 5-23 in Nantes, Vannes and La Roche-sur-Yon […]
For the Lindsay Mazda website CLICK HERE Leverkusen, 26 March 2013. Design is clearly a central element of Mazda’s convention-defying attitude toward automobiles. To celebrate its dedication to the functional beauty, as demonstrated by the award-winning “KODO – Soul of Motion” design of its new generation of cars, Mazda is taking part in Milan Design […]
Twas only ten years ago that a certain Jonny Wilkinson helped to land rugby union’s greatest prize courtesy of a dramatic drop goal. Even as recently as March 2009, the now out-of-favour Ronan O’Gara converted a drop goal in the dying minutes in Cardiff to secure Ireland’s first Grand Slam in over sixty years. These […]
Ulster scrum-half, Ruan Pienaar, and backrow forwards Iain Henderson, Chris Henry and Roger Wilson have recovered from injury and are included in the extended Ulster squad to face Leinster at the RDS on Saturday evening (Kick Off 18.15). Ulster Head Coach, Mark Anscombe, can also call upon Ireland internationals Rory Best and Craig Gilroy who […]