Brian McLaughlin has named Stephen Ferris in his starting XV for the massive Heineken Cup quarter final clash with Munster on Easter Sunday (kick off 1.45pm). The inclusion of Ferris, who missed last year’s quarter final defeat to Northampton, will come as a major boost to McLaughlin. The Ireland flanker picked up an ankle injury […]
Former Ulster and Ireland international rugby star, Simon Best is one of a number of leading Northern Ireland sports stars that has pledged their support to the Special Olympics Ulster Collection Day, which will take place on Friday 27th April 2012. Part of the wider Special Olympics Ireland Annual Collection Day, which aims to raise […]
Today, twenty Great Ormond Street Hospital patients, siblings and friends entered the world of top rugby players, when the Saracens invited them to a training day at Wollam Playing Fields in St Albans. The sporting stars helped the youngsters to prepare for the RBC Race for the Kids 5k family fun run on 24 June, […]
Tommy Bowe will undergo surgery to cure an ongoing medical issue today (Friday 6th April), ruling him out of the remainder of the current season. Having discovered he was suffering from high blood pressure earlier this year, the Irish wing has been put through a number of medical tests to identify the cause of the […]
Today’s athlete needs rejuvenation and recovery in order to maintain optimum health, and performance. Many trainers and coaches tout rigorous exercises and athletic programs, denying their athletes the ability to effectively recover from intense training regimes. The athlete’s body needs a balanced internal environment (homeostasis) in order to maximize their potential. Many physiological dysfunctions and […]
With the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup knockout stages set to dominate the rugby landscape this weekend, the clubs who qualify for the last four of European club rugby’s elite tournament will play the semi-final matches at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, and at either Twickenham Stadium or Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux. Following the draw for […]