763,000 fans attend 28 matches Ticket sales top 1.32m Revenue hits NZ$259m – $9.5m to reach target More than three quarters of a million fans have attended Rugby World Cup 2011 following the completion of 28 out of 48 matches. “This is a fantastic result and resounding evidence that the Tournament is being enthusiastically embraced […]
Ulster outhalf Ian Humphreys has been forced to withdraw from the starting team to face the Ospreys tomorrow at the Liberty Stadium after he suffered a recurrence of a shoulder injury picked up against Cardiff last week. As a result, Paddy Jackson is promoted to start in the number 10 jersey and development player James […]
Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has made just one change to the starting XV for this Sunday’s RaboDirect PRO12 match against the Ospreys at Liberty Stadium (kick off 4.30pm). Luke Marshall has been called in to replace injured centre Darren Cave, who has been rested following a recurrence of a hamstring injury which plagued him for […]
After eight weeks of fun and sportsmanship this year’s Ulster Rugby Summer Camps, sponsored by retailer Centra, recently came to a successful close. There were fifteen camp venues province-wide this summer, with almost 1,100 boys and girls aged 6 to 13 years taking part. Each camp lasted five days, during which participants were closely supervised […]
Ulster Schools v Munster Schools on Saturday 24th September 2011 at Thomond Park, Limerick Kick off 3.00pm Ulster Schools Team 15. Ross Adair (Sullivan Upper) 14. David Busby (Portadown College) 13. John McClure (RBAI) 12. Mark Best (Campbell College) 11. Neil Burns (Foyle & Londonderry College) 10. Justin Rea (Down HS) 9. Peter Weir (Wallace […]
Brian McLaughlin has named his preliminary squad for the RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Ospreys this Sunday at the Liberty Stadium (kick off 16.30pm). Darren Cave has been ruled out after aggravating an old hamstring injury during Friday’s win over Cardiff. The injury kept him out of action for a large chunk of last season but […]
Round 4 of the RaboDirect PRO12 kicks off on Friday night with the champions and current leaders, Munster, travelling to the team they deposed from the top of the table, Cardiff Blues. CLICK HERE For 12 page PDF Review Of Stats For every TEAM Munster’s defensive record is such that they haven’t conceded a try […]
An excellent game to watch, with free flowing rugby, good ball retention, and plenty of scores had the fans on the edge of their seats as Letterkenny defended their home soil against the formidable Omagh side. Building all the time both clubs set about the task of unlocking the potential they have. HIGHLIGHTS: [youtube H2hHOlLSVXQ] […]