Travelling around as we do to clubs and schools to each community of players and supporters in Ulster is constantly a demonstration of commitment, togetherness, intense concentration, love of the game and great organised clinical rugby, the implementation of scrums, rucks, lineouts, attack and defense off loads, we shimmys, put good solid concentration on tackling […]
Almost £14,000 was raised for two good causes at the Oliver Turkington Memorial Dinner which took place at Coleraine Inst last month. The event – addressed by legendary British and Irish Lions captain Willie John McBride and compered by local comedy duo Grimes and McKee – was organised to celebrate the life of Moira man […]
WHY? Unbroken by blindness in 1998, Mark Pollock suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury in 2010 that left him paralysed. As Mark strives to walk again, his most complex journey is ahead of him – to find a cure for spinal cord injuries for him and the millions of paralysed people around the world. The […]
Olympic and Rugby experts prepare us for Rio 2016 It’s one month to go until IRB World Rugby ConfEx 2014 and we’re celebrating with an announcement of our Olympic Rugby Sevens – Faster, Higher, Stronger panel. Our experts include: Patrick Baumann, Secretary-General of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur (FIBA) and serving member of the International Olympic […]
Ray Williams Wins Prestigious IRB Award Pioneering rugby coach and dedicated administrator Ray Williams has been named as the 2014 winner of the prestigious Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service as a mark of the significant positive contribution he has made to the game throughout his lifetime. In 1967, Williams changed the way rugby coaching […]
The IRFU has signed a relationship with Pitch International for the sale of broadcast rights to Irish international matches outside Ireland and the UK until 2018. The move is seen as a boost for Irish fans living abroad who will be able to see live action from matches across a variety of international markets. Pitch […]
Record Demand as 950,000 Rugby World Cup 2015 Tickets Sold in September General Sale Applicants who weren’t successful in this phase will get priority when remaining tickets go on sale by the end of November Applications for 650,000 tickets received for England v Australia in pool stage Applications for 500,000 tickets received for Rugby World […]