It was a good weekend for rugby in Ireland with Leinster, Munster, Connacht & Rugby League Ireland registering wins, no game was plain sailing but the most dissapointing performance was by Ulster Rugby who with the absence of Les Kiss have now got dithering leadership which is apparent on the pitch as a lack lustre […]
IRELAND 22 FRANCE 12 19th October 2014, 16:12 Ireland secured an historic 22-16 victory over France in their opening Rugby League European Championship fixture in Tallaght Stadium yesterday. A crowd of 1,500 watched as debutant Shannon McDonnell scored a brace of tries to give the Wolfhounds their first ever win over the French side. With […]
After the departure of respected coach Les Kiss the current Ulster Rugby coach Neil Doak’s 1st game in charge resulted in defeat to the Leciester Tigers and Ulster are now on track to exit the Heineken Cup at the commencement of the pool stages. When Paddy Jackson missed a conversion under the posts all of […]
Will Greenwood pool by pool guide Leinster possess the power and experience to win inaugural European Champions Cup, writes Will Greenwood in his analysis of the group stages which begin this weekend…… POOL BY POOL GUIDE It does not get any bigger than this. Three of last year’s four semi-finalists find themselves together in one […]
Rugby fans were left scratching their heads after a baffling decision by the TMO during today’s NRC match between the Sydney Stars and the North Harbour Rays. The Sydney Stars were attacking on the try line when Rays prop Mitch Lewis took the ball and planted it for a team-mate to pick up. Referee Ian […]
Head coach Kieran Campbell is expecting a much improved performance from his Ulster Ravens side when they take on Yorkshire Carnegie at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 2pm). The Ravens, sponsored by CD Group, blew a n11-3 lead in Aberavon last weekend to eventually lose 18-14, leaving Kieran Campbell hugely disappointed with the display in […]
Avan Lee, the IRB’s general manager of sevens, believes the Twenty20 of rugby will continue its rapid growth because of Olympic inclusion Photo: IRB / MARTIN SERES LIMA Avan Lee is a man on a mission. His task, to improve the popularity of sevens, has been aided considerably by the decision to include the sport […]
Players and directors of rugby at England’s leading clubs face fines and potential suspensions if they fail to adhere to an unprecedented initiative to improve the safety of players who suffer from concussion in the sport. More than 1,500 players, coaches and referees from the Premiership and Championship clubs, as well as all those involved […]