Star-studded draw begins countdown in earnest England set to welcome the world for spectacular festival of Rugby and culture IRB World Rankings race creates unprecedented buzz Draw televised live on ITV4 and rugbyworldcup.com Mayor of London Boris Johnson will take centre stage at what promises to be a star-studded Rugby World Cup 2015 Pool Allocation […]
Paddy Jackson’s kicking proved the difference as Ulster maintained their perfect RaboDirect PRO12 record with a 19-12 victory in their crunch clash with the Scarlets. The 20-year-old contributed 14 points for Ulster with four penalties and a conversion in difficult conditions at Parc y Scarlets to go nine points clear at the top. Jackson and […]
The Ulster Womens team to play Munster this Sunday (1pm kick off) at Queen’s University Arena pitch has been named. 1-8: Ilse Van Steden, Stacey-lea Kennedy, Fiona O’Brien, Sorcha Chipperfield, Colette Broome, Shirelle Wilson, Gemma McCutcheon, Nikita Armstrong 9-15: Imogen Porter, Grace Davitt, Zoe Templeton, Claire McLaughlin, Nikki Caughey, Jemma Jackson, Amy Davis Subs: Dani […]
DIVISION 1B BLACKROCK COLLEGE (8th) v BALLMENA (10th), Stradbrook, 2pm BALLYNAHINCH (1st) v BRUFF (7th), Ballymacarn Park BELFAST HARLEQUINS (6th) v MALONE (3rd), Deramore Park UCD (5th) v DUNGANNON (9th), Belfield DIVISION 2A CITY OF DERRY (8th) v GALWEGIANS (6th),Judge’s Road OLD CRESCENT (13th) v BANBRIDGE (1st), Rosbrien UCC (3rd) v QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY (15th) ,The […]
Ulster coach Mark Anscombe has made nine changes for the top-of-the-table RaboDirect PRO12 clash against Scarlets on Sunday (4.00pm, Parc y Scarlets). Captain Johann Muller has returned from a thumb injury to captain the side in one of five changes to the pack, while Rory Best is fit enough to be named on the bench […]
Following a meeting of the ERC Match Officials Committee, the referees for Rounds 3 and 4 of the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup were announced today (Monday, 26 November 2012). CLICK HERE for Heineken Cup Referee List CLICK HERE for Amlin Challenge Referee List The meeting reviewed match official performances in Rounds 1 […]
The final squads have been declared by all 16 teams set to compete at the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens, with South Africa forced into a late change. FULL SQUADS DETAILS – ALL TEAMS >> CLICK HERE Key Springbok Sevens playmaker Branco du Preez suffered a hamstring injury in training yesterday and has been replaced […]
144 female athletes set to make women’s Rugby history Dubai to host first of four World Series 2012/13 rounds for women The final squads have been declared for the first round of the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series in Dubai. The coaches of all 12 women’s national sides set to compete at the Emirates […]
Bryan Habana’s spectacular score against New Zealand in the inaugural Rugby Championship has been named as the International Rugby Players’ Association’s (IRPA) Try of the Year 2012. The wing becomes the second South African to win the award after fellow Springbok Jaque Fourie was afforded the honour in 2009 for his try in the second […]
The pick of the games in the RaboDirect Round10 will not take place until Sunday, when second placed Scarlets welcome table-topping Ulster to Llanelli. Ulster are the only team with a 100% winning record still intact, although they were held close in their last two games in Italy, but Scarlets, having claimed the scalp of […]