Ireland XV to play Barbarians announced The Ireland Coaching Team have announced the team to take on the Barbarians at Thomond Park on Thursday evening. The side will be led by No.8 Jamie Heaslip and he is joined in the back-row by Ulster duo Chris Henry and Robbie Diack. The second-row sees Devin Toner team […]
Ireland Squad announced for Barbarians game The Ireland Coaching Team have named their squad for Thursday’s showdown against the Barbarians at Thomond Park. The Barbarians have assembled a stellar squad that includes the likes of Brad Thorn (New Zealand), Joe Rokocoko (New Zealand), David Smith (Toulon), George Smith (Australia) and Ruan Pienaar (South Africa). The […]
Friday night saw Belmont play host to a competitive friendly between a Barbarians XV and a President’s XV. The majority of players on both sides were recent school leavers from Campbell and Sullivan with whom CI enjoys a long and successful tradition. The final score was 6 tries to 5 with an excellent tempo and […]
BR Barbarians v NGN XV Charity rugby match in memory of Ben Robinson Wednesday 4th March, 7.30pm, Shaw’s Bridge Family and friends of the late Benjamin Robinson will play in a charity rugby match this week in his memory. Ben, a pupil at Carrickfergus Grammar School, passed away in January 2011 as the result of […]
A good year for the sport with teams competing in the Irish Championships. The teams met up at Bangor’s Aurora Complex on Sat 13th of December for the final round of 2014. “So the Irish Club Championships 2014 came to a close at the weekend in Bangor, County Down. Ulster Barbarians beat Munster Crusaders in […]
An edited 8 minute clip featuring all the news, views and some off the pitch insight into the 2013 British & Irish Lions Tour to Hong Kong and Australia. Lions legends Brian O’Driscoll and Gareth Edwards preview the match in Hong Kong whilst Gareth Edwards and Martin Johnson do some coaching before giving us their […]