Paul O’Connell will lead Ireland into the 2012 RBS Six Nations Championship after being named as Captain by Ireland Coach Declan Kidney.

O’Connell replaces Brian O’Driscoll as team captain as he continues his rehabilitation from surgery on a trapped nerve in his shoulder and has been ruled out of the RBS Six Nations Championship. The Ireland squad began preparations for the championship today at a short two day camp , where O’Connell was announced as the team […]

Please Read! A Referees Journey To The Game! Refereeing Rugby in Tir Chonaill by Billy O’Gorman

Having received early notification from referee administrator Jill McCullough that my assignment for Saturday 24th September had just been cancelled, I scanned the ‘Fixtures & Appointments’ for ‘Referees’ on the ‘Domestic’ section of the Ulster Rugby website for an alternative fixture. It was to my surprise that I saw an available fixture which immediately grabbed […]