Pictured: Jordan Coghlan No 8 waits for scrum to engage The Ireland U19/U20 development squad continued to enhance the reputation of IRFU age grade teams playing recently in France with a hard fought, but well deserved, 7-7 draw against a much vaunted French U19 team. The game, played in Besancon in front of 8,000 supporters, […]
An Ireland Under-19/ Under-20 development team has been named to play a France Under-19 selection in Besançon, which is located 50km East of Dijon. The match against France is the second of two annual matches which allows the IRFU to benchmark individuals as well as the quality of the player development cycle. The team is […]
Ireland Coach Declan Kidney has made one change to the team that started against Italy last Saturday with Jamie Heaslip named at Number 8. Sean O’Brien moves to blindside and Denis Leamy is named in the replacements in place of Shane Jennings. David Wallace completes the backrow. CLICK HERE FOR BBC SPORT PADDY WALLACE INTERVIEW […]