The Ireland team to play Wales in the opening game of the RBS 6 Nations Championship next Saturday in the Millennium Stadium has been named. In the backline, Gordon D’Arcy and Brian O’Driscoll will partner each other in the centre for a world record 48th time at international level. Rob Kearney returns to international rugby […]
Ireland Club coaches Conor Twomey and David Murphy have named a 26 man squad for the Ireland Club XV v England Counties game in Cork Constitution FC on Friday February 8th. Twomey, UCC Coach last season, and Murphy, DLSP, have been working hard with the squad since before Christmas and narrowed down the panel from […]
Head coach Mike Ruddock has announced a provisional 23 squad for the upcoming RBS 6 Nations Under-20 clash against Wales. The squad has a new look with only three players previously capped at this level – scrum half Luke McGrath, out half Stuart Olding and back row Josh Van der Flier. The starting XV and […]
A 33 man Ireland squad has been announced for training this week as preparations continue for the opening game against Wales in Cardiff next Saturday in the RBS 6 Nations Championship. In total there are 11 players included in the squad from the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds side that narrowly lost to the England Saxons in […]
“The extended Ireland squad have a down day today before returning to training tomorrow morning. The O2 Ireland Wolfhounds team to take on England Saxons will be named at 1pm tomorrow. Following on from the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds squad announcement yesterday, Ireland assistant coach Les Kiss spoke about what Friday’s game in Galway is about […]
Bank of Ireland UK recently hosted a training session for a group of young players at Ulster’s Ravenhill grounds. Pictured following the session are Ulster XV players Robbie Diack, Tommy Bowe and Ruan Pienaar with Sean Sheehan, Bank of Ireland UK Regional Manager for Northern Ireland with young players Jack Gamble, Fergus Gibson and Andrew […]
Fresh of the success fuelled Irish ladies scene wins steadly proving themselves to be the No1 Ladies Rugby squad in the world for 7s and 15s the following talent search has been launched today, full details below (including the link to register yourself) + IRFU TV footage of the Ireland Sevens team doing tries on […]
Connacht players Robbie Henshaw and David McSharry are two of the possible debutants for the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds when they take on the England Saxons in Galway this Friday Evening (K.O. 7.45pm) after being named in a match squad of 23 players. Both Henshaw and McSharry have had strong seasons for their province and were […]
Rugby League Ireland is now starting it’s preparation for the 2013 Student Rugby League World Cup. Team management want to update the database and are looking for student rugby league players currently in third level or further education to fill in the small questionnaire below and return it to Brendan Guillfoyle at the details below. […]
IRELAND WOMEN’S Squad (v Spain, Ashbourne RFC, Sunday, January 20, 12pm): Backs (12) – Alison Miller (Connacht), Amy Davis (Ulster), Ashleigh Baxter (Ulster), Ashling Hutchings (Munster), Grace Davitt (Ulster), Jenny Murphy (Leinster), Larissa Muldoon (Exile), Lynne Cantwell (Exile), Niamh Kavanagh (Munster), Niamh Briggs (Munster), Nicole Fitzgerald (Munster), Shannon Houston (Leinster). Forwards (14) – Ailis Egan […]