TEAMS NAMED SATURDAY FIXTURE! IRFU Ulster Rugby U19S v IRFU Leinster Rugby U19S HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Ulster U19 team to play Leinster, 2014 Inter-provincial Series, Belfast Harlequins RFC, Saturday 13th September, 2.30pm: 1. Connor McIlmurray (TBC) 2. Adam McBurney (Ballymena RFC) 3. Rory Squires (Rainey Old Boys) 4. Hugh Sloan (Queen’s University) 5. Harry Cleland (Banbridge RFC) 6. Matthew Fisher (Carrickfergus RFC) 7. Josh McIlroy (Captain, Ballymena Academy) 8. Conall […]

TEAM NAMED Ulster U18 Schools v Leinster U18 Schools HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Saturday Fixture @ St Mary’s

Ulster U18 Schools v Leinster on Saturday 13th September 2014 at St Mary’s RFC Kick off 2.30pm Ulster U18 Schools Team: 1. Ben O’Reilly (Methodist College) 2. Ben Pentland (Wallace HS) 3. Philip Matthews (RS Armagh) 4. Marcus Rea (Ballymena Academy) 5. Fergus Jemphrey (Sullivan Upper) 6. Jonny McKeown (captain, Ballymena Academy) 7. Daniel Coulter (Methodist College) […]

Leinster Rugby 2014/15 Academy Roster Announced 6 Graduates have received contracts + 8 Recruited to Year 1 2014/15

Leinster Rugby 2014/15 Academy Roster Announced The Leinster Academy panel for 2014/15 has been announced. Six Leinster Academy graduates have received professional contracts from the province and will be part of the senior team squad for the new season. Of the eight Year 1 recruits in the Leinster Academy panel for the 2014/15 season, seven […]

The Ulster Rugby Academy has 12 players. Connacht has 15, Munster has 20 & Leinster has 23. However Ulster Has more schools and club rugby players in comparison to each of the other 3 provinces.

The pathway from clubs and schools rugby to Ulster & Irish rugby is directly through talent identification and then development of that talent in the rugby academy. We feel this statement carries logical weight. Each province has an Academy therefore they must believe and agree that that is a good place to develop talent, again […]