Japan RWC 2015 squad: Forwards: Keita Inagaki, Masataka Mikami, Kensuke Hatakeyama, Hiroshi Yamashita, Shota Horie, Takeshi Kizu, Hiroki Yuhara, Luke Thompson, Shinya Makabe, Shoji Ito, Hitoshi Ono, Michael Leitch (capt.), Ryu Koliniasi Holani, Michael Broadhurst, Hendrik Tui, Amanaki Lelei Mafi, Justin Ives. Backs: Fumiaki Tanaka, Atsushi Hiwasa, Harumichi Tatekawa, Yu Tamura, Kosei Ono, Craig Wing, […]
WALES RWC 2015 SQUAD Forwards: Gethin Jenkins, Paul James, Aaron Jarvis, Tomas Francis, Samson Lee, Scott Baldwin, Jake Ball, Bradley Davies, Alun Wyn Jones, Dominic Day, Luke Charteris, Dan Lydiate, Jake King, Talupe Faletau, Sam Warburton (captain), Justin Tipuric. Backs: Gareth Davies, Lloyd Williams, Rhys Webb, Dan Biggar, Rhys Priestland, Jamie Roberts, Scott Williams, Cory […]
Ireland Under-20 v Scotland Under-20 The Irish Under-20 team (sponsored by PwC) to play Scotland Under-20’s in the final round of the RBS Under-20’s 6 Nations has been named. The side sees four changes to the one that lost out to Wales in the last round of the championship. A reworked pack sees Conan O’Donnell […]
Ireland make two changes for Murrayfield clash The Ireland coaching staff has made two changes to the starting line-up for their final game of the RBS 6 Nations Championship against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday 21st March. Luke Fitzgerald replaces Simon Zebo on the left wing and Cian Healy comes in for Jack McGrath at […]
Ireland name team to face France in Aviva Stadium The Ireland coaching staff has named the team that will take on France in its first home game of the 2015 RBS 6 Nations Championship. Jamie Heaslip and Johnny Sexton are introduced to the starting line-up which sees two changes to the team named to start […]
Ireland name 38 Player Squad for first two rounds of RBS 6 Nations Championship The Ireland coaching staff has named a 38 player squad for the first two rounds of the RBS 6 Nations Championship. The squad had been reduced through injury as well as a number of Wolfhounds returning to their provinces. “Jack Conan […]
Ireland Name Extended 46 Player Squad for RBS 6 Nations and Ireland Wolfhounds The Ireland coaching staff has named an extended squad of 46 players for the upcoming RBS 6 Nations matches against Italy and France, as well as the Ireland Wolfhounds fixture against the England Saxons. There are two uncapped players named in the […]
THE SIMON LEWIS INTERVIEW WHILE professionalism is now well entrenched in rugby, John Kelly’s role for Munster Rugby has progressed from a decade as a paid player until the Ireland wing’s retirement in 2007 to that of a volunteer, albeit one a chair of a PGC responsible for the recruitment and retention of players as […]
Rugby Federation Set for Name Change as IRB Becomes World Rugby The International Rugby Board will become World Rugby from November 19, 2014 as part of a major rebranding programme. The new brand, including a new logo, will be launched at the IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition in London on November 17-18. Global Rugby […]