NEW FIR AGREEMENT CONFIRMED A constructive meeting took place on Tuesday in London between FIR and the Celtic Rugby Unions (SRU, IRFU, WRU). The meeting was successful and an agreement was reached for FIR to join Celtic Rugby as an equal partner from July 1st, 2014. The terms of participation of two Italian teams were […]
RaboDirect PRO12 Round 15 Previews With the international weekend kicking off on Friday night, the majority of the RaboDirect PRO12 games take place on Sunday, however Cardiff Blues open round 15 with their game against current champions, Leinster at the Arms Park on Thursday evening and if past form is any guide Cardiff will have […]
RaboDirect PRO12 Round 14 Previews After a round of games played in dreadful conditions during which yet another fixture fell foul of the weather, players and spectators alike must be hoping that Round 14 of the RaboDirect PRO12 fares better. The round kicks off with two games in the Irish capitals on Friday night, one […]
RaboDirect PRO12 Round 13 Previews Issued on behalf of RaboDirect PRO12 [youtube _aV-rYGJN5Q] After just over a month out of the limelight, the rugby focus returns once more to the RaboDirect PRO12 and the first of four successive rounds that could have a huge impact on the outcome of this season’s tournament. CLICK HERE for […]
With the completion of the festive fixtures, the midway point of the regular 22 round season in the RaboDirect PRO12 has now passed and some interesting statistics have come to the fore. Teams claimed ten losing bonus points between them in the eleven games played during rounds 10 and 11 taking the tally to 33 […]
The traditional festive season local derbies are set to take centre stage as the RaboDirect PRO12 round 11 provides an exciting escape from turkey and TV. The games in Scotland and Wales take place on Boxing Day, whilst Ireland foregoes St Stephens’ Day games and sticks to the traditional Friday and Saturday evening slots. Local […]
The focus returns once again to the RaboDirect PRO12 after two weeks of European competition, with Irish Provinces topping three of the six Heineken Cup Pools. Ulster are the stand-out performers so far, the only team with a 100 per cent winning record still left in the competition, garnering 18 pool points in the process. […]