On Friday 17th January 2014 at Portadown RFC, Ulster Rugby staff delivered a tag rugby training session involving pupils from St. Anthony’s PS, Craigavon (pictured) and Ceara Special School, Lurgan. The cold weather could not diminish the high spirits of the pupils as they enjoyed the coaching session that was followed by a game of […]
IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset has predicted a stellar year for the Women’s Game as the Rugby family looks forward to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 in France. With the RBS Women’s 6 Nations kicking off a busy year of international Fifteens and Sevens action and global participation at an all-time high of 1.5 million, the […]
Ahead of the defence of their RBS 6 Nations and Grand Slam titles the Irish Rugby Football Union today (30th Jan) announced a new three year jersey partnership between its Women’s Senior XV team and Aon, the world’s leading advisor on risk management and human resource consulting. The sponsorship, which is the first of its […]
The PwC Ireland U20 squad to face Scotland at Dubarry Park on Friday night has been announced by coach Mike Ruddock. The team contains the two players from the extended squad who gained U20 6 Nations experience last year – prop Peter Dooley (Lansdowne FC) and flanker Peadar Timmins (UCD). UCD openside Dan Leavy will […]
BYMICHAEL SADLIER Belfast Telegraph Correspondent– 27 JANUARY 2014 Events certainly threw a few unexpected shapes with Belfast Harlequinsclaiming a dramatic victory at Buccaneers while, up in Division 1A, Ballynahinch failed to make home advantage pay as they succumbed to Dolphin. All the weekend’s plaudits have to go to Quins who grabbed four highly prized points from their trip […]