The IRB has confirmed the pool draw for round seven of the HSBC Sevens World Series, the Tokyo Sevens at the Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground on 30-31 March 2013. The draw was made before the Cup final of the Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, which was won by Fiji in dramatic fashion, coming […]
Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby has announced the appointment of Paul Shaw, who is to take up the post of Head Coach from April. A former member of the GB Wheelchair Rugby squad, he played in the Paralympic Games in Sydney 2000 (GB 6th); Athens 2004 (GB 4th) and Beijing 2008 (GB 4th). Shaw began his […]
Former England international, 2003 World Cup winner and Northampton Saints highest all time points scorer, Paul Grayson, will be running the Limassol Half Marathon to raise money for Rugby For Heroes – and he’d like you to run with him. Paul is passionate about the work you do in the Armed Forces. He also believes […]
Following on from last year’s success IRFU Volkswagen Tag are delighted to announce Spring Tag will be taking place at Queen’s University Playing Fields, Upper Malone. Tag rugby, a non-contact version of rugby, is the fastest growing mixed social sport in Ireland. Teams are made up of squads of approximately 12 players with seven on […]
With less than 100 days to go until Rugby World Cup Sevens kicks off at the iconic Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, the match schedule has been announced, revealing some mouth-watering encounters for the thousands of spectators in the ground and millions more around the world to enjoy. The teams have entered the closing stages as […]
– HSBC and British & Irish Lions create a digital Lions shirt – Join HSBC’s legendary Lions journey HSBC and The British & Irish Lions have launched a digital Lions shirt designed to be a central online destination for all rugby fans ahead of the start of this summer’s Tour to Australia. For the first […]
Ulster backrow forward, Iain Henderson, suffered an injury to his left foot playing for Ireland against Italy in the RBS 6 Nations last Saturday. Following a scan in Dublin on Sunday, he underwent an X-Ray in Belfast yesterday. There it was confirmed that he has suffered soft-tissue damage. He will continue to be monitored, but […]