– Over 1.6 million visits to www.irblaws.com – Almost 900,000 visits to Rugby Ready online resource – Statistics reflect strong interest and growth of the Game in emerging nations New figures from the International Rugby Board show that over one million people around the world have now accessed the official site to view the Laws […]
– TMO to be able to rule two phases out, potential foul play – Recommendation made by expert representative group – Global trial to kick off at the beginning of the next season in each hemisphere The International Rugby Board and its Member Unions have underscored their ongoing commitment to consistent and accurate match officiating […]
As the pool stages of the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup reach their conclusion, ERC, the governing body of European club rugby’s two tournaments, is beginning the search for the outstanding player who will follow in the footsteps of Rob Kearney and become the ERC European Player of the Year 2013. The Leinster […]
The International Rugby Board has announced the match schedule for the eagerly anticipated second round of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series, the USA Women’s Rugby Sevens in Houston, USA. Twelve international sides from six continents will compete at the BBVA Compass Stadium on 1-2 February, with tournament hosts USA facing a mouth-watering clash with […]
Club news, fixtures and results, match reports and team selection now available through the Pitchero iPhone app. Great news! Pitchero, the folks who power the club website, have launched an iPhone app for ALL club members to use. The app is FREE and can be downloaded from the App Store. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE […]
Pictured: The P7 Team who played Malone at Ravenhill last Friday night. Well Done !! BANBRIDGE 2NDs 17 City of Derry 2nds 0 After a disappointing performance two weeks ago against Malone, Bann Seconds were back in 2nd XV league action against City of Derry 2s on Saturday. A bit of a reshuffle saw Adam […]
Mark Anscombe has made four personnel changes and two positional switches for tomorrow afternoon’s Heineken Cup round 6 match against Castres Olympique at Stade Pierre-Antoine (kick off 1.35pm GMT). Anscombe has opted to partner Paul Marshall with Ruan Pienaar at half back for the crunch fixture. Marshall will wear the number nine jersey, with Pienaar […]
– Houston to host round two of IRB Women’s Sevens World Series – Remaining rounds to take place in China and Netherlands – Some tickets still available online Following a dramatic and successful start to the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series in Dubai late last year, round two is just two weeks away with […]
As another dramatic conclusion to the Heineken Cup pool stage approaches, as many as 14 clubs remain in contention for a place in the knockout stage of the world’s most competitive club rugby tournament. See attached the 14 clubs ranked in order of current standings Tensions are bound to be as high right until the […]