IRFU STATEMENT ON JOHNNY SEXTON For immediate release: Friday 13 February 2015 Issue on behalf of Irish Rugby Football Union Player Welfare is the primary concern of the Ireland Medical and Management Team. All of the medical experts directly involved in the management of Johnny Sexton are satisfied that he is fit to return to […]
Statement – Head Injury Assessment (Wales v England) World Rugby has requested a full report from the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) following an apparent head impact sustained by Wales wing George North in the second half of Friday night’s RBS 6 Nations match between Wales and England at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. North, who sustained […]
IRB Statement on Samoa On October 27, the IRB was made aware of concerns raised by the Samoa senior men’s national squad regarding the administration of the Samoa Rugby Union. This included an indication that the players would withdraw from the match against England on November 22 if their concerns were not heard. Subsequently, the […]
Ards RFC cancelled their Senior Cup game v Ballynahich on Saturday 11th October 2014, due to the unavailability of (24) 1st XV squad players. Ards RFC were forced to cancel their Senior Cup game v Ballynahich on Saturday 11th October 2014, due to the unavailability of twenty four (24) 1st XV squad players. There were […]
Cardiff Blues has today (Friday, September 5) announced that Owen Williams continues to make progress at Rookwood Hospital in Cardiff after suffering a serious spinal cord injury in June. Owen has been at the Welsh Spinal Injuries and Neurological Rehabilitation Unit since early July, where he continues his long-term recovery and rehabilitation. Owen is now […]
Cardiff Blues statement: Owen Williams Cardiff Blues statement: Owen Williams For immediate release: Tuesday 5 August 2014 Issued on behalf of Cardiff Blues Cardiff Blues are today (Tuesday, August 5) pleased to report that Owen Williams is now making positive progress following his spinal cord injury six weeks ago. Owen has been at the Welsh […]
Cardiff Blues statement: Owen Williams Cardiff Blues have today (Monday, June 30) confirmed that Owen Williams has returned home to Wales. Owen was safely transferred by air ambulance from Singapore over the weekend and is currently being assessed and monitored by specialists at University Hospital Wales. Cardiff Blues and the Williams family would like to […]
Tom Court Disciplinary Hearing Tom Court, the Ulster prop forward, appeared today before an independent PRO12 Disciplinary Committee in Neath, South Wales, having been dismissed with a red card in the RaboDirect PRO12 match between Ulster and Leinster at Ravenhill on Friday 2 May 2014. The Disciplinary Committee, chaired by Simon Thomas, alongside Terry Vaux […]
The directors of ERC resolved at a Board meeting in London today (Wednesday, 19 February) to further defer a decision regarding the release of instalments of ERC’s distributable revenues to its six shareholder countries. The resolution was taken with the ongoing negotiations in relation to the future of European club rugby tournaments in mind, and […]