RaboDirect PRO12 Round 21 Previews: Connacht, Ulster, Munster, Leinster, Glasgow Warriors, Newport Gwent Dragons, Benetton Treviso, Scarlets, Cardiff Blues, Ospreys, Aironi: Includes 12 Page Preview

The end of the 2011/12 RaboDirect PRO12 season is fast approaching, and the first team to claim a place in the Play-Offs has been confirmed; Leinster, with an unassailable lead of 73 points, have booked themselves a home slot and number 1 seeding. Their opponents are still undecided, and with just seven points separating the […]

The First Woman To Play Rugby Was From Ulster ~ The Enniskillen Born!!!!!!!!! Emily Valentine ~ 1887

Just found this story on the www.scrumqueens.com website “The remarkable Emily Valentine John Birch tells us more on our quest to uncover the hidden history of women’s rugby. John follows up on the news story today which details the discovery of the earliest every record of a female playing rugby, the Irish-born Emily Valentine who […]