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Connacht team to face Harlequins

Published on January 19, 2012 By admin

Connacht Rugby have announced the team that will face Harlequins tomorrow night (The Sportsground, 20.00)   The side sees just one change from the team that took on Toulouse in Stade Ernest Wallon last weekend with Ronan Loughney replacing Dylan Rogers at tighthead prop.   Loughney was called into the Ireland Wolfhounds squad yesterday along [...]

Ireland team to play Scotland announced

Published on February 23, 2011 By editor

The Ireland rugby team to play Scotland in the first RBS 6 Nations Championship game at Murrayfield, Edinburgh has been named. There are three changes to the side from the team’s last outing and all of those changes are in the backline. Tommy Bowe has recovered from his knee injury that ruled him out of [...]

New Structures Announced in Connacht Rugby

Published on December 3, 2010 By editor

The Irish Rugby Football Union and Connacht Rugby today jointly announced a new structure for the professional game in Connacht with the specific aim of elevating the levels of performance for the province both on and off the pitch. This new structure will include:  A new independent Professional Game Board (PGB) to oversee all aspects [...]

IRFU confirm Rugby World Cup warm up fixtures

Published on August 30, 2010 By editor

Ireland will play Scotland at Murrayfield in August next year in the first of their warm-up games for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The warm-up match against Scotland is scheduled for Saturday, August 6 and is the first of four scheduled games throughout that month before the Irish squad departs for the Rugby World Cup [...]

Pre season fixtures for Ulster Rugby

Published on July 9, 2010 By editor

Ulster Rugby today announced details of three pre-season friendly fixtures which will take place this August. First up is a home tie against Bath at Ravenhill on Friday 13th August with a 7.30pm kick off. Ulster defeated Bath, who placed 4th in last season’s Premiership, twice last season in the Heineken Cup, 26-12 at Ravenhill [...]

Ulster Staff Visit Donegal Community Rugby Project

Published on May 25, 2010 By editor

Newly-appointed Ulster Rugby Talent ID officer Darryl Callaghan and Ulster Academy staff members, Jonny Bell, Niall Malone, Chris Shields and Matty Maguire, were on a fact finding mission to see how the extensive new numbers to the game in Donegal were getting involved in the Ulster Player Pathway. The day started with a visit to [...]

Irish end season with famous victory over South Africa

Published on November 28, 2009 By editor
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The Irish Rugby team completed a remarkable end of season 2009, when they defeat the Tri Nations and World Cup champions South Africa 16-10. The November Guinness series saw Ireland draw with Australia, win comfortably against Fiji and now round off a truly memorable year for Irish rugby with victory over the Springbok. They now [...]