Today Ireland ‘A’ play their first match in the 7th annual Churchill Cup. This years competition is being held in Colorado USA with 6 countries competing in 2 pools. Ireland is in Pool A with Canada and Georgia, while pool B contains Argentina Jaguars, England Saxons and USA.
Normally Connacht’s Michael Bradley coaches the team but this [...]
Munster legend, John Hayes, has declared he will definitely be playing rugby next season.
“I don’t know, I’ll go for another year anyway,” Hayes, who has missed just nine internationals in as many years, said yesterday. “If I stay injury free, stay enjoying it and as long as the management for Munster and Ireland keep picking [...]
After beating Wales and Italy, Ireland U18’s would have been licking their lips ahead of their final game of the tournament against England. However, our young lads never got the chance. Seemingly, the English didn’t like the look of the pitch and refused to play, even though all 4 match officials cleared the pitch as [...]
All the discussion and speculation on the squad for the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour will be over tomorrow. At lunch on Tuesday 21st April the squad to tour South Africa with the 2009 British & Irish Lions will be announced. The two front runners for the captaincy are the Ireland captain Brian [...]
Leinster
On Tuesday, 266 Leinster fans were accidentally allowed to purchase up to 6 tickets at a time. However, Ticketmaster have since cancelled these tickets and they will now be available from Monday, April 20th for current season ticket holders. This extra hassle will not be welcomed by the Leinster Branch who are already working on [...]
Our boys face The Italians today in Stadio Aprille, Italy at 3.30(Irish time). After a 22-15 win over Wales on Sunday, our U18’s will be in confident mood, taking on an Italian side that was hammered by England 61-3. However, due to competition rules, Ireland can only retain four players for todays game as every [...]
Below is an interesting background into the rugby crests of Ireland’s 4 provinces.
Munster
Some say the crest is connected with the story of the three wise men of the New Testament Gospel of St Matthew. Others claim it alludes to the three constituent historic kingdoms of Munster; Thomond in the north, Desmond in the south, and [...]
What does this hellish Budget mean to Munster Rugby supporters? Well first off, I ‘ll be walking to Flannery’s Bar on Sunday after the Osprey’s game. No longer will I be jumping into taxi’s for post-match booze-ups. Lenihan is after doubled my bloody income levy!
And what about the halving of Jobseekers’ Allowance for those under [...]
Even though some label him as a thug, Peter Clohessy is an all time legend among Munster Rugby supporters. He has become used to the usual rumours regarding his character and although he admits his ambition for his life after rugby is to spend his Saturday afternoons abusing referees from the sidelines, he smiles and [...]
The Six Nations Council have announced the match schedule for the 2010 RBS 6 Nations Championship. Here is the full fixture list for next year:
RBS 6 NATIONS SCHEDULE:
Week 1
Saturday, February 6
2.30pm - Ireland v Italy
5pm - England v Wales
Sunday, February 7
3pm - Scotland v France
Week 2
Saturday, February 13
2pm - Wales v Scotland
4.30pm (5.30pm local) - [...]