Famous final flops
In case you haven’t already seen it, here is the penalty shoot-out between Cardiff and Leicester
Time for the cruelty of penalty shoot-outs to be replaced
South Africa weary of visiting Lions
De-Villiers eyes Munster
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Praised by team mates as the hardest trainer they know, Johnny spends hours practicing his kicking every week. However, he is well known for his diligence in the gym also. The video below is an insight into some of the work he does with his personal trainer. If it weren’t for a number of injuries, [...]
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) - [...]
Ireland retain 4th position in the IRB World Rankings after winning the RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam.
IRB World Rankings after the final weekend of the 6 Nations:
1(1) NEW ZEALAND 92.68
2(2) SOUTH AFRICA 89.45
3(3) AUSTRALIA 85.86
4(4) IRELAND 83.27
5(6) ARGENTINA 81.56
6(7) ENGLAND 80.96
7(5) WALES 80.59
8(8) FRANCE 79.94
9(10) FIJI 75.24
10(9) SCOTLAND 75.23
Ireland have become the highest ranked northern hemisphere rugby team in the IRB World Rankings. The latest rankings were recalculated after the 4th weekend of this years RBS 6 Nations matches. England and France swapped positions after the result from their match yesterday.
IRB WORLD RANKINGS (As of Monday, March 16):
1(1) NEW ZEALAND 92.68 [...]
Ireland beat Australia 24 -21 in the Rugby World Cup in Dubai this morning. I felt a mad rush of pride for our boys in green battling the Aussies in the mad heat of Dubai. Go on you good things, however the euphoria of their win didn’t last long. The next match, played early this afternoon was [...]
The 2009 Rugby World Cup 7s is being held in Dubai on 5th, 6th and 7th March. The 12 members of the Ireland Sevens Squad has been announced. It contains 5 Munster players, 2 from both Leinster and Connacht, and 1 from each of Ulster and Cornish Pirates.
Ireland Rugby World Cup Sevens Squad
Gary Brown (Leinster),
Kieran Campbell (Connacht) capt,
Brian [...]
Ireland have moved from 7th position to 6th in the IRB world rankings after their victory over Italy last weekend.
IRB World Rankings
1(1) New Zealand 92.68
2(2) South Africa 89.45
3(3) Australia 85.86
4(4) Wales 82.51
5(5) Argentina 81.56
6(7) Ireland 80.49
7(6) England 80.37
8(8) France 79.10
9(9) Scotland 75.47
10(10) Fiji 75.24
11(11) Italy 73.28
12(12) Samoa 72.57
13(13) Tonga 70.05
14(15) Canada 69.12
15(14) Georgia 68.48
16(17) Romania [...]
Mills and Boon have launched their series of ‘rugby and romance’ books. The London Scottish Center Rory Greenslade-Jones and Football Union’s Rugby Development Officer, Phil Duffy were on hand to help, Felicia Field-Hall with the photo shoot.
Their aim is to do for Rugby what Jilly Cooper did for polo. The series editor assured that the [...]
Yesterday, Irish Rugby got a great boost, following their win against France last weekend, Ireland over took France to take 7th position.
IRB WORLD RANKINGS
as of today, February 9th 2009:
1(1) NEW ZEALAND 92.68 rating points
2(2) SOUTH AFRICA 89.45
3(3) AUSTRALIA 85.86
4(5) WALES 81.90
5(4) ARGENTINA 81.56
6(6) ENGLAND 80.98
7(8) IRELAND 79.25
8(7) FRANCE 78.68
9(9) SCOTLAND 75.89
10(10) FIJI 75.24