Connacht Rugby

Kilfeacle & District Win Energia All-Ireland Junior Cup

Saturday January 25th 2020 Energia All-Ireland Junior Cup Final: Kilfeacle & District 28 Dromore 24 Kilfeacle & District are Energia All-Ireland Junior Cup champions for the first time after a...

John Fogarty has vivid memories of watching the Six Nations with his day when was younger. Now he’s part of the Ireland coaching team and helping to prepare for the opening game against Scotland...

Baloucoune Keen To Keep Progressing

From Portora School to Enniskillen to the Ireland 7s and on to Ulster, Robert Baloucoune is now training with the Ireland squad in Portugal as one of four Development players. We spoke to the Ulster flyer...

Actions speak louder than words for livewire Tom Ahern

Tom Ahern is making the leaps and bounds you might expect from a long-striding 6ft 9ins lock but the Munster second row’s progress through Ireland’s age-grade ranks is just as impressive as...

Springboks’ coaching consultant Felix Jones to be based in Europe

Felix Jones has been appointed as a European-based coaching consultant with the South African Rugby Union.

Johnny Sexton impressed by coach Mike Catt’s ‘contagious energy’

The departure of head coach, Joe Schmidt, in November, also left a vacancy for someone to steer Ireland’s offensive gameplan and successor, Andy Farrell, reconnected with former fellow England assistant,...

‘The Development Players Have Really Slotted In’- Murphy

It was a cold and rainy day in Portugal for Ireland training today – perfect preparation for what lies ahead in the Guinness Six Nations. We caught up with Skills & Kicking Coach Richie Murphy...

Rugby getting ready to share out the millions

Ireland’s first €1m-a-year rugby player could arrive over the next 18 months, according to one of the country’s leading player agents.

Energia All-Ireland Junior Cup Final Preview: Kilfeacle & District v Dromore

There will be new winners engraved on the All-Ireland Junior Cup on Saturday, as Energia’s first year sponsoring the competition culminates in the mouth-watering meeting of Kilfeacle & District...

Graham adds to Scotland woes after Russell exclusion

The Edinburgh wing was ruled out of the early Six Nations games by a knee injury after fly-half Russell was dropped for disciplinary reasons.