Henshaw Returns As Ireland Team Named For Samoa
6 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsThe Ireland team to play Samoa in the final game of Pool A in Fukuoka has been named. Robbie Henshaw returns to the starting line up for the first time since the pre-tournament win over Wales. Henshaw...
Jackson: 'Samoa will be a dangerous proposition for Ireland'
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyVaeluaga Steve Jackson believes his Samoan side will be all the more dangerous a proposition for Ireland this weekend precisely because of the fact that their involvement in this World Cup will end, regardless...
Ireland's Rugby World Cup clash against Samoa given green light
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyIreland’s final World Cup pool game against Samoa on Saturday was given the green light by tournament organisers in Tokyo on Thursday morning but the effects of Typhoon Hagibis could still have far-reaching...
Gallagher And Murphy To Take Charge Of PRO14 Fixtures
6 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsThe match official appointments have been confirmed for the third round of the GUINNESS PRO14, with IRFU referees Sean Gallagher and Frank Murphy taking charge of two of Saturday’s fixtures. Scotland’s...
GUINNESS PRO14: Round 3 Preview
6 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsHistory was made in the second round of the GUINNESS PRO14 as 53 tries were scored – more than in any other single round in Championship history. The previous record stood at 51 and Connacht were the...
Furlong on beef, chasing form, and Ireland’s lack of a Jean Byrne
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyTadhg Furlong likes a bowl of ramen or a parcel of gyoza as much as the next man, but there comes a time when this son of Wexford farming stock hankers for a bit of beef, and he sated that appetite in...
Samoa won’t temper aggression but this time it’s not personal
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyEngland’s World Cup bid was just minutes old when Billy Vunipola launched himself into contact off the back of a lineout and Tonga’s Zane Kapeli floored him with a tackle that landed the big...
England’s World Cup clash with France called off due to Super Typhoon Hagibis
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyIt means England will progress as Pool C winners and almost certainly face Australia in the quarter-finals.
Easterby: Physical Ireland must wipe smile off Samoan faces
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyWhile it is 16 years since Simon Easterby went toe to toe with Samoa, Ireland’s forwards coach knows the threats they will bring this Saturday are familiar weapons in the armoury of the Pacific Islanders.
Canada player visits South Africa changing room to apologise for red card
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyJosh Larsen had been sent off for a shoulder charge to the head of an opponent.
