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In Focus: Erskine Benefits From Celtic Cup Refereeing

7 years ago by Irish Rugby News

IRFU referee Jonny Erskine has benefited from his experiences in the Celtic Cup, taking charge of five games across the seven-week competition, including the Leinster 'A' v Munster 'A' Conference decider...

Women's All-Ireland League: Round 7 Review

7 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Women's All-Ireland League leaders Railway Union suffered their first defeat of the season, going down to local rivals Old Belvedere, while St. Mary's ended their scoreless drought but could not stop the...

Women's All-Ireland League: Round 7 Review

7 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Women's All-Ireland League leaders Railway Union suffered their first defeat of the season, going down to local rivals Old Belvedere, while St. Mary's ended their scoreless drought but could not stop the...

As It Stands: Selecting a 31-man Irish Rugby Squad for 2019 RWC

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

With the November Series coming to a successful conclusion and Ireland finishing the 2018 campaign 2nd in the World Rugby rankings as they enter 2019, Joe Schmidt is left with a handful of games remaining...

Guinness PRO14 Round 10: Team of the Week

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

1. Ed Byrne - Leinster Rugby Gained the upper hand at scrum time, was also busy in the loose with 7 carries and made all of his tackles. 2. George Turner - Glasgow Warriors The Scotland hooker put in...

When 14-men were enough

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

        We take a look back at side's that have claimed a win after going down to 14 men same.   The Sharks in 2014   The Sharks claimed a remarkable and historic...

'Nobody is more embarrassed than I am' - Geordan Murphy

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leicester Tigers head coach Geordan Murphy said his side turned in an 'appalling performance' after falling to a 41-10 defeat to Bristol in the Premiership.             The former...

New Zealand Rugby Chief Executive Addresses Steve Hansen Rumours

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew addressed the ongoing rumours surrounding Steve Hansen's future with the All Blacks in an exclusive interview with Stuff.co.nz writer Marc Hinton.         The...

Pools of intrigue: how the Rugby World Cup groups stack up | Paul Rees

7 years ago by The Guardian

Now that the autumn internationals have been completed we take a look at the prospects for the opening stage in JapanIreland, Scotland, Japan, Russia, Samoa Related: Jacob Stockdale scores only try as...

All-Ireland League Division 1A: Round 7 Review

7 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Division 1A's leading trio of Cork Constitution, who have moved into pole position, Clontarf and Lansdowne have opened up a gap on the rest of the chasing pack, with the defending champions, in third,...