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Leinster Confirm New Contracts As Kearney And McFadden Will Complete Season

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Ireland internationals Rob Kearney and Fergus McFadden will complete the 2019/20 season with Leinster Rugby this morning confirming 28 new contracts for the 2020/21 season. Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo...

Leinster Confirm New Contracts As Kearney And McFadden Will Complete Season

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Ireland internationals Rob Kearney and Fergus McFadden will complete the 2019/20 season with Leinster Rugby this morning confirming 28 new contracts for the 2020/21 season. Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo...

Squad Update: Leinster confirm 28 new contracts and 7 departures

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leinster Rugby has confirmed 28 new contracts for the 2020/21 season, while also confirming their list of departees.   With Covid-19 still impacting on the 2019/20 season, two players have been...

EPCR Set Dates For Conclusion Of Champions And Challenge Cups

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

EPCR today announced new dates for the postponed knockout stage matches in the 2019/20 Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have been officially agreed at a meeting of its Board yesterday (Wednesday,...

The Breakdown | Rugby should look at 1987 World Cup and take another leap into unknown

6 years ago by The Guardian

Inaugural tournament was opposed by Scotland and Ireland but transformed game as a Nations Championship would now Last weekend marked the anniversary of the inaugural World Cup final, the tournament that...

Connacht And Ulster Players Return To Rugby With PCR Testing

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Wednesday saw players and staff from Connacht and Ulster commence their #ReturnToRugby protocols as they underwent PCR testing. Leinster and Munster players were back training earlier this week following...

QUIZ: Can You Name The Starting 22 Of The First Test Of The 2005 British And Irish Lions Tour?

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fifteen years ago to the day, The British and Irish Lions suffered defeat in their opening test against the All Blacks in Christchurch.   The clash was marred by an incident in the opening...

‘Huge Excitement Among Players, Staff And Supporters’ – Munster CEO Flanagan

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Munster Chief Executive Ian Flanagan has credited the extensive behind-the-scenes work of the Government, Sport Ireland and the IRFU in facilitating a safe return to training for the senior provincial...

‘Huge Excitement Among Players, Staff And Supporters’ – Munster CEO Flanagan

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Munster Chief Executive Ian Flanagan has credited the extensive behind-the-scenes work of the Government, Sport Ireland and the IRFU in facilitating a safe return to training for the senior provincial...

Leinster Squad Update As Leavy In Final Stages Of Running Rehab

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

The Leinster Rugby squad were back in training at UCD yesterday and have issued an update on player injuries. Conor O’Brien (hamstring), Vakh Abdaladze (back), Cian Healy (hip) and Garry Ringrose...