ireland

Heffernan And Carty Guide Connacht Back To Winning Ways

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Ireland hooker Dave Heffernan delivered a man-of-the-match performance as Connacht ran out impressive 29-0 bonus point winners over Cardiff Blues at the Sportsground. Tries from Heffernan and Peter Robb,...

Leigh Halfpenny confident Wales can breach Shaun Edwards’ defence

6 years ago by The Guardian

Full-back believes his side will bounce back against France after their Dublin disappointmentOne of the characteristics that made Wales successful under Warren Gatland was their power of recovery. In the...

#EnergiaAILTry Of The Month Shortlists Announced For January

6 years ago by Ulster Bank League

The wintry weather of January didn’t stop players from producing some great action in the Energia All-Ireland Leagues. There are five submissions for Men’s Try Of The Month including one from...

Energia Women’s All-Ireland League: Round 10 Results

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Three Round 10 fixtures fell fowl of Storm Denis in the Energia Women’s All-Ireland League on Saturday February 15th. Railway Union’s game against Galwegians was able to go ahead on the all-weather...

Energia Women’s All-Ireland League: Round 10 Results

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Three Round 10 fixtures fell fowl of Storm Denis in the Energia Women’s All-Ireland League on Saturday February 15th. Railway Union’s game against Galwegians was able to go ahead on the all-weather...

Energia Women’s All-Ireland Cup Final Venue Confirmed

6 years ago by Ulster Bank League

Dubarry Park in Athlone is to stage the Energia Women’s All-Ireland Cup Finals on Saturday March 21st 2020. UL Bohemian will seek to retain the Cup at Buccaneers’ grounds with Old Belvedere standing...

Munster youngster Hodnett enjoys a try scoring, man of the match debut

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Munster hammered the Southern Kings on Friday evening scoring ten tries in a comprehensive 68-3 victory.   The record victory for Munster also saw the debut of flanker John Hodnett who was named...

What the first two rounds have told us about this year’s Six Nations | Paul Rees

6 years ago by The Guardian

Eddie Jones under scrutiny, Wales and Ireland settling into new management regimes, and a fragile French renaissance?After Ciara and Dennis comes storm Eddie? After England overwhelmed New Zealand in the...

British and Irish Lions to face the Brave Blossoms in 2021 - reports

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The British and Irish Lions are lining up what would be a historic test match against the Brave Blossoms ahead of their tour to South Africa according to a report by Gavin Mairs at the Telegraph.   The...

Con’s Jack Crowley a seasoned head on young shoulders

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Whether it is facing the bright young things of English rugby or training against the likes of Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray, Ireland Under-20 fly-half Jack Crowley treats it with the same mantra: respect...