Schmidt's bold calls underlined by quality of players left at home
7 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyIreland’s deep backline resources for the forthcoming World Cup campaign have been underlined by the quality of the players Joe Schmidt has decided to leave at home.
Leinster And Connacht Win On The Road In Women’s Interpros
7 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsLeinster and Connacht both scored 20 points in recording away victories as the round robin phase of the IRFU Women’s Interprovincial Championship came to a thrilling conclusion in Cork and Belfast....
Schmidt praises Best as he confirms hooker for World Cup captaincy
7 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyJoe Schmidt praised Rory Best’s work ethic and ability to bounce back from is personal Twickenham disappointments as he confirmed the veteran hooker as Ireland’s captain to lead his team into...
'To go from 40 down to 31 was really difficult' - Joe Schmidt on his Rugby World Cup Squad
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Joe Schmidt on the tough calls the coaches had to make for the 31 man Ireland Rugby World Cup squad. View this post on Instagram The...
Joe Schmidt On The Ireland Rugby World Cup Squad
7 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsHead Coach Joe Schmidt spoke exclusively to Irish Rugby TV about the 31 man squad for the Rugby World Cup. It was a difficult thing right from the start to have the 45 that we had. We went down to 40 players...
Joe Schmidt On The Ireland Rugby World Cup Squad
7 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsHead Coach Joe Schmidt spoke exclusively to Irish Rugby TV about the 31 man squad for the Rugby World Cup. It was a difficult thing right from the start to have the 45 that we had. We went down to 40 players...
Latest World Rankings: Wales relinquish top spot
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand have returned to the summit of the World Rankings following Wales' defeat to Ireland at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Wales' short reign at the top of the World Rugby...
Joe Schmidt: 'To go from 40 down to 31 was really difficult'
7 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyJoe Schmidt described the difficulty of narrowing his Ireland 2019 World Cup squad down from 45 over the course of the summer before making his final cut to bring the number to 31 on Monday.
Namibia Name RWC Squad
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPhil Davies has named a 31-man Namibia squad with an abundance of Rugby World Cup experience for the upcoming tournament in Japan. Veteran scrum-half Eugene Jantjies will travel to a fourth Rugby...
Bulky South African makes Ireland RWC squad ahead of stalwart Devin Toner
7 years ago by Rugby DumpThe stand out omission from today's 31-man Ireland Rugby World Cup squad is Devin Toner, the 33-year-old stalwart that most fans would have fully expected to get on that plane to Japan. Instead, residency...
