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Red for Aki but Ireland approach quarters in better health than 2015

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Joe Schmidt chose his words carefully but he was clearly fuming about the fact that Ireland were playing rugby today while others got to take the weekend off.

Ireland book place in quarter-finals but suffer Aki blow

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Ireland booked their place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a comprehensive victory over Samoa.

Energia All-Ireland League: Division 2B Previews

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

The Division 2B action in the Energia All-Ireland League kicked off last night, with table toppers Galway Corinthians hitting the 10-point mark already after accounting for local rivals Galwegians on a...

Steve Borthwick hoping Super Typhoon Hagibis causes minimal damage

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Borthwick lived in Tokyo for three years when he worked on Japan’s coaching staff.

Energia All-Ireland League: Division 2A Previews

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Cashel and MU Barnhall, two of the Division 2A teams that claimed maximum points last week, will clash at Spafield today in what is set to be a super-charged Energia All-Ireland League encounter. ENERGIA...

Hogg challenges Scotland to play biggest game of their lives

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

The Dark Blues are scheduled to face Japan on Sunday but a typhoon may derail their plans.

World Rugby to make decision ‘soon’ on Scotland match as typhoon threat grows

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

The Scots face elimination from the tournament if their fixture against Japan is cancelled.

Irish ready to go into maximum overdrive

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

It was Samoa who provided the opposition for Joe Schmidt’s introduction to Test rugby as Ireland’s head coach, way back when in November 2013.

Rugby World Cup Preview: Ireland v Samoa

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Ireland’s 2019 Rugby World Cup destiny is in their own hands as they prepare to run out in Fukuoka to face an already-eliminated Samoa side. The prize on offer for Joe Schmidt’s men is a Tokyo...

What An Energia All-Ireland League Galway Derby Looks Like

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

JP Cooney is in his second season as Head Coach of Galway Corinthians in Division 2B of the Energia All-Ireland League. Yet, there was a new experience for the Tipperary man this weekend – an AIL...