The Hard Calls: ‘I’ve coached Dev 10 years… he’s such a good player but he’s a quality person’
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby“It was one of those typical selection meetings where maybe 20-25 of the players are listed straight away and it’s those ones where you are trying to get balance where it’s very difficult...
Celebrations go on for Carty
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyJack Carty extended his 27th birthday celebrations into an extra day yesterday with the news he had been included in Ireland’s 2019 World Cup squad.
O’Kelly advises Toner not to give up on Rugby World Cup dream
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyMalcolm O’Kelly has told Devin Toner not to switch off after he was sensationally left out of Joe Schmidt’s 31 man Rugby World Cup squad.
Jack Nowell suffers appendicitis blow ahead of World Cup
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyThe Exeter wing is already battling an ankle problem.
Schmidt's bold calls underlined by quality of players left at home
6 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
6 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
6 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...
Joe Schmidt On The Ireland Rugby World Cup Squad
6 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: 'To go from 40 down to 31 was really difficult'
6 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.
Malcolm O'Kelly shocked by Toner's omission, but trusts Schmidt's decisions
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyThe IRFU named the group that will travel to Japan today, six days earlier than planned, after the shock demotion was leaked.
