Yesterday at 17:37 - Rory Best and his admiration for Pat Lam runs deeper than you think, so why did the Ireland skipper stick to his guns on his retirement plans?...
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news from Thursday, 5 December 2019
Yesterday at 16:11 - At a media briefing this week, IRFU Performance Director David Nucifora spoke about how well the provinces are performing in the Guinness PRO14 and EPCR European competitions and in particular how they are maximised young player development and playing opportunity during the Rugby World Cup window....
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Yesterday at 15:56 - On their debut at the World Sevens Series as a full-time member on the circuit, Ireland suffered a 24-19 defeat to last year's runners-up USA. However, Anthony Eddy's side can take a lot positives out of this game as they pushed a talented USA side all the way and could have come away with a win if they showed a little bit more composure. Despite a promising early attack which resulted in an Ire...
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Yesterday at 13:47 - Ireland's women suffered an opening day defeat in the Dubai leg of the HSBC World Sevens Series. Stan McDowell's side went into Thursday's match hoping to get off to a positive start in Pool B but they conceded a converted try at the death to hand Spain the victory after leading throughout the majority of the match. Ireland got off to a superb start when Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe, who scored 35 tr...
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Yesterday at 18:00 - For Rory Best, Ireland's premature exit from the 2019 Rugby World Cup was not the way he would have wanted to sign off on his decorated career. With the rest of the squad, there is an opportunity to right some wrongs by getting back on track at provincial level in the white heat of European Cup rugby and, of course, the 2020 Six Nations, which is less than two months away, will help ease the pai...
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Yesterday at 17:40 - After making his Ireland Under-20 debut during last summer's Under-20 World Championship in Argentina, Aaron O'Sullivan's burgeoning career will hit another significant landmark on Thursday as he wins his first Ireland Sevens cap in Dubai. The 19-year-old has been named in Anthony Eddy's final 12...
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Yesterday at 14:25 - Former Ulster and Ireland captain Rory Best has admitted he considered a sensational u-turn on his retirement when offers came in after the World Cup before ultimately deciding to put f...
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Yesterday at 13:25 - “Over the next hours and days, spare a thought for the players.” These were the initial thoughts of Mike Ross in the immediate aftermath of Ireland’s 2019 Rugby World Cup exit at the hands of New Zealand. Social media on that Saturday in October and the days which followed were awash with criticism, disappointment and unfortunately, at times, abuse. Ross’ tweet stood out alone amongst much...
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Yesterday at 09:34 - Sustainability has been a key theme for club rugby in 2019. It was discussed in detail at the recent Sustaining Irish Rugby Forum by club volunteers and industry experts alike. City of Armagh are a club who are taking the issue to heart. Their rise to Division 1B of the Energia All-Ireland...
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03/12/2019 11:04 - Three members of the 2019 U20 Grand Slam winning side have been included in the Ireland Men's Sevens Development squad for this week's Dubai Invitational tournament. Ireland's men's and women's senior sides are already in Dubai preparing for the beginning of the HSBC World Series with action getting underway on Thursday. For the men's side this will be the first time they are competing on the wo...
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