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Fixtures confirmed for NZ
Ireland's three match tour of New Zealand in June 2012 has had it's fixtures confirmed. Ireland will be the first team to play the newly-crowned champions when they kick off the series at Eden Park on June 9th. A week later they will bring international rugby back to Christchurch at the redevelop
11.8.2011| Ireland Rugby | Ireland Rugby No Comments
Sixth in the IRB Rankings
Ireland started the World Cup eighth in the IRB World Rankings, but after an action packed few weeks Ireland are now ranked sixth as they turn their attention to the 2012 RBS 6 Nations Championship. IRB WORLD RANKINGS (as of Monday, October 24): Last week's positions in brackets - 1(1)Â NEW
10.25.2011| Ireland Rugby, Rugby World Cup | Ireland Rugby No Comments
A victory for Ireland when Munster beat Leinster
A good percentage of supporters won't have seen Munster's 19-9 Magners League final win over Leinster as a good thing, but really it is a great thing for Irish rugby. Despite relying on foreigners to open the scoring their were strong performances from your Munstermen looking for a place in the I
05.30.2011| Ireland Rugby, Players | Ireland Rugby No Comments
Rugby to return to the Olympics…
From 2016 in Rio do Janeiro, Rugby will no longer be on the list of "discontinued sports", actually it will only be Sevens but so be it. Rugby was last played at the 1924 Paris Olympics, when a row erupted after game between France and America. In Stade Colombes about 40,000 French supporters wer
04.16.2011| Ireland Rugby | Ireland Rugby No Comments
Irish Rugby Finding Depth?
Is this the time for Ireland to find depth? Injuries to Rob Kearney, Geordan Murphy, Tommy Bowe, Andrew Trimble, Shane Horgan, Jamie Heaslip, Stephen Ferris, John Hayes and Jerry Flannery all mean Ireland are making new call-ups, calling in from the Irish Wolfhounds and rethinking decisions.
02.1.2011| Ireland Rugby, Six Nations | Ireland Rugby No Comments
Team for New Zealand Test
IRELAND TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v New Zealand, Summer Tour Test, Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth, Saturday, June 12, kick-off 7.35pm local time/8.35am Irish time): 15 - Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 14 - Tommy Bowe (Ospreys) 13 - Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt) 12 - Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Lein
06.7.2010| Ireland Rugby | Ireland Rugby No Comments
Injuries keep on coming!
It looks like Ireland will be without Horgan, McFadden and Flannery for the tour. Horgan was a late withdrawal from Ireland 29-23 defeat to a stomach bug that saw him heading to hospital instead. McFadden has a broken jaw which will require surgery and a six to eight week recovery. Flannery
06.7.2010| Ireland Rugby | Ireland Rugby No Comments
A party for Willie John!
Rugby stars from across Britain and Ireland flew to the Culloden Hotel yesterday to celebrate the 70th birthday of Willie John McBride and as usual he was on fine form! He said : "I am like the Queen this year," "My official birthday is June 6 but I was celebrating it on June 2, the most conven
06.3.2010| Ireland Rugby | Ireland Rugby No Comments
Ireland Three-Test Tours
Ireland will start three-Test tours again when they visit New Zealand in June 2012. The NZRU announced that Ireland, France and England will take part in three-Test tours with them between 2012 and 2014 as part of the new global schedule agreed by the IRB. June tours to New Zealand from 2012 t