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Rocky Elsom as captain of the Wallabies will have a lot to say about the Ireland and Wales as the Australians enter their Grand Slam tour, the seven match schedule sees them take on New Zealand in Tokyo on Saturday and includes four games against the home unions of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wal
We particularly enjoyed this article by James Mortimer – so thought we’d share here! 2009/10 Test Season Preview: Ireland
While the British and Irish Lions team is taking on the might of the Springboks on home soil in South Africa, one should not think that there is no rugby being played at home. Quite the opposite is true in fact and this week saw some great action between the Ireland A side and the England Saxons.
The under twenty Junior World Cup is widely regarded as the stomping ground of future champions. This is certainly true if one thinks about the fact that there are a number of Springboks that lifted the 2007 IRB World Cup trophy and have done the same at U23 and U19 level. Just because the c
The Irish A team is to take on their English counterparts, the Saxons, in the final of the Churchill Cup. The side that will face the Saxons have seven changes all together. The progression to the final follows a successful campaign against both Canada and Georgia in the pool element of the tourname
The Irish U20 side is to take on Samoa in the IRB Toshiba Junior World Championship and the coaching staff today announced the members of the team. There are a number of changes to the team and this is likely due to the fact that the team lost by a narrow margin to Wales. The team to face Samoa w
The Irish U-20 squad has had a tough time of it this season although they have showed some real heart. The coach Allen Clarke is now hoping that they can pull a great performance out of the bag when they take on Samoa in the 7th-8th place playoffs in the IRB Toshiba Junior World Cup. This is a ga
Both teams always knew that this game was going to be a clash of the Titans. But they were perhaps still not prepared for the intensity of the match up and as the final score line of 19-17 to Wales shows, there was certainly a lot of excitement on the park. The Irish got off to a great start wi
The Irish U-20 team are set to face Wales in the IRB Toshiba Junior World Cup this week and today the team for the clash was announced. Several changes have been made to the team due to injury and the need to make some strategic alterations when taking on Wales. Nevin Spence was injured in the la
The Irish A side made history today as they reached the Churchill Cup for the first time. This came as a result of their win over Georgia in what appeared to by a very physical performance by the Georgians. Ireland A had an emphatic victory over Georgia – storming away to a 40-5 win. The te
