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The Barbarians are famed for their have-a-go rugby but the last half hour at Thomond Park proved to raise the spirits of Irish Rugby. Kidney will now know more about a lot of players on the fringes, Trimble, Muldoon and Cronin all put in solid performances and Tuohy, Duffy and Wallace will have d
It appears Declan Kidney is thinking less about the next game (which so often seems to be the way in rugby these days) and is planning for the future with his team announcement for tomorrow's game against the Barbarians. Four uncapped players make the squad Fergus McFadden, Dan Tuohy, Ed O?Donogh
One of the greatest feelings for any rugby player is to be called up to play for the Barbarians. This international grouping of super stars has a proud history of attracting the world’s best players. To be counted amongst the privileged few that have had the honour to wear the jersey is a great fe
Phill Orr, manager of the Under-20 Squad, has accepted an invitation to join the club committee - after the retirement of Haydn Mainwaring. President Mickey Steele-Bodger said: "First of all I want to thank Haydn Mainwaring for his unstinting service on the committee over the past 18 years. He w
The 30-man squad will take on Ireland, Belgium and England in coming weeks. The squad includes several England players who didn't make it into the England summer tour (Balshaw and Vainikolo for starters!). The squad includes Munster prop Federico Pucciariello, and former Leinster prop Ollie le Ro
37 Players are named in the squad for the warm-up game against Barbarians on Tuesday May 27th. This number is due to the amount of players unavailable from Munster due to the Heineken Cup Final the previous weekend. Once the Munster players return, and after the Barbarians game this squad will be
Gordon D'Arcy will miss the upcoming game against the Barbarians and the tour to New Zealand after requiring further surgery on his right arm. D'Arcy broke his arm in seven places during a tackle on Andrea Masi against Italy in the Six Nations clash at Croke Park. The injury required a six inch t
Ireland will take on the Barbarians at Kingsholm on 27th May 2008. The game will serve as a warm up for Ireland ahead of their summer tour of New Zealand and Australia. Barbarians president Micky Steele-Bodger said: "This is a new departure for us, but a very interesting one. Ireland were keen t
Both winners and losers were united in a common belief, that there is a future for the invitational side in the modern game after they beat the World Champions 22-5 in a soggy Twickenham! Eddie O'Sullivan said: "The test of the Barbarians is whether people come to watch them and what the bo
Brian O'Driscoll has accepted the Barbarians invitation to captain the squad for their first game against the Springboks since December 2000 (they 41-31 on that occasion). The 2005 Lions captain said: "Having previously played for the Barbarians against the Springboks in Cardiff seven years ago
