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After last years record 67-7 defeat Ireland 'A' wanted some revenge in this fixture, and they got it! At half time Jonathan Sexton had been the sole scorer, with Ireland leading 14-3. Second half tries from John Muldoon and Eoin Reddan (and a penalty try) always made Ireland look comfortable.
Two changes have been made to squad to play Scotland 'A' this week at the RDS from the team that was due to play in the cancelled England Saxons match. IRELAND 'A' TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v Scotland 'A' , 'A' International Match, RDS, Friday, February 13, kick-off 7.35pm): 15 - Gavin Duffy (G
Due to further weather concerns Ireland 'A' v Scotland 'A' will take place at the RDS now rather than Donnybrook on Friday.
The game at Donnybrook has been cancelled due to an unplayable pitch. As kick-off approached England players refused to take to the pitch due to it being frozen in parts. As a direct result of this pressure Jerome Garces ruled that had no option but to cancel the game - this occurred a minute bef
RBS WOMEN'S 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Friday, February 6 IRELAND WOMEN v FRANCE WOMEN, Ashbourne RFC, 7.30pm (please note change of venue) IRELAND WOMEN: Joanne O'Sullivan (Richmond/Ulster); Jeannette Feighery (UL Bohemians/Munster), Lynne Cantwell (UL Bohemians/Munster), Helen Brosnan (High
A number of uncapped players join the 'A' Team under the captainship of Bob Casey to face England Saxons. IRELAND 'A' TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v England Saxons, 'A' International Match, Donnybrook, Friday, February 6, kick-off 7.35pm): 15 - Gavin Duffy (Galwegians - Connacht) 14 - Andrew Tr
Ian Dowling and Bernard Jackman have both been ruled out of the Ireland 'A' squad due to injury. Mark Mcrea has been called into replaced Dowling and John Fogarty will take up the hookers position. Centre Barry Murphy is also called up as the AN Other. Both Ireland and Ireland 'A' teams are
Declan Kidney has announced a reduced 27-man squad for Ireland's opening game against France. IRELAND SQUAD (v France, 2009 RBS 6 Nations Championship, Croke Park, Saturday, February 7, kick-off 5pm): Backs: Tommy Bowe (Ospreys) Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College - Leinster) Gordon D'Arcy (
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
Managed by John McKibbin, and coached by Allen Clarke, Ireland A will play three games during the Churchill Cup, kicking off against the USA on June 11th. IRELAND 'A' SQUAD (2008 Barclays Churchill Cup tournament, USA and Canada, June 11-21): FORWARDS (15) - *Neil Best (Belfast Harlequins/U
