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It's still quiet at the IRFU The players fulfilling their contractual obligations have remained silent - at least in public. The coaching staff, remain quiet in the face of public dissatisfaction, O'Sullivan is safe until 2012 and knows it. The Blazer-Wearers, they've stayed hidden from publ
Guinness Rugby Writers have named Leinster and Argentina star Felipe Contepomi the Guinness Rugby Writers of Ireland Player of the Year. In 2007 Contepomi helped Leinster reach the Heineken Cup quarter-finals and finish third in the Magners League, qualified as a doctor, and was at the forefront
It's been levelled, and even when it's rebuilt it won't be Landsdowne Road - forget the fact it won't have that sweeping wind in the far corner, or the house in the ground, or the station running under the main stand... We all knew that, the bigger thing is it won't even be called Landsdowne Road -
Rob Douglas is on hand, if after the Rugby World Cup you're feeling low, distraught and "almost like a distant family member has passed away?" (I'm not so sure about that one!). As Rob quickly points out, there's the EDF, the Heineken and just one or two internationals! Those internationals inclu
Former Irish & Lions prop Syd Millar is to be awarded France's highest honour the Legion d'Honneur At 73 Syd Millar has been influential in the sport for many years, winning 73 caps for Ireland (and seven for the Lions) he went on to coach the 1974, and manage the 1980 British and Irish Lions
Friday 2nd November is the date to watch out for (much as we're all Union fans here at Ireland-Rugby.com) because that's the day when Ireland play their Rugby League decider against Lebanon to qualify for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup in Australia. Ireland beat Russia 58-18 last week and Andy K
David Wallace says that Ireland must start their game against Georgia on Saturday in the same way Argentina did. "We'll have to hold on to the ball, try and break them down a lot more rather than trying to score tries from anywhere and everywhere," Wallace said. "Georgia looked very physical a
Ireland will play Australia away as part of the Wallabies warm-up for Tri-Nations '08 on June 14th in Melbourne next year. Australia's 2008 schedule (Pre Tri-Nations Tests) June 14, vs. Ireland, Melbourne June 28, vs. France, Sydney Australia's 2008 schedule (Tri-Nations) July 5, vs. Fran
(in the Wheelchair Rugby at least!) The performance against Namibia didn't cause much excitement, but the world class display by the wheelchair rugby team in Paris was a much better performance, achieving exactly what it wanted in showcasing the sport outside the Louvre Read more about it at t
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
