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The Ireland team will use the fines accumulated during their Rugby World Cup campaign to make a $6000 donation to Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Fund as a mark of respect to those that lost their lives in the February 22nd earthquake. The funds will help rebuild club rugby thoughout Canterbury. I
60 years ago today, on March 13th 1948 Ireland beat Wales 6-4 at Ravenhill to clinch a Grand Slam and a Triple Crown. IrishRugby.ie met up with the surviving members of the squad and have reviewed the games of that season.
D'arcy was voted Players' player of the Year by his colleagues at the Irish Rugby Union Players Association, but he wasn't the only Leinsterman celebrating as the province swept the board in all the categories! Shane Horgan picked up the Try of the Year (for the second year running) for his try
Tries from Dempsey, Wallace, Horgan, Boss sealed a demolishment of England that was quite simply superb to watch - there probably isn't a better city to be in tonight!! Emotions ran high as English were allowed into the home of the GAA for the first time, at least one Ireland player in tears duri
Ireland are set to base themselves in Bordeaux (West France, 150km north of Spanish border) for pool stages of the Rugby World Cup 2007. For the first time ever in the tournament, each of the 20 teams will have a regional base camp and will stay and train there, along with playing at least one ma
The IRB has scheduled the final qualifying matches for this year's World Cup. Two spots are left in the competition of 20. On 10th February Tonga will face South Korea in Auckland - the winner to earn a place alongside England, South Africa, Samoa and the U.S. in Pool A. On 20th & 27th January
Jerry Flannery has the nod for the RBS Six Nations after recovering from shoulder trouble, along with Tommy Bowe who also missed the autumn internationals with a hamstring injury. O'Sullivan has also called-up uncapped Leinster winger Robert Kearney and Munster centre Barry Murphy, in his expande
Croke Park will not be the home of the Heinken Cup this season - no matter how well Leinster or Munster do! Should Leinster or Munster make it through to earn a home advantage in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup, there will be no rugby ground in Ireland capable of catering for the crowds wi
(well not in the pool stages at least). It appears that the Rugby World Cup orgainsers have clearly favoured certain teams in the released fixture lists. Whilst New Zealand and Australia do not have a floodlit pool game between them, Ireland will scarcely see the light of day during the tournamen
