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Having won the RBS Six Nations Player of the Championship 2010, Tommy Bowe has now been awarded Bord Gáis Energy IRUPA Players' Player of the Year award. Bowe also won this award in 2008! Andrew Trimble picked up try of the year for his try against Bath in the Heineken Cup, Leinster's John Fogar
The new National World Cup Development programme will show itself on Saturday when Ulster meet Magners League leaders Leinster, Ulster will be without three Internationals for the game! Paddy Wallace is not allowed to play, Stephen Ferris is (from the bench!), Andrew Trimble is while nobody is qu
Andrew Trimble will also miss out on the summer tour after requiring rehabilitation on a leg injury. This leaves (in the absence of Trimble AND D'Arcy) Brian O'Driscoll as the only recognised centre. Munster's Ian Dowling has been called up, along with Leinster rookie Luke Fitzgerald to assist.
That sublime pass again that lead to Bowe's try... Murphy with the offload, O'Gara's high risk moment of genius to Trimble, onto Bowe and a dash for the try line!!
The first major casualty of the campaign is Gordon D'Arcy who broke his arm during the 16-11 victory over Italy. A stress fracture of the forearm, will mean the end of Gordon D'Arcy's Six Nations campaign and an operation on Monday. It's likely that Trimble will line-up alongside O'Driscoll no
Ulsterman Trimble who is ruled out of Saturday's game is expected to be fit for the main clash against RWC hosts, France. Trimble fractured a finger in the rough and ready performance against Namibia last weekend, but should be ft again for the 21st September. Leinster's Shane Horgan will replace
Trimble is out with a fractured finger and Horgan returns after his knee ligament strain. IRELAND TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v Georgia, Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux, Saturday , September 15, 2007, kick-off 9pm local time): 15 - Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster) 14 - Shane Horgan (Bo
