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6N 2010: Bowe Player of the Tournament

Though Ireland came away with no Six Nations Trophy (Grand Slam or otherwise) and no Triple Crown after losing to Scotland, Tommy Bowe has been named RBS Six Nations Player of the Championship. Despite being disappointed they hadn't won, Tommy Bowe said: “We can take an awful lot from the to

03.26.2010| Players, Six Nations | No Comments

6N 2010: Ireland 27 – 12 Wales

A war of words has raged this week with dangerous amounts of Celtic passion passing back and forth. Unfortunately Wales had little platform and no drive to win this. Ireland were solid under pressure and even entertaining in places, this was a low-octane game compared to last years Grand Slam game!

03.14.2010| Uncategorized | No Comments

Triple Crown for Ireland!

The Irish Wheelchair Rugby Team were victorious in the Triple Crown Championships in Bath this month. The four home nations converged in Bath for the annual tournament on a weekend in early December. Having beaten Scotland and Wales on Saturday, then England on Sunday morning they were through

12.17.2007| Ireland Rugby | No Comments

Player of the Six Nations: O’Driscoll

Brian O'Driscoll has been voted Player of the Six Nations for the second successive year! Brian led the team to a second successive Triple Crown, and a narrow second in the competition on points to France. "I am obviously honoured and delighted to have won this accolade and would like to thank

04.17.2007| Players, Six Nations | No Comments

Breathe Again – Scotland 18 – 19 Ireland

I've only just dared breathe again - that was nerve-wracking for minute there. A hard-fought win secured the third triple crown in four years. O'Gara scored every single one of Ireland's points, to keep their championship hopes alive in a game that was never a formality. Scotland were up for the

03.10.2007| Six Nations | No Comments

Ireland Rugby from the Ashes?

A wave washed over Croke Park,  it was the last quarter of the rout of England, a large percentage of the 82,500 broke into song: "'Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé." Never before have we hear that for an Irish Rugby team! It was impulse, a lift back to Charlton's football days, and further e

03.10.2007| Rugby World Cup, Six Nations | No Comments

Some Silverware Would Be Nice?

The grand slam dream may be on its way to being shattered, but O'Sullivan is keen to bring some silverware home in the form of the Triple Crown. Ireland won it last year in a thrilling game at Twickers, and the coming game at Croke Park is likely to be the deciding factor in the silverware this t

02.19.2007| Six Nations | No Comments