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Top finishes in 6 Nations

Ireland Rugby — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:04:30 +0000

We are all very much aware that the Ireland Senior team brought home Grand Slam glory this week as it won the RBS 6 Nations. But we must not forget that this was not the only 6 Nations tournament that was underway at the time and the country’s U-20 Squad and Women’s team have done just as well.

The U-20 squad proved their mettle by ending second in the championship as they narrowly missed out during the final.

The Women also took a podium position with their third place position. This is the highest that they have achieved to date.

All of these results prove that Irish rugby is growing ever stronger and the country is a force to be reckoned with.

Irish U20 team named for Welsh clash

Ireland Rugby — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:44:55 +0000

This weekend the Irish U-20 side is set to emulate their senior counterparts as they take on Wales in the final game of the U-20 6 Nations championship. The coaching staff under the leadership of Allen Clarke, has made three changes to the side that took on Scotland last week.

Adam Macklin has come in at tighthead prop and this means that Jack McGrath moves to loosehead prop while Paddy McAllister is a new addition to the replacements. The back line also has one change and that will see Shane Gahan selected to the position of center.

This is a big game to the Irish as they hope to gain a victory here and take the title.

IRELAND UNDER-20 TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v Wales Under-20s, 2009 RBS U-20 6 Nations Championship, Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli, Friday, March 20, kick-off 7.10pm):

15 - David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
14 - Ronan O’Mahony (Garryowen/Munster)
13 - Shane Gahan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
12 - Eamonn Sheridan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11 - Michael Keating (Clontarf/Leinster)
10 - Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
9 - Matthew Healy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
1 - Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
2 - Thomas Sexton (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
3 - Adam Macklin (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
4 - Ciaran Ruddock (Neath/Exiles)
5 - James Sandford (Queens University/Ulster)
6 - Rhys Ruddock (Millfield School/Exiles)
7 - Dominic Ryan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
8 - Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) (capt)

Replacements:

16 - David McGregor (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
17 - Paddy McAllister (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
18 - Mark Flanagan (UCD/Leinster)
19 - Michael Noone (Seapoint/Leinster)
20 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
21 - Andrew Burke (Garryowen/Munster)
22 - Ian McKinley (UCD/Leinster)

U20 unbeaten no more

Ireland Rugby — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:27:08 +0000

The Irish U-20 side hoped to try and achieve a Grand Slam as the Senior side is trying to do in the Six Nations. While the senior side might still achieve this, the hopes of the Irish U-20 side were dashed when they took on an in-form Scotland this week.

The Scottish proved that they are a force to be reckoned with and they continued to build on their great performance against Wales last weekend, proving that this was no fluke. The Scottish were motivated and organized and no doubt they enjoyed having the benefit of home ground advantage. Whatever the cause, they were too much for the Irish to handle and the final score was 35-20 to the Scottish.

It is difficult to understand why Ireland failed to perform as the team seemed as if they were definitely good enough to beat the Scottish. It is clear that BMT on the day is still crucial and certainly these young players will come to learn this with the more match experience they get.

SCOTLAND UNDER-20: Robbie McGowan (Stirling County); Paul Loudon (Durham University/Edinburgh Accies), Ashleah McCulloch (Aberdeen Grammar Rugby), Robbie Johnston (Leeds University/Leeds Carnegie), Grant Anderson (Ayr); Andrew White (Glasgow Hawks), Henry Pyrgos (Loughborough University); Gavin Cameron (Boroughmuir), Finlay Gilles (Heriot’s), David Morton (Bridgwater), Nick Campbell (Glasgow Hawks), Richie Gray (Glasgow Warriors) (capt), Struan Dewar (Heriot’s), Chris Fusaro (Heriot’s), Stuart McInally (Watsonians).

Replacements: Ryan McConnell (Peebles), Douglas Orr (Haddington), James Taylor (Loughborough University/Dundee HSFP), Tom Drennan (Edinburgh Academicals), Peter Jericevich (Glasgow Hawks), Peter Horne (West of Scotland), Adam McKenzie (Northumbria University).

IRELAND UNDER-20: David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster); Ronan O’Mahony (Garryowen/Munster), Ian McKinley (UCD/Leinster), Eamonn Sheridan (Lansdowne/Leinster), Michael Keating (Clontarf/Leinster); Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster), Matthew Healy (Lansdowne/Leinster); Paddy McAllister (Ballynahinch/Ulster), Thomas Sexton (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster), Ciaran Ruddock (Neath/Exiles), James Sandford (Queen’s University/Ulster), Rhys Ruddock (Millfield School/Exiles), Dominic Ryan (Lansdowne/Leinster), Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) (capt).

Replacements: David McGregor (Ballynahinch/Ulster), Adam Macklin (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Mark Flanagan (UCD/Leinster), Michael Noone (Seapoint/Leinster), Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster), Andrew Burke (Garryowen/Munster), Shane Gahan (Lansdowne/Leinster).

Referee: Andrew Small (England)

U-20 team announced for clash against Scotland

Ireland Rugby — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:08:34 +0000

Today saw the announcement of the U-20 Irish side that is set to take on Scotland this week in the 6 Nations. Given the team’s success against England last week, the coaches have decided to stick with the same starting line up. But there are a couple of changes to those on the bench.

Adam Macklin is to replace Jack O’Connell at number 22 and Gary Foley is to be replaced by Andrew Burke. Burke started against the French for Ireland but has been out due to injury. He is expected to have a run against the Scottish in the second half of the game.

Scotland’s win against the Welsh means that they are going to be confident going into this fixture and this is the same sort of attitude that the Irish have, so it should be a great game.

Irish Team

15 - David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
14 - Ronan O’Mahony (Garryowen/Munster)
13 - Ian McKinley (UCD/Leinster)
12 - Eamonn Sheridan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11 - Michael Keating (Clontarf/Leinster)
10 - Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
9 - Matthew Healy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
1 - Paddy McAllister (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
2 - Thomas Sexton (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
3 - Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
4 - Ciaran Ruddock (Neath/Exiles)
5 - James Sandford (Queens University/Ulster)
6 - Rhys Ruddock (Millfield School/Exiles)
7 - Dominic Ryan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
8 - Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) (capt)

Replacements:

16 - David McGregor (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
17 - Adam Macklin (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
18 - Mark Flanagan (UCD/Leinster)
19 - Michael Noone (Seapoint/Leinster)
20 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
21 - Andrew Burke (Garryowen/Munster)
22 - Shane Gahan (Lansdowne/Leinster)

Crunch Time for the Under 20′s

Ireland Rugby — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:35:12 +0000

Ireland and England are the only two unbeaten teams in the RBS Under 20′s Six Nations Championship and they meet on Friday at Dubarry Park in Athlone.

England are tipped to retain the crown that they took from Ireland last season, but Ireland are fielding a far stronger team this year and will hope to overcome England.

Under 20′s Changes – Team announced.

Ireland Rugby — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:45:49 +0000

IRELAND UNDER-20 TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v Italy Under-20s, Beltrametti Stadium, Piacenza, Saturday, February 14, kick-off 3pm local time/2pm Irish time):

15 - David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
14 - Mark Doyle (UL Bohemians/Munster)
13 - Ian McKinley (UCD/Leinster)
12 - Eamonn Sheridan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11 - Michael Keating (Clontarf/Leinster)
10 - Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
9 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
1 - Paddy McAllister (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
2 - Thomas Sexton (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
3 - Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
4 - Ciaran Ruddock (Neath/Exiles)
5 - Mark Flanagan (UCD/Leinster)
6 - Rhys Ruddock (Millfield School/Exiles)
7 - Dominic Ryan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
8 - Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) (capt)

Replacements:

16 - David McGregor (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
17 - Jack O’Connell (Lansdowne/Leinster)
18 - James Sandford (Queens University/Ulster)
19 - Michael Noone (Seapoint/Leinster)
20 - Matthew Healy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
21 - Gary Foley (Blackrock College/Leinster)
22 - Ronan O’Mahony (Garryowen/Munster)

U20′s Beat France!

Ireland Rugby — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:53:21 +0000

Ireland Under-20′s 9 – 6 France Under 20′s

An injury time penalty from Ian Madigan handed the U20′s their first win of the U20 Six Nations, and a winning start for Allen Clarke’s reign.

Scorers: Ireland: Pens: Conor Murray, Andrew Burke, Ian Madigan

France: Pen: Pierre Bernard: Drop: Pierre Bernard

Friday’s International Teams

Ireland Rugby — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:36:46 +0000

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 (Highfield/Munster), Amy Davis (Blackrock/Ulster); Niamh Briggs (Clonmel/Munster), Tania Rosser (Blackrock/Leinster); Fiona Coghlan (UL Bohemians/Leinster), Yvonne Nolan (Blackrock/Leinster), Gillian Bourke (UL Bohemians/Munster), Caroline Mahon (UL Bohemians/Leinster), Orla Brennan (Blackrock/Leinster), Louise Austin (Blackrock/Leinster), Sinead Ryan (Blackrock/Leinster), Joy Neville (UL Bohemians/Munster) (capt).
Replacements: Jess Limbert (Cooke/Ulster), Emer McManamly (Blackrock/Leinster), Kate O’Loughlin (Clonmel/Munster), Clare Molloy (Cardiff Harlequins/Connacht), Louise Beamish (UL Bohemians/Munster), Shannon Houston (Blackrock/Leinster), Grace Davitt (Blackrock/Leinster).

FRANCE WOMEN: Caroline Ladagnous (Lons); Laetitia Esteve (Montpellier), Elodie Poublan (Montpellier), Christelle Le Duff (Toulouges), Cathy Langenfeld (Toulouges); Aurelie Bailon (Toulouges), Stephanie Provost (Caen); Clotilde Flaugere (Dijon), Cyndia Mansard (St. Orens), Stephanie Loyer (Bobigny), Sandra Rabier (Caen) (capt), Cyrielle Bouisset (Toulouges), Amandine Vaupre (Caen), Marie Charlotte Hebel (Toulouges), Claire Canal (Richmond).
Replacements: Laetitia Salles (Toulouges), Celine Barthelemy (Stade Bordelais), Nadege Labbey (Caen), Melanie Gauffinet (Bayonne), Jennifer Troncy (Montpellier), Aurore Sobolak (Caen), Marie Alice Yahe (Toulouges).

Referee: David Jones (Wales)

‘A’ INTERNATIONAL MATCH: Friday, February 6

IRELAND ‘A’ v ENGLAND SAXONS, Donnybrook, 7.35pm

Chris Keane is a late call-up to replace Isaac Boss who has been ruled out due to a minor illness.

IRELAND ‘A’: Gavin Duffy (Galwegians – Connacht); Andrew Trimble (Ballymena – Ulster), Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins – Ulster), Keith Matthews (Buccaneers – Connacht), Mark McCrea (Malone – Ulster); Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College – Leinster), Eoin Reddan (London Wasps); Cian Healy (Clontarf – Leinster), Sean Cronin (Buccaneers – Connacht), Mike Ross (Harlequins), Bob Casey (London Irish) (capt), Ryan Caldwell (Dungannon – Ulster), Neil Best (Northampton), Shane Jennings (St. Mary’s College – Leinster), John Muldoon (Galwegians – Connacht).
Replacements: John Fogarty (Clontarf – Leinster), John Andress (Exeter), Donnacha Ryan (Shannon – Munster), Sean O’Brien (Clontarf – Leinster), Chris Keane (Old Belvedere – Leinster), Ian Humphreys (Ballymena – Ulster), Barry Murphy (UL Bohemians – Munster).

ENGLAND SAXONS: Nick Abendanon (Bath Rugby); Topsy Ojo (London Irish), Dominic Waldouck (London Wasps), Jordan Turner-Hall (Harlequins), Matt Banahan (Bath Rugby); Danny Cipriani (London Wasps), Harry Ellis (Leicester Tigers) or Paul Hodgson (London Irish); Matthew Mullan (Worcester Warriors), David Paice (London Irish), Dave Wilson (Newcastle Falcons), Jordan Crane (Leicester Tigers), George Skivington (London Wasps) (capt), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Will Skinner (Harlequins), Tom Guest (Harlequins)
Replacements: Rob Webber (London Wasps), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Stuart Hooper (Bath Rugby), Phil Dowson (Newcastle Falcons), Paul Hodgson (London Irish) or Joe Simpson (London Wasps), Stephen Myler (Northampton Saints), David Strettle (Harlequins).

Referee: Jerome Garces (France)
Touch Judges: Stephane Pomarede, Jerome Lamirand (both France)
Television Match Official: Marc Desclaux (France)

UNDER-20 SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Friday, February 6

IRELAND UNDER-20s v FRANCE UNDER-20s, Dubarry Park, 7.30pm

IRELAND U-20: Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster); David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster), Ian McKinley (UCD/Leinster), Eamonn Sheridan (Lansdowne/Leinster), Michael Keating (Clontarf/Leinster); Andrew Burke (Garryowen/Munster), Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster); Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster), Thomas Sexton (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Jack O’Connell (Lansdowne/Leinster), Ciaran Ruddock (Neath/Exiles), Mark Flanagan (UCD/Leinster), Rhys Ruddock (Milfield School/Exiles), Dominic Ryan (Lansdowne/Leinster), Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) (capt).
Replacements: David McGregor (Ballynahinch/Ulster), Paddy McAllister (Ballynahinch/Ulster), James Sandford (Queens University/Ulster), Michael Noone (Seapoint & Lansdowne/Leinster), John Cooney (UCD/Leinster), Gary Foley (Blackrock College/Leinster), Mark Doyle (UL Bohemians/Munster).

FRANCE U-20: Sofiane Guitoune (Agen); Nicolas Vaysse (Toulouse), Guillaume Namy (Brive), Laurent Tranier (Biarritz Olympique), Jeremy Sinzelle (Toulon); Pierre Bernard (Bayonne), Florian Cazenave (Perpignan); Rabah Slimani (Stade Francais), Jean Charles Orioli (Toulon), Thomas Lebrequier (Biarritz Olympique), Russland Boukerou (Toulouse), Mickael De Marco (Montpellier), Alexandre Lapandry (Clermont Auvergne) (capt), Loan Goujon (Clermont Auvergne), Benoit Guyot (Stade Francais).
Replacements: Vincent Colliat (Lyon), Thomas Dubois (Colomiers), Vincent Mutel (Pau), Jeremy Guillot (Bourgoin), Ludovic Radosavlejic (Clermont Auvergne), Geoffrey Doumeyrou (Montpellier), Romain Lombard (Chalon).

Referee: David Bodilly (Wales)
Touch Judges: Simon Harris, Chris Williams (both Wales)

Women’s Match Moved!

Ireland Rugby — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:21:23 +0000

The game between the Irish and French Women’s sides will now take place at Ashbourne RFC and NOT Templeville Road.

The venues for both the Ireland ‘A’ v England Saxons game (Donnybrook) and the Ireland Under-20 v France Under-20 tie (Dubarry Park, Athlone) will both undergo pitch inspections on Friday morning at 10.00am to confirm their availability.

Ireland U20 Squad for France

Ireland Rugby — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:12:58 +0000

13 forwards and 11 backs have been named in the squad, with only one survivor in the forwards from 2008!

The squad will be reduced again to 22 on Wednesday.

IRELAND UNDER-20 SQUAD (v France, Under-20 Six Nations Championship, Dubarry Park, Athlone, Friday, February 6, kick-off 7.30pm):
Backs:

Andrew Burke (Garryowen/Munster)
John Cooney (UCD/Leinster)
Gary Foley (Blackrock College/Leinster)
David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Michael Keating (Clontarf/Leinster)
Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Ian McKinley (UCD/Leinster)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
John O’Brien (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Ronan O’Mahony (Garryowen/Munster)
Eamonn Sheridan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Forwards:

Mark Flanagan (UCD/Leinster)
Adam Macklin (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Michael Noone (Seapoint /Leinster)
Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Paddy McAllister (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Jack McConnell (Lansdowne/Leinster)
David McGregor (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
Dominic Ryan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Ciaran Ruddock (Ospreys/Exiles)
Rhys Ruddock (Ospreys/Exiles)
James Sandford (Queen’s University/Ulster)
Thomas Sexton (Old Belvedere/Leinster)