: ' Ireland'

Henry Fraser Column: Irish Sevens

With the Six Nations under way and the World Sevens Series nearing an end for another season, one thing is very clear. There is a lack of Irish pride and passion presence in the world of [...]

VIDEO OF THE DAY – Connacht Rugby Fans Must be Wondering What All This Hurricane Sandy Fuss is?

With Hurricane Sandy currently battering the East Coast of America, we decided to have a look for rugby matches affected by near hurricane weather and stumbled upon this gem. The Match is from the Magners League [...]

British Lions 2012 u20’s XV

As the announcement of Warren Gatland as the 2013 Lions coach ignites vociferous and no doubt ferocious debates in pubs, commons rooms and offices across Britain and Ireland as to what the starting team should look [...]

The Precarious Future of a Professional Rugby Player

It’s not quite Hobson’s choice, but the options available to young rugby players today are becoming increasingly more limited, as the pressure of the professional game imposes itself on players at an earlier [...]

Video Of The Day 5th July ‘12

Todays Video of the Day see’s a clever adaptation of a Paul O’Connell team talk prior to the Ireland v France Six Nations fixture in 2007. The editor has taken the gist of the team [...]

Baby Boks topple Baby Blacks dynasty

It was going to have to take something special to end the Baby Blacks stranglehold on the Junior Rugby World Championship, and there was something cliché about this win for the South Africa u [...]

England u20’s Name Squad for JWC

England coaches Rob Hunter and Nick Walshe have named a squad of 28 to compete at the IRB World Championship in South Africa in June. The squad has a vast amount of playing experience at Premiership, [...]

This Weeks YouTube Selection, because revision Just isn’t that fun

No.1: NFL Pick Me With the NFL draft taking place today through until Saturday, it seemed fitting to include a video of some sorts about the American version of Rugby. This is a video composed to [...]

England power to FIRA Championship Final win

England u18s defeated their Irish counterparts on Saturday running out 25-13 victors. In what was a thrilling encounter in Madrid, 3 tries from Harry Thacker, Scott Wilson and Javiah Pohe coupled with a further 7 from [...]

England u18s Squad Named for FIRA Final

England u18s take on Ireland in the final of the FIRA cup in Madrid on Saturday in what is a repeat of last years final. Fletchers team will be looking to reverse last years score line [...]