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Comedy of errors leads to simple try for young winger

6 years ago by Rugby Dump

Tasman winger Leicester Fainga’anuku scored one of the simplest tries of his career in the Mitre 10 Cup against Wellington on Saturday.

GUINNESS Summer Series Preview: Ireland v Italy

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Rugby returns to the Aviva Stadium this afternoon as Ireland’s build-up to the Rugby World Cup begins in earnest. The first of four warm-up fixtures, both home and away, sees Conor O’Shea’s...

Head-To-Head: Ireland v Italy

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

A statistical preview of the GUINNESS Summer Series opener between Ireland and Italy at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 2pm). Click here to buy match tickets from ticketmaster.ie. 2019 GUINNESS SUMMER SERIES: Saturday,...

Conway Backs Debutants Kleyn And Haley To Deliver

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Ireland winger Andrew Conway has heaped praise on his Munster team-mates, Jean Kleyn and Mike Haley, ahead of their respective international debuts against Italy at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon...

Captain’s Run – Rhys Ruddock Previews The Game

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

The rain didn’t dampen spirits at the Aviva Stadium this morning as the Ireland team went through Captain’s Run. We spoke to Rhys Ruddock after the session about the honour of leading the team,...

Ireland Hold Captain’s Run Ahead Of Italy Game

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

The Ireland squad completed their training week with the traditional Captain’s Run session at the Aviva Stadium. Uncapped duo Jean Kleyn and Mike Haley joined their new international team-mates as...

Christian Wade says he wanted to do a rugby dive to celebrate incredible 65-yard score

6 years ago by Rugby Dump

Christian Wade has had a dream start to his NFL career with his very first touch of the ball in his first ever football match. The former Wasps and England flyer went in for a 65-yard touchdown against...

Conway And Murphy On Ireland v Italy

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Andrew Conway and Jordi Murphy were on media duty yesterday, looking ahead to Ireland’s game against Italy and reflecting on the build up to the Rugby World Cup.   The post Conway And Murphy...

Murphy Has Brought Ulster Positives Into Ireland Camp

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

As he aims to represent Ireland for the second time at a Rugby World Cup, Jordi Murphy admits that the past twelve months have seen him become more ’emotionally mature’ as a player. Having...

Ruddock: We’re Looking To Lay Down A Marker For The Whole Group

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Defence coach Andy Farrell says the Ireland squad are focused on building cohesion and momentum when they kick off the GUINNESS Summer Series against Italy at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow (kick-off 2pm)....