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Leinster Give First European Starts To Byrne And Baird

5 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Harry Byrne and Ryan Baird will make their first Heineken Champions Cup starts when Leinster host Northampton Saints at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 1pm). Ireland star Garry Ringrose also returns...

Burns To Captain Ulster Against Former Club

5 years ago by Irish Rugby News

There are four personnel changes to the Ulster team to play Gloucester in round 2 of the Heineken Champions Cup at Kingsholm Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 3.15pm). Billy Burns, who is back fitness after...

Aki And Oliver Added To Connacht Team

5 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Bundee Aki and Conor Oliver have both been named in the team to face Bristol Bears in Sunday’s pre-Christmas Heineken Champions Cup clash at the Sportsground (kick-off 5.30pm). Their inclusions are...

Andy Farrell On 2020 Season, Building For The Future And European Form

5 years ago by Irish Rugby News

As the calendar year draws to a close, and attention turns to the start of the 2021 Guinness Six Nations campaign, Ireland Head Coach Andy Farrell this week sat down with Irish Rugby TV to reflect on his...

PREVIEW: Connacht V Bristol Bears

5 years ago by Connaght Domestic Rugby

By John O’Sullivan    Head coach Andy Friend said that Connacht’s close-run 26-22 defeat to Racing 92 in Paris last weekend has reinforced the squad’s confidence that they can compete with...

Connacht Eagles team named for Ulster ‘A’ friendly at The Sportsground

5 years ago by Connaght Domestic Rugby

The Connacht Eagles team has been named for tomorrow’s ‘A’ interprovincial friendly with Ulster A at The Sportsground (k/o 1.00pm).   There’s a first start for summer arrival...

Exeter’s Champions Cup game with Toulouse called off after Covid outbreak

5 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

The Chiefs have reported a number of positive tests for Covid-19.

Galway Corinthians RFC Fundraiser raises over €8,500 for Galway RNLI and Cancer Care West 

5 years ago by Connaght Domestic Rugby

By John Mulligan   What started as a small fundraiser for Galway RNLI and Cancer Care West has turned into something quite spectacular as the players and members of Galway Corinthians RFC have raised...

Touch Rugby Case Study: Kinsale RFC

5 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Kinsale RFC have embraced Touch Rugby in recent months and are already reaping the rewards, say the club. Irish Rugby TV visited the Cork club for a video case study, which you can see below. “We...

Danny Cipriani announces he is leaving Gloucester with ‘mixed emotions’

5 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

The fly-half moved to Gloucester from Wasps in 2018.