The Future is Bright: JP Phelan (First year academy)
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentI was born in Straffan, Co Kildare and played my underage rugby for Naas RFC. I then went to Newbridge College where I played schools junior and senior cup rugby playing two years of junior and three years...
'The priority is to get back on the pitch as soon as possible'
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentKevin O'Byrne barely had time to catch breath before he had amassed 11 appearances in his first season with the Munster senior side, but injury has deprived him of the same sort of opportunities this time...
Camp goes down a treat with youngsters
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThe MRSC Junior Club and Munster Rugby Community Rugby department recently hosted the annual Junior Club Easter Camp at Irish Independent Park.
Leamy work paying off for rising Clonmel
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentClonmel RFC recently reclaimed their Munster Junior League Division 1 title and will represent Munster in the round robin playoffs against the other provisional junior league winners, with promotion to...
Screening continues ahead of squad selection
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThe Munster Rugby player screening programme continued throughout the Easter break for the U17 clubs and schools players.
Ringrose relishing derby opportunity to play at the Aviva
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentNothing like a bit of perspective to put the relative youth of a player into context and Garry Ringrose's admission that his earliest memory of a Leinster versus Munster inter-pro derby is of the Blues'...
Time to turn up heat - Fogarty
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentLeinster forwards coach John Fogarty is demanding his players to bring more intensity to their play for tomorrow's crucial inter-pro derby against Munster at the Aviva Stadium.
Leinster's Limerick man stands up to fight
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThe narrative is a familiar one. Limerick native and former Munster player gets asked to do media ahead of, shock horror, Munster game. The scene could so easily be set for a different story. A story of...
Campaign seeks to raise awareness on donation of organs
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThe #HaveTheChat campaign is a social media drive set up by the family and friends of Munster man John P O'Sullivan, from Lispole in County Kerry, to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation.
Four games for a fiver - and some quality fare on offer
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentAhead of the Munster game in the Aviva Stadium tomorrow why not head down to Donnybrook Stadium where the Bank of Ireland Leinster Women's League Finals will take place.
