CORNISH PIRATES will launch their defence of the British & Irish Cup at tournament newcomers Currie.
The RFU Championship club lifted the inaugural trophy last month after beating Munster 23-14 at Camborne's Recreation Ground.
Next season they kick off at Malleny Park, home of Scottish Hydro Electric Premiership 1 champions Currie before hosting Leinster - a reverse of last season's fixture at Donnybrook.
Joining Currie as new British & Irish Cup arrivals ar...
Ballynahinch Rabbitohs secured the first ever Ulster Rugby League title on 3rd July against the impressive Enniskillen Redskins.
Both sides put on a spectacle befitting of a league title decider and it was the Redskins who drew first blood after 15 minutes of play when prop forward Rodney Bennett crashed over the line to open the scores.
Despite conceding another score as the first half ticked down, the Rabbitohs began to assert their authority on proceedings and at halftime...
At the IRFU Council meeting recently in the Aviva Stadium the Hon. Treasurer Tom Grace reported that the Union had achieved a surplus of €1.7m for the season 2009/10, which is a slight reduction in the surplus reported at the end of the previous season.
Grace said, “This surplus, as was the case the previous season, is due to the increased revenues arising from the success of Irish teams at both national and provincial level. Revenues improved by €2.1m o...
This summer sees Bud Light Tag announce its Beach Tag events taking place in all four Irish provinces. Beaches will be alive with the buzz of Tag rugby, music and craic as teams from all over gather for the sandier version of the IRFU’s official tag rugby programme.
This 5-a-side form of Tag rugby is played by mixed teams of men and women and is a very popular fun break away for all who take part whether as players or spectators.
The first ten teams to register ...
Heineken Cup champions Toulouse will face London Wasps, Glasgow Warriors and Newport Gwent Dragons in the Pool stages of the 2010/11 Heineken Cup tournament when they defend their prestigious title in the 16thseason of Europe’s premier club rugby competition kicking-off on the weekend of 8/9/10 October, 2010.
In the draw made in Cardiff – host city for the 2011 final to be played at the Millennium Stadium on the weekend of 21/22 May – the cup holders were drawn in...
Celtic Rugby has announced that it has secured a new television deal that will see terrestrial broadcasters BBC ALBA, BBC Northern Ireland, RTE and TG4 join its established partners BBC Wales and S4C in televising Magners League games next season.
The deal, which is in place until 2013/14 season, will see an expansion of live broadcasts of Magners League games into Ireland, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Most regular season home matches involving Leinster, Munste...
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Editors Note
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And so the curtain falls on another season of rugby as we enter the summer break, after the summer tour our players will be looking forward to some well earned rest and recuperation.
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Rugby League Ireland (RLI) recently held the official launch of the 2010 Carnegie League at the impressive Tallaght Stadium in Dublin.
2010 will see the league's format being revamped with the introduction of Provincial Conference's in Leinster, Munster and Ulster with the best team from each conference progressing to the All Ireland Play-Off's.
2010 will also see the return of the Interprovincial Championship which will see the conference's competing against each other for...
Ashbourne Rugby Club Under 12 – Under-14 teams headed off on their merry way last Friday morning with an early start of 6.30am. The trip commenced from Ashbourne Rugby Club where we were met by two touring coaches, with kids (50 in total) very eager to set sail along with mentors and additional parents (32) to complete the party of 82.
Arrived Dublin Port with fairly choppy weather in front and proceeded on to Fast Ferry for a two hour rocky ride. A few minor casualtie...
It was announced today by the Six Nations that the 2011 RBS 6 Nations Championship will for the first time in the Championship's history kick off on a Friday on the 4th February with Wales v England in Cardiff. The Schedule was finalised with a view to showcasing this fantastic fixture and make this great Rugby occasion available to as many people as possible.
The 2010 Championship was again a huge success with a fantastic finale in Paris witnessed by a record French TV audience.
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