Tuesday 28 June 2022
Junior club Coolmine RFC have big plans to achieve senior status by 2025.
The latest episode of The42 Rugby Weekly included discussion of domestic rugby’s place in the pyramid.
Gates chained, finances drained, but rugby clubs across the island are sitting tight for whatever a return to sport will look like.
Rising Covid-19 numbers have brought a return to tightened restrictions for contact sport.
The Club Scene Podcast has picked up a loyal and engaged following since its launch in 2018.
Elsewhere, Craig Ronaldson enjoyed a try-scoring debut for Naas as they toppled Terenure 19-12.
20-year-old Tony Drennan has signed with Queen’s University and still has professional rugby ambitions.
The new provincial Energia Community Series kicks off around the country this weekend.
The 30-year-old left Italian club Benetton over the summer.
The first half of the season will involve a new provincial Community Series.
‘A specific date will not be issued until further clarity is available and will remain subject to change.’
Ger Earls was a key part of Young Munster’s AIL success in 1993 after joining from Thomond.
Brian Hayes and Hannah O’Connor took the Player of the Year awards.
There were some stunning efforts on the men’s and women’s leagues this season.
A cross-border, ‘split season’ is favoured by clubs.
Clontarf’s Sean Kearns was top points scorer after his return from Australia.
Defending champions Cork Con ended an unbeaten season with 14 wins from 14 in the AIL.
The union also confirmed they will put in place a moratorium on all club loan repayments for four months.
Former professional prop Tim Ryan has overseen Highfield RFC’s rise in the AIL in recent years.
We review the latest action from the Energia Women’s All-Ireland League.
Elsewhere, UCD edged out Clontarf as Storm Jorge made its presence felt around the AIL.
Elsewhere, table-toppers Cork Con face UCC.
Colm Hogan, Michael Melia, and Sam Coghlan Murray scored tries in Donnybrook.
“Without it, the 20s would be in serious strife”
The Highfield RFC man struggled with injury last season but is relishing being back in the red jersey.
It’s fourth versus first on Leeside and third versus second in the capital this weekend.
Catch up on all of Saturday’s action from the All-Ireland League.
Your Division 1A and 1B previews are right here.
Elsewhere, Lansdowne beat UCD as the 2019/20 Energia All-Ireland League got underway this weekend.
The former Ireland U20 will complete his studies at CIT next year and then see how far rugby can take him.
The 21-year-old scored 15 tries for Lansdowne in Division 1A of the AIL last season.
The new campaign gets underway on 4 October.
Tony Ryan, Rowan Osborne and David Aspil have been training with Leo Cullen’s squad.
The plan aims to have Ireland in ideal shape for the World Cup Qualifiers in September 2020.
AIL rugby is too entertaining to be sold so short.
The votes for the try of the season were also tallied for this evening’s awards at the Aviva..
We look ahead to tomorrow’s showpiece at the Aviva Stadium.
The scrum-half took a year out of his studies with RCSI when taking up an offer from Ulster. But this time around, he is determined to do it all.
Entering their fourth consecutive final, the Cork club look in rude attacking health.
Cork Con saw off Trinity at Temple Hill on Sunday, while UCC took a step closer to Division 1A safety.
