Monday 24 January 2022
‘Though I am simply a single thread within a shining green jersey, I hope that I leave a bit of a legacy in the fabric’, wrote Peat in her statement.
Cathal Forde, Shane Jennings, Oisín McCormack, Darragh Murray, Ciaran Booth and Diarmuid Kilgallen have signed on the dotted line.
He has renewed to the end of 2024/25 season.
Potts replaces Philip Browne, having worked as chief operating officer of the organisation since 2015.
The province will return to their Cape Town hotel for an isolation period after a round of PCR testing last night returned a positive test.
The fixture was due to be Rob Kearney’s final appearance before retirement.
Ulster scrum-half John Cooney on putting his injury concerns behind him after overcoming disc damage in his neck.
Pool B winners Argentina progress to the semi-finals after prevailing on a 17-12 score line in Dubai.
‘It’s a great opportunity to come over here and play a high standard of rugby and get some quality rugby time under my belt.’
The Wexford native made his Ireland debut in 2015 and has since amassed 52 caps, as well as six Test starts for the Lions.
Devin Toner says he’s caught in two minds during international weekends in which he’s not involved with Ireland.
Andy Farrell’s men drew an average of 686,000 viewers to RTÉ2 for their victory over New Zealand, with just 9,000 fewer tuning in for the football on Thursday.
Bernard Jackman spoke about the decline of Irish women’s rugby on The42 Rugby Weekly podcast.
Leo Cullen is taking nothing for granted as Leinster came away with all five points from Glasgow.
In Adam Griggs’ final games in charge, Ireland face USA on Friday 12 November and Japan on Saturday 20 November.
Irish rugby’s governing body also announced an independent review into the Ireland women’s failed 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign.
Robert Baloucoune, Rob Lyttle and David O’Connor all resumed training during the week but won’t be involved tomorrow, nor will Marty Moore.
‘So many memories, priceless highs and some rock-bottom lows,’ said Molloy, who played at three World Cups for Ireland, reaching a semi-final in 2014.
Ireland’s World Cup qualifying dream came to a gut-wrenching end last night.
‘I know it’s going to be a big change and I know that some clubs may be a little bit hesitant’, says Roc Nation Sports president Michael Yormark, ‘but at the end of the day, it’s about growing the sport.’
Laura Feely, Edel McMahon and Eve Higgins are the other three players introduced to Adam Griggs’ starting XV.
The move will not stop Djougang from representing Ireland after the IRFU brokered a deal.
James Lowe on whether or not the Lions tour was actually ‘boring’, online criticism and the work he has put into his defence, and his first season with Ireland.
Former Ulster and Ireland lock Tuohy told the Telf Rugby podcast last month that players often felt ‘belittled and scared’ under Schmidt’s watch.
Les jeunes Bleus emerged 34-28 winners after a seismic second-half effort, but they still had to hold Richie Murphy’s men off at the death.
The Saracens and England hooker says he got ‘really close’ to Murray during the 2017 tour of New Zealand.
The 22-year-old centre impressed this season while starting on 19 occasions for Ulster.
Ireland duo Peter O’Mahony and Bundee Aki deserved to be dismissed he said.
The IRFU has announced that Kieran Campbell is set to ‘take up a new challenge.’
Head coach Cullen has opted for a one-year rolling contract for personal reasons, while his trio of colleagues have signed on for two further seasons.
The Munster and Ireland star is putting his family first by stepping away from rugby.
The Glasgow lock says Ireland ‘probably haven’t changed much’ and that ‘we know what they’ll bring.’
Oran McNulty and Cian Prendergast have signed professional deals, while 19 of the existing senior squad have signed on for next season.
Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey discussed the Munster man’s positional future ahead of his return to action last night.
The Ulster captain saluted the coaches behind Ireland’s improved set piece, which has been a rare bright spark in a poor Six Nations to date.
Rob Kearney became the oldest outfield player ever to make his Super Rugby bow as the Brumbies displayed their superiority in Perth.
Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey discussed Irish rugby’s contractual bottleneck on Thursday’s rugby pod.
Leinster nine Paddy Patterson, who has made three first-team appearances for the eastern province, has headed south on a short-term basis.
Bernard Jackman, Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey looked ahead to tonight’s top-of-the-table clash on our Rugby Weekly podcast.
Peter McCabe was considering applying for the guards or focusing on the family strawberry farm when a phonecall from Pat Lam breathed new life into his first-choice career.
