Ravens coach Gary Longwell has named an experienced team to take on Doncaster in their opening British & Irish Cup game on Friday evening at Deramore Park. Eleven of the starting XV have played for the senior team in a competitive fixture, while the other four were all involved in pre-season friendly against Neath....
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The Irish Rugby Football Union today confirmed that Ireland will play the Barbarians for The MasterCard Trophy at Thomond Park, Limerick on Friday 4th June 2010 – Kick off 7.45pm. This match will form part of Ireland’s 2010 Southern Hemisphere tour preparations and the Barbarians’ Summer Tour, with a fixture against England the week...
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Glasgow Warriors head coach Sean Lineen has this week challenged his players to back-up their status as Magners League leaders by putting in a winning performance against Gloucester when they return to Heineken Cup duty at Firhill on Friday night (kick-off 7:30pm). “It’s a tail of two tables,” he said. “In the Magners League...
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The Ireland ‘A’ Team to play Tonga in Ravenhill on Friday night has been announced. The team will be captained by Shane Horgan and also includes some experienced internationals in Peter Stringer and Neil Best.
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Scottish Rugby today announced the appointment of Gary Parker as the new Scotland Women’s head coach. A former player with Melrose and Scotland A, and coach with Gala, Melrose and Biggar, Parker was also head coach of the Scotland Club International side in 2006. Parker said: “I’ve been keen to get into a challenging...
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