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Irish squad update

An Ireland 26 man squad will join up in camp this evening in Dublin to begin final preparations ahead of the opening game of the RBS 6 Nations Championship against Italy next Saturday (February 5th) in Rome. There are no fresh injury concerns for the Ireland team after last weeks camp in Limerick and...
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IRFU Announce National Talent Squads

The Irish Rugby Football Union today announced 94 selected players for the Ireland U18 Club, U18 School and U19 National Talent Squads for the season. The National Talent Squads are part of the IRFU’s High Performance pathway and consist of underage players who have been identified at this point in their development for progression...
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Toner wins first Ireland cap against Samoa

Devin Toner will win his first cap for Ireland in the second row this Saturday against Samoa as one of 11 changes, including a positional switch, to the starting team from the side that played against South Africa. Toner will be partnered by the experienced Donncha O’Callaghan and they will be supporting a new...
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Ireland team v S Africa announced

Ireland team v S Africa announced

Following the Ireland training session this afternoon in the Aviva Stadium, the Ireland team management confirmed Keith Earls as the final player among the replacements at number 22. Ireland Team (to play South Africa, Guinness Series 2010, Aviva Stadium, November 6th, 17:30) 15 – Robert Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 14 – Tommy Bowe (Ospreys) 13 –...
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Laidlaw captains Edinburgh against Munster

Laidlaw captains Edinburgh against Munster

Greig Laidlaw will captain a new-look Edinburgh side for the trip to Magners League champions Munster on Friday evening (19 February, kick off 8pm, live on Setanta Ireland) and head coach Rob Moffat believes the scrum-half has the right skill-set to lead the side to a positive result. Laidlaw, 24, signed a new two...
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Ireland announce team

Ireland Coach Declan Kidney has named the team to play France in the second game of the RBS 6 Nations Championship in Paris on Saturday. Keith Earls has been selected on the left wing in place of Andrew Trimble.  Donncha O’Callaghan has not recovered from the injury that ruled him out of the opening game....
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Ireland Under-19 side to take on Australia

Ireland Under-19 side to take on Australia

The Ireland Under-19 side will take on their Australian counterparts in their first fixture of the season. The game will take place on Tuesday the 2nd of December in Cork IT under floodlights with a 7.30pm kick-off. Ireland Under 19′s are coached by Allen Clarke who is assisted by Colin McEntee and Jonathan Bell....
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Ireland make eight changes for Fiji game

There are eight changes to the Ireland team that drew 20-20 with Australia to the side that will take on Fiji this weekend in the second game of the 2009 Guinness Series. The game, which will be the first ever international to take place in the Royal Dublin Society grounds, sees five changes to...
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Ireland A to play Tonga

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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