Shane Jennings has been included to start at openside on the Ireland team to play France tomorrow in the opening game of the Guinness Summer Series. Jennings comes into the side in place of David Wallace, who picked up a slight hamstring strain during the week and has been stood down from the team...
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In what is a busy week for the Ireland squad, two Irish teams will play games in the space of three days. An Ireland Select XV will take on Connacht on Thursday evening in Donnybrook Stadium followed by Ireland playing France in the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. In the Guinness Summer Series international against...
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Tournament organisers, ERC, announced today (9 June, 2011) that the Heineken Cup final will be returning to Dublin in 2013 following the selection of the Aviva Stadium as the venue for European club rugby’s 18thshowpiece occasion. The Heineken Cup final was last held in Dublin in 2003 when Toulouse beat Perpignan 22-17 at Lansdowne...
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MAGNERS LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS 2010 / 11. There were pre-Play-Off boosts for all four Magners League semi-final teams as they picked up trophies at the annual Magners League Awards dinner in Dublin. Table-topping Munster led the way as they picked up three major awards on the night with head coach Tony McGahan picking up...
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England and Harlequins scrum half Danny Care says that the disappointment felt by the England squad after their RBS 6 Nations loss against Ireland in Dublin should stand Martin Johnson’s side in good stead come the Rugby World Cup in September. Care came off the bench in the 45th minute in Dublin, but was...
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MATT BANAHAN makes his first RBS 6 Nations start for England tomorrow in a Grand Slam decider against Brian O’Driscoll, the world’s most capped centre. No pressure, then! But the Bath Rugby centre, who takes over from the injured Mike Tindall for the final game in this season’s championship, told the RFU Podcast that...
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Leicester Lions captain Gareth Collins will be testing his leadership skills at a higher level this week having been chosen to skipper the England Counties XV in their game against Ireland’s Ulster Bank Club International Team at Old Belvedere RFC on Friday (March 18). The 27-year-old Leicester school-teacher has been the Lions captain for...
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The England Counties XV will contain three players from the same house when they tackle Ireland’s Ulster Bank Club International Team in Dublin on Friday week (March 18, 17.30pm kick-off) following the call-up of Cambridge RUFC fly-half Dan Mugford. Mugford lives with his team-mates Ben Spencer and Tom Wheatcroft and his inclusion in the...
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Leinster Rugby are calling on all their supporters to support the Christmas Collection on behalf of their official Charity Partners – Action Breast Cancer, Age Action, Welcome Home and St. Michael’s House – at Leinster’s match against Clermont Auvergne at the Aviva Stadium this Saturday, 18th December. The collection will take place before the...
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Newport Gwent Dragons captain Tom Willis returns to lead Paul Turner’s side as they travel to Dublin to face Leinster at the Royal Dublin Society this Friday night. The Dragons make several changes to the side which suffered defeat at Northampton in the LV= Cup last week, and are boosted by the return of...
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