When Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin sent the reserves down to Leinster on Boxing Day, he sparked a fair amount of controversy and anger. McLaughlin himself seemed didn’t seem entirely happy with the move himself, grimly telling the cameras that the decision to send out the squad named “was not taken lightly”. He baldly stated...
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Moseley go into this B&I cup match against Irish provincial giants Munster with a side much-changed from that which beat Esher last weekend in the Championship. In the front row both props get a rest after a run of matches and their places are taken by Anton O’Donnell and Colin Quigley. The experienced Richard...
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London Irish have signed Samoan back rower Ofisa Treviranus to bolster their forward pack. The 27 year old Samoan, who has played 22 Tests for the Pacific Island nation joins the club for an initial period until February 2012 with a view to him then remaining at the club until the end of the...
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The Welsh entrants to the B&I Cup make their tournament bow this weekend with games between Llanelli and London Scottish, Swansea and Rotherham Titans, Bristol Rugby and Neath, Nottingham and Pontypridd, Cross Keys and Moseley and London Welsh entertaining Aberavon. It’s the matchup between high flying London Welsh, coached by Lyn Jones and table-topping...
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Newcastle Falcons have made four changes to the side that beat Cardiff Blues last week for Sunday’s LV= Cup trip to London Irish (kick-off 3pm). Jeremy Manning comes in for the rested Jimmy Gopperth at fly-half, while Jamie Helleur takes up the inside centre berth occupied by Manning last weekend. Luke Eves who had...
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Scrum half Ollie Frost will make his first start in the Aviva Premiership as Worcester Warriors travel to Reading to face London Irish at the Madejski Stadium on Sunday afternoon (kick-off 2pm). Highly rated number nine Frost has impressed in the first team squad this season and is now handed a starting spot with...
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Hooker Rory Best has been named to start in the Ireland Team to play Wales this Saturday in the Rugby World Cup Quarter Final. With Best named to start, Sean Cronin has also been named as the reserve hooker among the replacements. IRELAND Team & Replacements (v Wales, 2011 Rugby World Cup Quarter Final,...
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BY SOCIAL PUNDIT: The teams are in as two managers fervently hoping for that vital nerve-steadying victory before the big push go head to head. The exceptionally lacklustre defeat in Cardiff plus the stodgy nature of the squad means Johnson’s critics are beginning their warm-up for complaining about the event proper. Meanwhile, Declan Kidney’s...
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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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O2 and the Irish Rugby Football Union today announced that they have renewed their successful partnership arrangement that will see O2 continue as sponsor of the Ireland rugby team. O2 has extended its support and commitment to Irish rugby to 2016, including the Rugby World Cup in 2015. The renewed agreement will see O2...
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