The England Women’s squad to compete in this Saturday’s (July 2nd) Newquay 7s has been announced. Worcester’s Katherine Merchant is the only newcomer to the squad that made the West Country 7s final earlier this month. There is, however, no place for Natasha Brennan, Natasha Hunt or Ruth Laybourn as Head Coach Barry Maddocks...
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A twenty two man O2 Ireland Wolfhounds Squad to play the England Saxons in Ravenhill on Friday has been named. The starting XV will be announced by the Wolfhounds Coaches at a press conference in Belfast on Wednesday. Prop Tony Buckley is ruled out after picking up an injury in the game against Scotland...
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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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The Ulster squad, from which the starting XV and replacements to play Leinster at Ravenhill on Monday 27th December (ko 4pm) will be selected, has been named. With the Irish international players unavailable for selection under the Player Management Programme, Brian McLaughlin’s side for the Magners’ League interprovincial derby will have a different look...
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Leinster’s training session in UCD on Tuesday was cancelled as assembling the squad was deemed impossible in the conditions and the province will attempt to find somewhere to train on Thursday or Friday of this week to start their preparations ahead of the Magners League interprovincial derby against Ulster in Ravenhill on Monday, 27th...
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Ireland Women’s Coach Philip Doyle has named an extended squad of 34 for the first training camp this season. The squad features many of the players who helped Ireland to their highest ever finish at the Women’s World Championship earlier this year while also featuring a few new faces. Last season’s captain Fiona Coghlan...
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The following players have been brought into the England Senior EPS today as injury cover: Dan Ward-Smith (London Wasps) for Simon Shaw (London Wasps) calf Tom Wood (Northampton Saints) for Joe Worsley (London Wasps) facial laceration Phil Dowson (Northampton Saints) for Lewis Moody (Bath Rugby) head Anthony Allen (Leicester Tigers) for Dominic Waldouck (London...
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Coach Brian McLaughlin has named a 27 man Ulster panel ahead of announcing his starting XV and replacements for this Friday’s match against Edinburgh at Ravenhill (ko 8.05pm) later this week. With two wins from two in the League to date, Ulster will be looking to consolidate their good start to the season but following last...
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The Leinster management are optimistic that the squad who featured in the 34-23 Magners League victory over the Cardiff Blues last weekend will be available for the trip to Benetton Treviso this weekend. Shane Horgan (back), Shane Jennings (foot) and Jonathan Sexton (quad) are all expected to be available for the trip to Italy...
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The Wales national squad management team has confirmed back row forward Andy Powell will be removed from the Welsh 35-man RBS 6 Nations squad with immediate effect, following his arrest by South Wales Police on Sunday morning and has since been charged with drink driving and, after discussions with the player himself, it has been...
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