The 2013 IRFU Beach Tag season got underway in style as Culleenamore Beach at Strandhill welcomed tag teams from all over to its shores.

Tag teams from all over Ireland will take to the shores as the Beach Tag season gets going this Saturday

Ulster Bank League club Clontarf are set to host the world's most famous touring rugby side to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Clontarf next year.

The annual Athlone Rugby 7s tournament takes place on the August Bank Holiday weekend - Saturday, August 3 - at Dubarry Park, with the event again being generously sponsored by Smith's SuperValu and host club Buccaneers RFC.

Its a very busy Summer for IRFU Volkswagen Tag as another new venue is announced, this time in Leinster as Tullamore comes on board.

Ireland internationals Iain Henderson, Robbie Henshaw, Ian Madigan and Simon Zebo were joined today by An Ghaeltacht, Clontarf, New Ross and Waterford City Rugby Clubs to launch the IRFU's new safety course, SAFE Rugby (Standard Approach to Field Emergencies in Rugby).

Ballinrobe Under 17 squad have just returned from "Festival Mondial de Rugby" (a A L'Ouverture) tournament in Vienne France which had 32 teams made up of the under 17 and 15 Rugby teams from the four corners of the world.

The Stevenson Sharks, a Dungannon-based Tag rugby team for children with a learning disability/special needs, have welcomed Ulster and Ireland stars Craig Gilroy and Paddy Jackson on board as club patrons.

A selection of players from the Daughters of Charity in Munster recently took part in a challenge match at Garryowen Rugby Club.

Leinster players Leo Auva'a, Andrew Goodman, Darren Hudson and Jack McGrath received a schooling recently as they surprised St. Mary's CSSP, Rathmines with a flash training session to launch the Herald's Leinster Rugby Summer Camps.

The inaugural Ulster Bank League Awards took place in Dublin last Thursday as some of Ireland's finest and most talented club rugby stars were honoured for their achievements in the league this season. Check out our photo gallery from the night.

Some of Ireland's finest and most talented club rugby stars, from across the country, gathered in Dublin on Thursday night for the inaugural Ulster Bank League Awards.

Irish Rugby will deliver an estimated 250,000 euro boost to the economy with over 100 teams expected to 'Gather' in University College Dublin on Saturday, August 17 to compete in the GUINNESS Mid-Strength Irish Rugby Gathering, organised by the IRFU and Leinster Rugby.

Some of Ireland's finest and most talented club rugby stars, from across the country, will gather for the first ever Ulster Bank League Awards in Dublin on Thursday, May 16.

St. Mary's College RFC celebrated 10 years of Women's Rugby in the Club in 'Grand' style at the weekend with Ireland's Grand Slam Captain Fiona Coghlan and team mate Nora Stapleton in attendance. IRFU Women's Rugby Chairperson, Mary Quinn, was also in attendance for what was a fun filled and proud celebration.

The Amlin Challenge Cup and Heineken Cup finals will dominate the newspaper and website columns during the coming week and ERC, in partnership with the IRFU and Leinster Rugby, will be delivering a grassroots rugby programme that will leave a lifetime of rugby memories for those who take part.

Former Ireland International and British & Irish Lion Eric Miller has been confirmed as the new head coach of Seapoint Rugby Club.

UCD will play in Division 1A of the Ulster Bank League next season after they trounced Shannon 42-0 in today's relegation/promotion play-off at Coonagh.