The Irish Rugby Football Union is pleased to announce that they have appointed Dave Clark as the new Head of Fitness to oversee all areas of elite performance in professional and representative teams.
There are less than 24 hours to the start of the IRFU Sports Medicine Conference (sponsored by AON) and Satellite Events, final preparations are being made for the biggest rugby union event on the island of Ireland over the coming days (ahem)!
Jennifer Murphy made her debut for Ireland in the 2012 Women's Six Nations. She is now concentrating her efforts as part of a new training programme for Women's Sevens. We spoke to her this week about the transition from GAA and soccer to rugby and the approach to the Sevens game.
Irish Rugby TV caught up with Amy Davis at the Ireland Women's Sevens training camp in the Aviva Stadium this week. We spoke to the experienced scrum half about her experience in the Six Nations and how Sevens could prove attractive to more female players.
The Irish Rugby Football Union is pleased to announce that they have appointed Dave Clark as the new Head of Fitness to oversee all areas of elite performance in professional and representative teams.
There are less than 24 hours to the start of the IRFU Sports Medicine Conference (sponsored by AON) and Satellite Events, final preparations are being made for the biggest rugby union event on the island of Ireland over the coming days (ahem)!
Ulster head coach Brian McLaughlin and captain Johann Muller give their thoughts ahead of the province's first European Cup decider in 13 years - they meet provincial rivals Leinster at Twickenham on Saturday.
The International Rugby Board and its member Unions have sanctioned a global trial of five aspects of law amendments following an extensive process of consultation and evaluation.
The Ireland management team have today announced the squad for the summer tour game against the Barbarians in Gloucester on Tuesday, May 29 (kick-off 7.45pm).
A 13-woman squad has been named for the Amsterdam Sevens tournament this weekend as preparations continue for the Women's Sevens squad in their bid to qualify for the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2013.
Irish Rugby TV spoke to Ireland Women's Sevens coach Jon Skurr this week. The squad are five weeks into a training programme to qualify for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament. We caught up with them at the Aviva Stadium.
The Aviva Stadium and the RDS will host next year's Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup finals respectively. Speaking at the announcement, IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne said: "It will be a great rugby weekend. What better city to do it in than Dublin? We've a reputation for being good hosts and here's an opportunity for us to show it to the rugby world."
Dublin University have retained the IRFU Club Sevens title, winning at Dubarry Park last Saturday on a day when Blackrock College RFC won the Women's tournament.
Leinster centre Brian O'Driscoll, who is nursing a knee injury, and forwards coach Jono Gibbes preview next Saturday's Heineken Cup final showdown with Ulster at Twickenham.
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