18 May, 11:09
IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne has issued a statement following confirmation of Ronan O'Gara's decision to retire from playing professional rugby.
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18 May, 10:21
Ronan O'Gara's retirement from professional rugby brings to an end an achievement-packed career that saw him dominate matches in Ireland and around the world in the colours of Cork Constitution, Munster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions.
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17 May, 07:00
IRFU provincial and national age grade coaches - Under-18s, Under-19s and Under-20s - and IRFU elite player development staff from the four provinces gathered recently to review their experiences, discuss challenges and align closer to ensure the development of more effective elite players across the IRFU Elite Player Pathway.
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16 May, 09:52
The IRFU today announced a new one-year contract with Brian O'Driscoll which will see him remain available to play for Ireland and Leinster until the end of June 2014.
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Connacht Face Pau In Round 2
14 December 2003, 10:50 pm
Following their marvellous aggregate win over Beziers, Michael Bradley's Connacht now face another French side, Pau in Round 2 of the Parker Pen Challenge Cup.
Pau accounted for Parma in the opening round, winning 33-28 in Parma and closing the deal at the weekend with a 25-6 victory in France. They include in their side six French internationals, former Wallaby lock Garrick Morgan and former Welsh fly-half Arwel Thomas. So the task facing the Connacht men is formidable to say the least, and if they were to get over the next French test then awaiting them in the quarter-final will be the winner from the Narbonne v London Irish game.
Their preparation for the next round of the Challenge Cup comes in the form of a clash Munster in the Celtic League on January 2nd in Dubarry Park.
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