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Irish Rugby - Ulster Bank League News
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Ulster’s interim head coach Richie Murphy has announced the team to play the Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday (kick-off 3.05pm), in round 16 of the BKT United Rugby Championship. Ulster have won their last two fixtures by tight margins, defeating Cardiff (19-17) and Benetton (38-34) both at home, and sit seventh in the table ahead ..read more
Irish Rugby - Ulster Bank League News
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The largest reimagination of rugby’s entertainment value continues to progress with the World Rugby Council approving a package of law amendments that will come into effect from July 1, 2024. Three new law amendments relating to offside from kicks in open play, the options available from a free-kick, and removal of the practice of ‘crocodile ..read more
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World Rugby has announced further details of a revised red card sanction process trial featuring automatic off-field sanctions for players shown red cards. The revised process will operate within a programme of closed trials across World Rugby-owned 15s competitions this year. Unions and competition owners may also apply to join the trial. It aims to ..read more
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Connacht Rugby have announce the signings of scrum half Ben Murphy and prop Temi Lasisi from Leinster Rugby, ahead of the 2024/25 season. Murphy has gained experience at both Leinster and Munster, as well as the Ireland Under-20 set-up. He has made 14 appearances for Leinster, including eight this season and three in the Investec ..read more
Irish Rugby - Ulster Bank League News
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The IRFU Performance Coach Course is the first of our nationally delivered courses to support our club, school and age grade coaches who work with performance teams. The Performance Coach Course is for Head and Assistant Coaches working with advanced teams, with higher technical competencies and understanding of the game. The course develops the Principles ..read more
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Energia, title sponsor of the All-Ireland League, have announced the winners of the Energia All-Ireland League awards for this year. The awards night, which was held at Bective Rangers FC, follows a stellar season that culminated in the historic Energia All-Ireland League Men’s and Women’s finals double header at the Aviva Stadium. IRFU Performance Director ..read more
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Back in March for International Women’s Day, we announced that we would be holding a ‘Women in Rugby’ Conference in September, and today we are delighted to present further information. The conference, the first of its kind to be done by the IRFU, will take place on Sunday, September 8, and will bring together a ..read more
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Six Nations Rugby is introducing the first of its kind Under-20 Six Nations Women’s Summer Series, which will debut this July, in Parma, Italy. Starting on July 4, and running until July 14, the inaugural development competition will feature all Six Nations teams, and include three competitive match days, designed to offer a new opportunity ..read more
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The pools have been announced for the Ireland Men’s and Women’s Sevens teams (sponsored by TritonLake), as the world’s top eight sides in both competitions assemble for the HSBC SVNS Grand Final in Madrid. Tickets are available to buy here. The upcoming 2024 HSBC SVNS Championship is a winner-takes-all event in the Spanish capital, spread ..read more
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The Ireland Men’s Sevens team (sponsored by TritonLake) came out on the wrong side of a 17-14 scoreline, as their Singapore Sevens title hopes were dashed by New Zealand in a blockbuster final. James Topping’s resilient side ate their way into a 12-point deficit, with Gavin Mullin scoring just before half-time, and captain Harry McNulty ..read more