Quarter Final Weekend
Leinster and Munster take to the field this weekend in Heineken Cup quarter final matchups. First, Munster take on Toulouse at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium at 3pm. Here is what happened when the 2 met in the round of 16 last year (spoiler alert, Toulouse went on to win the tournament for a record fifth time)…
Watch Sean O’Brien The Unstoppable Beast
Leinster and Irish legend Sean O’Brien announces retirement last week. Watch this video of highlights of his unbelievable career
Classic Leinster V Leicester.
Watch Malcolm O’Kelly of Leinster and Julian White from the Leicester Tigers go at it in a match from 2011. Let’s hope for these kind of fireworks when they meet again on May 7th in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals
EPCR Semi’s
Times and dates are announced for the Heineken Champions Cup – quarter-final fixtures. The first game of quarter-final weekend will be Munster V current champs, Toulouse at 3pm at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 7 May. Then at 5.30pm, Leinster will be away to the Leicester Tigers at Welford Road, in what will be a…
Ireland defeat Fiji for the first time. Singapore 7s
The Ireland Men’s Sevens team have their first-ever win over Fiji in Singapore. The 21-12 win secures their spot in the Cup quarter-final match against the USA as they finished second in their group behind the Fijians. Ireland led 14-0 at the break thanks to two tries by Tullamore flyer Jordan Conroy. Fiji came back…
Ireland team announced.
Australia born Mack Hansen is Irelands new cap for Saturday https://www.facebook.com/190920832771/posts/10159179121672772/?sfnsn=mo
Exeter to remain Chiefs but the Celtic kind
https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2022/0127/1276326-exeter-to-remain-chiefs-but-the-celtic-kind/ The Exeter Chiefs will drop their Native American-themed branding in the summer after criticism from fans, the club announced on Thursday. The club said its new branding would feature the Celtic Iron Age Dumnonii Tribe which once inhabited Devon and Cornwall. This comes on the same week as American Football team formerly known as…
Kiwi’s and Irish Rugby
40 Players will be ready to play on Saturday – Ireland Squad, 15 Irish BornNew Zealand Squad, 15 NZ Born There is such a huge amount of talent in Irish Rugby. A lot has been said recently about the fact that there are three New Zealand born players on the Irish team to play New…
Welcome to Munster RG
The size of a basketball player, the skills of a running back with the power and aggression of an ice hockey player. This is the incredible South African, RG Snyman. He’s 6’9″ and 260lbs Source: This GIANT VIKING Is An AGGRESSIVE BEAST | RG Snyman – Springbok Rugby Player’s Big Hits & Skills – YouTube
Ireland’s clash with USA in Las Vegas set to be cancelled
Sad news for us rugby fans in USA that the match between USA and Ireland looks like will not go ahead! USA travel restrictions currently do not allow most travellers from Ireland to the US and the IRFU feel that this is going to greatly limit the attendance at the match. Unfortunately, the ex-pats alone…