A New Chapter For Irish Rugby As Bemand Names Training Squad With Parsons Back In

A fresh breeze of new found optimish is sweeping through Irish rugby as Scott Bemand, the newly appointed head coach of the Ireland Women’s XV’s, announced his first 30-player training squad for the upcoming WXV3 competition in Dubai. A sense of hope and anticipation is  slow building once again as Bemand, a former professional rugby union player and one of …

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IRFU Announce The Launch Of First Women’s Under-20s Team

The IRFU has announced the launch of a programme for the Women’s Under-20s category. This programme will mark the first occasion in which the IRFU will field an Under-20s Women’s team. Forty-four players have taken part in a screening programme, to identify who will be selected for the squad, which is due to be announced next Wednesday. A squad of …

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Women’s National Talent Squad Pathway Set To Develop Ireland’s Rugby

The IRFU has announced the appointment of eight new Women’s National Talent Squad Pathway staff to be based at five Provincial Centre of Excellence hubs as part of a further investment and commitment to developing and inspiring a new generation of talent. The announcement was made Wednesday morning, 10 May 2023, at the National High-Performance Centre on the Sport Ireland …

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Irish elite female rugby players face a tough decision with controversial IRFU Contracts

IRFU’s Performance Director David Nucifora confirms that 29 Irish women’s players have accepted contracts, with eight players rejecting offers from the union. Of those 29 players some are dual 7s and 15s players who have previously been on IRFU deals before the beginning of this season. When it was announced in August that the union would be offering up to …

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