Ireland Women’s Sevens head coach departs as squad seek Olympic qualification

Ireland Women’s Sevens head coach Aiden McNulty has left his position with Allan Temple-Jones announced as his replacement. Temple-Jones previously held the role of Head of Athletic Performance for the Ireland Sevens from 2017-2021 and makes his return after two seasons with the Cell C Sharks in South Africa with McNulty after taking up the position of Provincial Talent Coach …

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IRFU aim to increase number of women on board to 40% by end of year

The committee of the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) have unanimously approved proposals to increase representation of women on it’s committee to 40% by the end of 2023 provided the newly agreed proposals are approved at its annual council meeting taking place in July. In December, Minister for Sport Catherine Martin emphasised the Government’s warning of “financial consequences” for National …

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New Women’s Celtic Challenge Competition to start in January

A Pilot Celtic Challenge Competition is due to begin on January 29th and sees the IRFU, WRU and Scottish Rugby coming together to create a new competition with support from World Rugby. From 2023, one team from each union will compete home and away fixtures over the course of 6 weeks, with each team playing 2 home games and 2 …

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Ireland Match Day Squad Announced!

Head Coach Greg McWilliams has named his Ireland Match Day Squad, sponsored by Aon, for Saturday’s first Test against Japan at Ecopa Stadium in Fukuroi City (kick-off 7pm local time/11am Irish time, live on TG4). The Summer Tour is a valuable window for McWilliams and his coaching team to develop squad depth, build cohesion and expose a number of young players to the …

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