Ireland to host Australia in Belfast for IRFU’s 150th anniversary celebrations

Ireland will take on Australia in September in a celebratory Test match to mark the IRFU’s 150th anniversary. The match will be held in Ravenhill, where Ireland received such enthusiastic support for their Six Nations win over Scotland — a win that qualified them for the Rugby World Cup. The Wallaroos are ranked fifth in the world, so will offer …

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Three Changes to Ireland Team to Face Scotland in Belfast

Head Coach Scott Bemand has announced the Ireland Match Day Squad, sponsored by Aon, for Saturday’s final round Guinness Women’s Six Nations clash against Scotland at Kingspan Stadium (Kick-off 2.30pm). Bemand has made three changes to the starting XV for the visit of Scotland in Belfast, as co-captain Sam Monaghan returns to the second row, Enya Breen is named at …

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Rugby’s Celtic Challenge: All You Need to Know About The New Look Format

Rugby’s Celtic Challenge debuted last season, with the aim of providing a platform for players to develop in a high performance environment, but what’s changed about it this year, and what does that mean for the competition and its players? What’s the new format of the Celtic Challenge? The competition retains its core format of a cross border face off …

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