We are excited about the upcoming Six Nations and some of the new/old faces on show. We will pick one player from each nation who we expect will feature as a star on the field and will be firm fan favourites off-field. First call will be for England and our new boy is Joe Launchbury Joe a London Wasp burst onto the international scene in the Autumn internationals and … [Read more...]
Barbarians Squad v England, Ireland and Wales
The Barbarians have named a strong 33 man squad to face England 27 May, Ireland 29 May and Wales 2 June 2012. The teams selected will be looking to repeat the winning results last time out. Players have been drawn from ten countries, with three of them being cap centurions. The BaBaas tour kicks-off against England on 27 May at Twickenham with a 14:30 kick-off followed … [Read more...]
Six Nations Teams – France v Ireland
Ireland have a mountain to climb tonight in Paris in this RBS Six Nations match. The game against France does not kick off unti 21:00 local time, 20:00 UK, so it will be cold for the players and freezing for the fans possibly leading to handling errors. The game which is at the Stade de France will be televised live on BBC Two. France will be looking to build on their win … [Read more...]
Rugby World Cup Irish squad
Declan Kidney has named his 30 man squad for New Zealand and it contains a couple of surprises. Two who many did not expect are; Munster scrum-half Conor Murray and Leicester full-back Geordan Murphy. It would seem that Murphy has been included after Felix Jones was ruled out with an ankle injury gained during Saturday's match against France. Murray keeps out Tomas … [Read more...]
Scotland shade home warm-up game – Scotland 10-6 Ireland
This low scoring affair saw Scotland looking the better team as they enjoyed long spells with the ball, but could not break down the stubborn Irish defence. It was Ireland who posted the first points thanks to the boot of Sexton and so they went in 3-0 up at half time. The second period and it was more of the same and on 49 minutes Scotland levelled thanks to a Paterson … [Read more...]