Ireland have secured their position as 8th in the rugby playing world, this all important position and result now means that Ireland will be better positioned when the 2011 rugby world cup pools are announced in December. It certainly wasn’t Ireland at their best but a significant improvement from the New Zealand game. Critically Ireland [...]

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What a game, what an atmosphere. It certainly reminded us how great Irish rugby can be after Ireland’s poor performance against the Kiwis last week. If you missed the game or want to relive the best bits watch the video below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIryvfUKnkE

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A poor performance by Ireland was partially masked by a unusually error-ridden New Zealand team who seemed to take their foot of the pedal with 20 minutes to go. Ireland’s defence was possibly one of the few positives created during the match however even this looked week out wide. The penalty try was certainly controversial [...]

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Kick-off: 17:15 – Saturday 8 November Venue: Thomond Park Ireland will kick of their string of friendlies against Canada in the recently renovated Thomond Park. The match should provide a great opportunity to for coach Declan Kidney to hand out a few new caps in the form of Ryan Cladwell and Keith Earls. Team Ireland: [...]

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Thanks to the magic of youtube here are some highlights of the Australia game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuv7fWcVFwM

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Paddy Wallace will start at centre for Saturday’s big game against New Zealand. Wallace replaces Luke Fitzgerald who has had to pull out of the game due to an ankle injury. It safe to say the pressure is on New Zealand and the home crowd will be expecting an a good win to make up [...]

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