Ian Flanagan to step down as Munster Rugby CEO at end of October
Munster Rugby are set to part company with chief executive Ian Flanagan, the province announced on Thursday.
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Casey to skipper Munster for visit of Bulls
Craig Casey will captain a much-changed Munster line-up on his seasonal debut when the Bulls visit Thomond Park on Saturday night for United Rugby Championship round two.
‘We expect to win’: Sean Jansen makes no bones about Connacht’s target in Italian test
Ever since he joined Connacht in 2023, Sean Jansen has cherished and chased a dream of playing for Ireland. It finally came to pass as one of three Connacht debutants with a try-scoring, man-of-the-match display in July’s win over Japan in Australia. He was again called upon a week later in a defeat against his native New Zealand. The taste of international rugby only makes him want it more.
Ireland women to welcome world champions England to Aviva Stadium for first time
Sept 30 : Ireland's women's rugby team look set to play in front of a record-breaking crowd during next year's Six Nations, with the match against world champions England fixed for Dublin's Aviva Stadium, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said on Wednesday.
‘We’re a different side now’: Connacht’s Cathal Forde eyeing bounce-back win in Treviso
There was no upside to Connacht losing their first home game of the season against the Stormers last Friday night. The sense of anti-climax was thick in the Galway air. But undoubtedly the biggest positive about returning to training on Monday morning was the shift in focus to Friday’s match against Benetton in Treviso.
‘I’ve got energy to attack on both fronts’: Conor O’Tighearnaigh balancing life at Leinster with medical studies
There are not many professional rugby players who finish training and head for a hospital placement. Felipe Contepomi and Josh Murphy took that route while they were Leinster players.
Leinster’s Conor O’Tighearnaigh pursuing medicine and rugby dreams
Leinster lock Conor O’Tighearnaigh harboured two life ambitions when he was a teenager. He wanted to play professional rugby and he wanted to be a doctor. Why choose one? He decided to pursue both.
Rugby Canada hires Scotland's Craig Dods to coach men's sevens team
Craig Dods has been named coach of Canada's men's sevens rugby team and assistant coach of its men's 15s team, Rugby Canada announced Tuesday.