Pre-Season Aviva Prem Weekend Roundup
Aviva Premiership sides enjoyed some pre-season hit-outs over the weekend. Bath ensured that a significant portion of West Country bragging rights remained with them after scoring a heavy 69-5 win...
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Bowe Injury Not As Bad As First Feared
Ulster wing Tommy Bowe has been ruled out for up to six weeks after undergoing surgery on a wrist injury. It was initially reported yesterday that he would miss the...
Pics: The New Connacht Jersey Looks Pretty Good
Hot on the heels of the Munster and Leinster Jersey reveals, Connacht now bring us theirs. While many have shown a dislike for the new Munster and Leinster kits, we...
The Amazing Munster Rugby Race
The Munster squad gathered in CIT today for an afternoon meeting where they were broken the news about the “Amazing Munster Race”. What is the Amazing Munster Race?… Basically 6...
O’Mahony Named Munster Captain
Following on from his recent captaincy of the Ireland touring squad to North America, the 23 year old has been selected to captain Munster for the upcoming season. Taking over...
Changing Allegiance-Ups and Downs
RugbyLAD takes a look at some players who changed allegiance in order to fulfil their international ambitions. Some work out, whereas others… Lots of Southern Hemisphere countries (Fijian, Tongan, etc) lose...
BT Get One Over On Sky Sports Ban
BT Sport has found a way past Sky Sports ban on screening its rival broadcaster’s adverts after signing a 4 year shirt sponsorship deal with two of the teams Sky...
Connacht Eyes On Super 15 Finals
CONNACHT RUGBY SUPPORTERS had no players of their own to cheer on during the Lions tour to Australia earlier this year but they have huge interest in the final stages...
Top 5 “Ridiculous Passes” + A Moment of BOD
The Rugby HQ boys are back again with another Top 5… This time the Top 5 “Ridiculous Passes” and by ridiculous we mean ridiculously good! Being an Aussie show as...
IRFU To Trial New Scrum
The International Rugby Board Council has announced the implementation of a global trial of the ‘crouch, bind, set’ scrum engagement sequence, which is aimed at enhancing player welfare by reducing...
