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  • 16 May 2013: One more year for BOD but no Amlin final
    Brian O’Driscoll has signed a new one-year contract with the IRFU which will see him available for Leinster and Ireland until June 2014. This ends heavy speculations that the upcoming British & Irish Lions tour would the final curtain on a career that spanned over a decade for the superstar midfielder. BOD as he commonly [...]
  • 16 April 2013: England open 2014 RBS Six Nations with trip to France
    England will start their 2014 Six Nations campaign with a trip to the Stade de France to face France on Saturday, February 1. On the opening weekend, reigning champions Wales host Italy on the same day while Scotland travel to Ireland on the Sunday. Stuart Lancaster’s men will be on the road again the following [...]
  • 11 April 2013: My Life in Rugby: Rob Henderson – former Ireland and Lions centre
    My highest and lowest moments in rugby both started with a phonecall from Donal Lenihan. In 1999 he gave me the call to say I wouldn’t be going to the World Cup – and I missed 2003 due to injury – but in 2001 he rang to say I’d be going with the Lions to [...]
  • 30 March 2013: Young Gun: George McGuigan – Ireland U20 hooker
    This year’s Six Nations has been a frustrating one for Ireland U20s but for Newcastle hooker George McGuigan the most important part was securing the bragging rights over Falcons teammate Scott Wilson. The Irish went down to narrowly to both Wales and Scotland, but sandwiched in between came a thrilling 16-15 win over England with [...]
  • 20 March 2013: Three-week ban for Brian O’Driscoll
    Brian O’Driscoll has been given a three-week ban for his stamp on Simone Favaro last Saturday in Rome. The Ireland centre was initially given five weeks but the independent Six Nations disciplinary committee deducted two weeks on account of his “exemplary previous playing and disciplinary record”. O’Driscoll was sent to the sin-bin for the offence as 22-15 lost to [...]

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  • Bill: I hope those a HQ wake up and start recognising Championship rugby for its worth! No magic weekends really with funding apparently static!
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