World Cup

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RWC2011: Ireland 10 Wales 22

RWC2011: Ireland 10 Wales 22

Ireland’s World Cup campaign came to it’s inevitable end on Saturday morning with a young Welsh side showing enough composure to knock the Irish bandwagon off it’s rails. It was a fun adventure while it lasted, [more]

RWC2011: Ireland team for Wales.

RWC2011: Ireland team for Wales.

The Ireland team to play Wales in the quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup at Wellington Regional Stadium this Saturday has been named.  Hooker Rory Best is continuing to receive [more]

RWC 2011: Quarter Final Contenders.

RWC 2011: Quarter Final Contenders.

The Rugby World Cup 2011 now enters the knock out stages and, despite the pre tournament favourites all making their way through, there have been one or two shock results [more]

RWC 2011: Ireland 36 Italy 6

RWC 2011: Ireland 36 Italy 6

Respect. Ireland’s big game players stood up today and handed Italy a sound thrashing in this final Pool C game in Dunedin this morning. O’Connell, O’Driscoll, D’Arcy, O’Gara and O’Callaghan all rolled [more]

RWC 2011: Ireland and Italy announced.

RWC 2011: Ireland and Italy announced.

OK so the team for the biggest game in Ireland’s recent history has been announced and thankfully Ireland have abandoned all pretence at playing an open game with the selection [more]

RWC 2011: Ireland 62 Russia 12

RWC 2011: Ireland 62 Russia 12

It’s pretty much job done for Ireland as the dirt trackers  racked up nine tries in this 62 – 12 demolition of a spirited but limited Russia early this morning. [more]

RWC 2011: Ireland v Russia

RWC 2011: Ireland v Russia

The odyssey continues for Irish Rugby with the team announced for the pool game agaisnt Russia this Sunday morning KO 6:00am. It’s very much a dirt tracker side with the second [more]

RWC 2011: Ireland 15 Australia 6

RWC 2011: Ireland 15 Australia 6

There will be a few Irish journalists eating humble pie today and tomorrow after Ireland’s gritty win against Australia, but not us boys at the Front Row Union as we [more]

RWC 2011: Pool D The Story So Far

RWC 2011: Pool D The Story So Far

A sharp looking Welsh side nearly pulled of a fantastic victory loosing out to South Africa in the odd point in 33. Forget about the kick that wasn’t, Wales had [more]

RWC 2011: Pool C The Story So Far.

RWC 2011: Pool C The Story So Far.

Irrespective of tomorrow’s result the pool still looks well set for Australia to progress serenely and Ireland to progress with probably a few blips and slips along the way. I’m [more]

RWC 2011: Pool B The Story So Far.

RWC 2011: Pool B The Story So Far.

So far Pool B has very much been the Pool Of Mediocrity with Scotland and England grinding out wins. I had anticipated that it would read Argentina and Scotland at [more]