Ireland

The Seattle Seawolves have added outside back David Busby to their roster for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. Equally comfortable at wing or fullback, the 25-year-old arrives from his native Northern Ireland, where he was part of Ulster’s senior academy program beginning in the fall of 2016. Having been …

Up and Under is a weekly exclusive on Americas Rugby News which reviews the best and worst from games involving the Americas teams over the previous week. In this week’s edition ARN has expanded the scope to incorporate all not only the Americas but also from RWC 2019.   UP …

Game 42 of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Tokyo. It was the second Quarter Final and saw New Zealand complete the systematic dismantling of Ireland. Prior to RWC 2019 Ireland had been ranked no 1 in the world. The Irish exit the tournament with two defeats, …

Ireland’s historic wins over New Zealand were a distant memory on Saturday as the All Blacks thrashed the men in green 46-14 in Tokyo to book their spot in the Rugby World Cup Semi Finals. It was a masterful performance from the two-time defending champions, but an equally disappointing effort …

Pool A of RWC 2019 produced unexpected results and saw magical tries scored. The group was won by tournament hosts Japan and saw Ireland finishing second. Both teams scored excellent tries as did Russia, Samoa, and Scotland.   To recap the matches click below on the corresponding link. Japan 30-10 …

The Glendale Raptors have confirmed 31 players for the 2020 Major League Rugby season, among them 13 who were not part of the squad in 2019. Former Wallabies star Digby Ioane is officially unveiled along with Eagles pair Aladdin Schirmer and Nick Boyer, and former Manu Samoa prop Zak Taulafo. …

Quarter Final 2 of RWC 2019 sees the Pool B winners facing the Pool A runners-up. New Zealand were undefeated in their pool while Ireland won three and lost one match. The All Blacks did not play last weekend due to the cancellation of their match against Italy. Ireland Head …

Ireland midfielder Bundee Aki will play no further part in RWC 2019. An appeal by the team to have his red card overturned was not successful and Aki has subsequently been suspended for three weeks, a decision that rules him out of the entire knock-out stage. It’s a ruling that …

Game 36 of Rugby World Cup 2019 took place earlier today in Fukuoka. The match was one of three scheduled for the day though the only one which materialized due to the severe danger of the typhoon. Ireland’s victory sees them into the Quarter Finals. They now await the outcome …

Ireland confirmed themselves in the Quarter Finals of RWC 2019 with a superb 47-5 win over Samoa earlier today in Fukuoka. They secure the win despite being down to 14-men for three quarters of the match. First half tries went captain Rory Best, prop Tadhg Furlong and a double to …