Ireland

Canadian referee Rose LaBrèche has been named to the match officials panel at the 2017 Women’s World Cup in Ireland. The 28-year-old from Ottawa, Ontario, was recently named Match Official of the Year by Rugby Canada for the second consecutive year. Currently a regular referee on the HSBC Sevens Series, …

The Irish horror show has all but confirmed Argentina for the Pool of Death. Ireland’s 22-9 loss to Wales this evening has ramifications for the world rankings. Had the Irish defeated Wales then Argentina would have avoided a pool of death in Japan 2019. Ireland’s inept performance has played into …

Serafin Bordoli will start for Zebre when they play Ulster in the only Guinness Pro 12 match of the weekend. Originally scheduled as a Round 9 fixture for November 25, the match was postponed due to poor weather conditions at Kingspan Stadium. Bordoli is one of three Argentines in the …

New Zealand overcame a stern challenge from the Women’s Eagles in the Cup Semi Finals on their way to a dominant Cup Final win over Australia at the HSBC Sevens Series event in Las Vegas on Saturday. The victory stretches New Zealand’s overall table lead to six points above the …

Canada picked up where they left off in Sydney as they emerged from Day One in Las Vegas with a perfect 3-0 record. An impressive win over Russia opened the tournament and they coasted past Argentina and France, the latter they’ll meet again in the Cup Quarter Finals on Day …

The women’s rosters have been finalized for the 2017 Las Vegas 7s, and in its inaugural season as a fully-fledged stop on the HSBC Sevens Series the tournament will be hosting a number of the world’s top players this weekend. Six out of seven named to the Women’s Dream Team …

The host nation for Rugby World Cup 2023 will be determined this year. In the running are three unions – France, Ireland and South Africa. All have hosted in some capacity in the past. Should the French bid be successful it would make 2023 the biggest ever Rugby World Cup. …

Rugby World Cup 2023 is set to be first tournament in Europe without games being played in Wales. Since the inaugural tournament in 1987 Europe has hosted every second event. Played in 1991, 1999, 2007 and 2015 all four have included matches in Wales. Rugby World Cup 2023’s official host …

Following the popularity of ARN’s Foreign-Born Players at Rugby World Cup 2015, the hot topic of debate regarding player eligibility is to be looked at again. In this piece we take an in-depth look into the foreign-born players in each Six Nations squad for 2017. All told, the 2017 Six Nations Championship will have a grand …

Rugby has been given a wake-up call as the FIFA World Cup has expanded to 48 teams. Tuesday’s announcement that the 2026 FIFA World Cup would be increased from 32 to 48 participants sees it having more than double that of rugby’s showpiece event. FIFA World Cup Expansion The FIFA …