Ireland

In a rematch from Rugby World Cup 2015 Ireland took on Canada in Dublin on Saturday. The game was the eighth ever between the countries. Ireland entered having won seven times. Canada’s best showing having been a  27-27 draw in 2000. The match was Canada’s first of three November Internationals. For …

Ireland defeated Canada by a convincing score of 52-21 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday but it was not all easy going for Joe Schmidt’s men. Canada made the most of limited possession to score three tries with only sevens points separating the two teams until will into …

Can anyone knock the Sage one off his pedestal? Derek took a clean victory in round one thanks to his lucky prediction of Ireland over New Zealand. Thankfully this week there are some really challenge games with a couple almost total coin-tosses. Before the goods, here’s a recap of our roster: …

Mark Anscombe has named his strongest available side to face Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday. This will be the new Canadian coach’s first November test series in charge of the side and he will have to face challenging opposition without star players Tyler Ardron and Jeff …

As expected Irish coach Joe Schmidt has changed his entire starting XV for the match to play Canada in Dublin on Saturday. Only five players who took part in the historic win over the All Blacks in Chicago are named. Cian Healy, Sean Cronin, and Finlay Bealham move into the …

A full-course three-match tour to Europe is on deck for Canada in November with a daunting schedule against higher ranked teams in the form of Ireland, Romania, and Samoa. With controversial off-the-field business and a disappointing Americas Pacific Challenge putting a damper on Canadian enthusiasm, some good performances at test …

The draw has been made and the pools are set for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup. Belfast and Dublin will be host cities for the tournament that takes place in August, with 12 teams placed in three pools for the 8th edition of the biggest event in women’s rugby. …

Ireland have added six players to their training squad in the wake of their historic win over the All Blacks in Chicago. Nine players are in line to make their debut on Saturday with mass changes expected for the side to play Canada in Dublin. The only player to drop …

For the first time in well over a hundred years of trying, Ireland have beaten the All Blacks. A Tier 1 record 18-game winning streak came to a screeching halt at Soldier Field in Chicago as New Zealand fell by a score of 40-29 in front of a captivated full …

International rugby is back, and so is the rugby forecast! We’ve polled some of the top gurus in the Americas to see who they think will be the big winners this weekend as Argentina arrive in Japan, and of course the AIG Rugby Weekend in Chicago. We don’t normally include …