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15 OPPOSITION FEATURE 35 U20S

24 IAIN HENDERSON

39 JORDAN CONROY

61 TODAY’SREFEREE

20 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS

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IRFU COMMITTEE

2021 / 2022

PRESIDENT:

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT:

JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT:

HON. TREASURER:

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:

CHAIRMAN MGT. COMMITTEE:

D. Kavanagh

J. Robinson

G. Barrett

P.T. Kennedy

N. Comyn

D. Madden

COMMITTEE: N. Rynne J. O’ Driscoll

S. Carty T. O’Beirne

M. Collopy S.W. Black

G. Casey M.P. Coghlan

Y. Comer R.W. Deacon

K. Dinneen J. Gibson

J. McDermott J.D.H McKibbin

D.C Millar

M. Orr

L. Rattigan D. Ryan

F. Steed

WORLD RUGBY: J. O’Driscoll P.A. Orr

S. Carty

SIX NATIONS COMMITTEE: K. Potts J. O’Driscoll

TRUSTEES: A.R. Dawson S.R. Hilditch MBE

D.V. Healy

J.D. Hussey

CHIEF EXECUTIVE:

K. Potts

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A MESSAGE FROM DES KAVANAGH

IRFU PRESIDENT

I am delighted to welcome all of

our Ireland supporters, and indeed

our Scottish visitors, back to the

Aviva Stadium today for this final

round game in the 2022 Guinness

Six Nations competition.

The first four rounds have been hugely exciting.

We were thrilled to see Ireland achieve a fairly

comprehensive win over Wales in round one. Our

game in Paris was a huge challenge, as predicted, but

the performance of the Ireland team especially in the

second half was very satisfying.

The bonus point achieved may well be invaluable at

the end of the tournament. Beating the gallant Italian

side set us up for a great challenge in Twickenham.

Thankfully we came away from London with a bonus

point win, a guaranteed second place in the series

and with the possibility of winning the Guinness Six

Nations, if we can beat Scotland and England win

against France later today.

At the very least this game against Scotland is a Triple

Crown game for Ireland. I know our supporters will

give the team huge encouragement today.

What an exciting prospect this final round of games

presents.

I am delighted to welcome our President Mr. Michael

D. Higgins to today’s game. The President is hugely

supportive and very knowledgeable of our game and

our players.

We are delighted to have full capacity attendances at

our Guinness Six Nations games. The last two years

have been very difficult for all sports including Rugby.

I am pleased to acknowledge the Government’s

successful management of the pandemic and the

Irish population’s great commitment in embracing the

vaccine programme, all of which has enabled us to

reach this point of significant normalisation and full

houses at our games.

I also want to thank the Government for their financial

support for the IRFU which has been so important to

our management of the game over the last two years.

In conclusion I want to thank all of our supporters for

the great support you have given the team, home and

away, in this Guinness Six Nations Tournament.

I hope you have a great day out in Aviva Stadium

today and I look forward to you, our supporters,

creating a memorable atmosphere for the game.

Des Kavanagh

IRFU President

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The last home game is upon us as Ireland take on Scotland at Aviva Stadium. It has been wonderful

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Fáilte and welcome to Super Saturday, the final weekend of this year’s

GUINNESS SIX NATIONS Championship, where Ireland play host to Scotland

at AVIVA Stadium.

Both Ireland and Scotland will be aiming to finish the 2022 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS on a high

as they compete for the Centenary Quaich, in what will be the 139th test between the two

teams. Scotland are seeking their first victory over Ireland since their 2017 win in Edinburgh

and first win on Irish soil since 2010. The current test match record between these sides stands

at 67 wins for Ireland and 66 wins for Scotland, with five drawn fixtures taking place between

the two nations.

As the anticipation builds for what promises to be another exceptional climax to the

Championship, GUINNESS, in our fourth year as Title Partner, has been delighted to see

so much excitement generated during the GUINNESS SIX NATIONS. This year, we have been

celebrating the moments that fans look forward to most in the lead up to a match. Whether

it be predicting the score line with your friends and family or soaking up the atmosphere as

you walk towards the stadium, we hope these moments are remembered long after the final

whistle has blown.

Helping fans to continue with their traditions and create lasting memories while they enjoy

great rugby is incredibly important to GUINNESS. With that in mind, we are delighted to

be making GUINNESS 0.0 available in-stadium throughout this year’s Championship. In our

continued role as the Official Responsible Drinking Partner, we are encouraging all adults

around the world who enjoy the GUINNESS SIX NATIONS to drink responsibly.

To the fans of both Ireland and Scotland who support their teams so passionately, we hope

you have loved every moment of the 2022 GUINNESS SIX NATIONS so far and enjoy this

final round match between these two exciting teams. Whether you are in the stadium today

or watching from the comfort of your own home, we hope that you continue the great

rugby tradition that we all share of toasting the winning team over a post-game pint of the

black stuff.

Barry O’Sullivan

Managing Director, DIAGEO Ireland

ENJOY THE 2022

GUINNESS SIX NATIONS


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CAPTAIN’S MESSAGE

JOHNNY SEXTON ON TODAY’S OPPONENTS, SCOTLAND

RUGBY.

LET’S

RISE.

Launching soon.

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It’s hard to believe we have reached the final game of

the Guinness Six Nations already, but we’re delighted

to have the opportunity to finish the Championship

here at Aviva Stadium on home soil in front of our

family, friends and supporters.

The whole squad would like to thank the huge number

of supporters who backed us all the way at Twickenham

last weekend - we really had to fight hard throughout

and your support was a massive driver for us. To be

able to acknowledge that support and see a lot of you

as we did a lap was special and we’re hoping to create

more memories today.

It has been 18 years since an Ireland team has lifted

silverware on home soil and the thought of lifting a

Triple Crown in front of you in Dublin is very special.

Once we had lost that game to France, we set our

targets on this. It’s the only thing within our control. If

we can get a win today then we’re guaranteed a Triple

Crown. For us then, that would be a good thing and then

we sit back and watch the end of the Championship.

But most importantly, we have to hold our end of the

bargain up, we have to make sure we play really well.

We need to perform on the big stage, which is where

we’re at. We want to perform for the people that come

and watch us. All our focus is on our performance, but

it’s to know that if we do get it right and we get a win,

that we’ve got a chance to lift some silverware in front

of you. That’s a huge motivation for us as a squad.

Before I finish, I’d like to wish Reuben Crothers and

the Ireland U20s all the very best in their final game

against Scotland tomorrow at Musgrave Park. They

have produced some brilliant rugby under Richie

Murphy and the coaching team and we look forward to

watching them in pursuit of a Grand Slam on Sunday

evening.

Enjoy what hopefully will be a brilliant weekend for

Irish Rugby.

Johnny.

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MATCH DAY

PREVIEW

B y G e r r y T h o r n l e y

SCOTLAND THE BRAVE

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rish rugby has had some memorable final Saturdays in

the Six Nations in recent times, winning the Grand Slam in

I2009, the Championship back to back in 2014 and 2015,

and the Grand Slam again in 2018. But, while memorable, all

were sealed away from home, in Cardiff, Paris, Edinburgh and

London.

Even the Triple Crowns of 2006 and 2007 were clinched in

Twickenham and Murrayfield, whereas Ireland haven’t sealed

silverware in Dublin since 2004 when beating Scotland 37-16

at the old Lansdowne Road to complete the Triple Crown.


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The Triple Crown predates the arrival of both France

and Italy, and so is something of a relic, but a nice

old relic all the same. To put it in context, victory over

Scotland today would earn Ireland only a 12th Triple

Crown in history.

So it’s not to be sniffed at, and recently Rob Kearney

spoke of the regrets he and his teammates still

harbour over failing to seal a Triple Crown in the

2010 farewell to Croke Park, which had hosted

Ireland’s Six Nations games for three seasons.

Then, as now, the final trio of matches were the same

match-ups, in the same order and in the same cities.

Then, as now, Ireland (who had won the Grand

Slam the previous year) went into the game against

Scotland having beaten Italy, Wales and England

while losing in Paris, and were assured of second

place. By contrast, Scotland had lost their first three

games against France, Wales and Italy, before

drawing 15-all at home with England.

The title was beyond Ireland’s grasp due to France

having a vastly superior points’ differential (+64 as

against Ireland’s +14).

Ireland had also won the previous eight meetings

in the Six Nations between the two, but despite

dominating the game for long stretches, left a host

of chances behind before Dan Parks’ last minute

penalty earned Scotland a 23-20 win.

In the event, France won the Grand Slam with a nervy

12-10 win over England but the difference today, of

course, is that Ireland also have a chance of winning

the Six Nations title as well as the Triple Crown

should they beat Scotland today.

Thanks to accumulating their fourth bonus point in

four games last week in Twickenham through Finlay

Bealham’s late try, Ireland have not only trimmed

France’s lead over them to two points but has also

given them a superior points’ differential (+84

compared to +56).

All sorts of permutations are possible if one factors

in draws or bonus points, but in the heel of the hunt

an Irish win would effectively leave France having to

beat England to seal both their first Grand Slam and

first Six Nations title since that final Saturday night a

dozen years ago. In other words, wins by Ireland and

England would result in Johnny Sexton lifting the

trophy.

Ireland were indebted to a nerveless late penalty by

Sexton to secure a 27-24 win behind closed doors

at Murrayfield last season, a sixth in a row against

Scotland to edge them ahead in the overall rivalry

by 67 wins to 66.

Although Ireland have won all seven meetings since

returning to the redeveloped Aviva Stadium, there

have been three Scottish wins at Murrayfield along

with several close shaves along the way to forewarn

Ireland that they face dangerous opponents in

Gregor Townsend’s team today.

Both sides have lost to France in what were probably

the latter’s best two performances of the tournament

to date. Les bleus started brilliantly in Murrayfield

with two magnificent tries and effectively sealed their

victory with two more either side of the interval _

championship minutes and all that.

But after Rory Darge capped his first international

start with a try, Scotland ought to have taken a 17-12

lead into the interval when failing to convert a fouron-one

after Duhan van der Merwe’s break through

the middle had for once shredded the famed Shaun

Edwards’ designed French defence.

They scored another through running back a long

French kick when Blair Kinghorn countered and set up

van der Merwe, and gave another reminder of their

counter-attacking threat with their first try in Rome

last week when Stuart Hogg ran back a long kick from

his own 22.

Darcy Graham, who is having a superb Six Nations,

linked with George Turner and after the hooker’s

gallop up the right touchline he found Ali Price

in support. Graham stepped in at scrum half and

Finn Russell’s typical skip pass onto the edges was

converted into a try by cente Sam Johnson.

Price, who led the side out on his 50th Scottish cap,

sprang out of the defensive line for an intercept which

led to another pitch-length try, the first of two by

Chris Harris, and after a sharp finish by Graham off

Russell’s inside pass, it was Price’s break and pass

which put Stuart Hogg over.

PASSIONATE

DETERMINED

AUTHENTIC

The in-form Price was man of the match, but it could

just as easily have been Hogg, who made 211 metres

off 13 carries, beat six defenders and also had a try

assist. This Scotland side is altogether more potent

than the side of 2010, with plenty of X factor and

match-winners, who can score tries in a number of

ways.

THE SAME, OF COURSE, IS TRUE OF

IRELAND. THEY ARE COMMITTED

TO AN AMBITIOUS, INTRICATE,

RUNNING BRAND OF RUGBY

WHICH HAS MADE THEM THE

TOURNAMENT’S LEADING TRY

SCORERS TO DATE.

COMMITTED

It’s been the most high risk, high reward strategy of

any team in the Championship. As well as having

made the most line breaks, it comes as no surprise

that Ireland have also made the most passes and the

most handling errors of any side as well.

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HOME

ADVANTAGE

wherever we play

The precision of Ireland’s launch moves

and phased play, with triangles of forwards

interlinking with backs in their layered

attacking, has prompted Eddie Jones to

describe them as the most cohesive team in

world rugby.

An array of skilful, ball-playing forwards

like Tadhg Furlong, Tadhg Beirne, Josh van

der Flier and Caelan Doris also makes this

15-man game possible.

With Sexton pulling the strings, this Irish

team also have game breakers in the likes

of Garry Ringrose, James Lowe and Hugo

Keenan and, like Scotland, arrive at this game

on the high of a win.

By rights, with both sides knowing there is no

tomorrow in this Six Nations, this should be

entertaining.

LAST FIVE MEETINGS:

(2019, 6N) Scotland 13 Ireland 22.

(2019, RWC) Ireland 27 Scotland 3.

(2020, 6N) Ireland 19 Scotland 12.

(2020, ANC) Ireland 31 Scotland 16.

(2021, 6N) Scotland 24 Ireland 27.

OVERALL HEAD-TO-HEAD:

Played 138. Ireland 67 wins, Scotland 66

wins, Draws 5.

By Gerry Thornley


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FIXTURES | RESULTS

Official Balls of Irish Rugby

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05 February IRELAND 29 - 7 WALES

ROUND 1

05 February SCOTLAND 20 - 17 ENGLAND

06 February FRANCE 37-10 ITALY

12 February WALES 20-17 SCOTLAND

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12 February FRANCE 30-24 IRELAND

13 February ITALY 0-33 ENGLAND

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26 February SCOTLAND 17-36 FRANCE

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26 February ENGLAND 23-19 WALES

27 February IRELAND 57-6 ITALY

11 March WALES 9-13 FRANCE

ROUND 4

12 March ITALY 22-33 SCOTLAND

12 March ENGLAND 15-32 IRELAND

19 March WALES 14:15 ITALY

ROUND 5

19 March IRELAND 16:45 SCOTLAND

19 March FRANCE 20:00 ENGLAND

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IRELAND RUGBY OVERALL

RESULTS - 1875 TO DATE

R e s e a r c h B y : F e a r g a l O ’ R o u r k e

OPPONENTS PLAYED WON LOST DRAWN ABANDONED

Scotland

England

Wales

France

Australia

Italy

New Zealand

South Africa

Argentina

USA

Japan

Romania

Canada

Samoa

Georgia

Namibia

Fiji

Russia

Tonga

NZ Natives

IRFU Pres XV

Zimbabwe

Pacific Islands

139

139

133

101

36

34

33

26

19

11

10

9

8

7

5

4

4

3

2

1

1

1

1

727

67

51

56

35

13

30

3

7

13

11

9

9

7

6

5

2

4

3

2

1

1

333

66

80

70

59

22

4

29

18

6

1

1

2

1

359

5

8

7

7

1

1

1

1

1

32

1

Romania

1

CHRONOMAT


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IAIN

HENDESON

“THE CHANCE TO

LIFT SILVERWARE

WITH ANY TEAM,

BE IT CLUB OR

ESPECIALLY

COUNTRY, IS

ABSOLUTELY

ENORMOUS”

t has been a frustrating season for Iain Henderson

for a number of reasons but having put injury

Itroubles behind him, the second row is determined

to help Ireland lift silverware on home soil later

today.

A series of injuries had prevented Henderson from

putting together a consistent run of game time for

Ulster and just as he was working his way back to

full fitness, a positive Covid-19 test in Italy week

denied him the opportunity to feature in Round 3 for

Ireland.

However, James Ryan’s early withdrawal at

Twickenham last Saturday saw Henderson play 78

minutes against England and he wins his 68th Test

cap against Scotland.

“There have been a few frustrating things from the

start of the season until the last few weeks,” he said

ahead of today’s game. “Starting today is massive

and I’m delighted to get back in the team, especially

in front of a home crowd at Aviva Stadium.

“The chance to lift silverware with any team, be it

club or especially country, is absolutely enormous.

I’m not sure if any player in this squad has lifted

silverware internationally at home. That would be

unbelievably massive and the excitement that has

brought us leading into this week has been huge.

“The guys who have been involved for a number of

years know how difficult it is to come across some

form of silverware at international level.

“It has been a massive driver for us, but we’ve got

to make sure we set that excitement aside to ensure

we can concentrate on our game. We’ve got to focus

on the Triple Crown and hope that what we’ve done

during the week covers that off. Then obviously

whatever happens after that will be an added bonus

and hopefully England can do the job on France.”

Sticking to that process is key and irrespective of the

outcome later today, Ireland have continued on an

upward trajectory during this Championship under

Farrell.

“I think there’s been a huge amount of buy-in in

the last 12 or 18 months into what we’re doing,”

Henderson adds.

“We know why we’re doing it. The understanding

is there amongst all the players and that

understanding coupled with the belief is why we can

see things clicking into place and things starting to

look good.

“It doesn’t just come in attack, it has to be in attack

and defence, it has to be on both sides of the ball

and if one doesn’t work the other isn’t going to

function too well either.

“We see it on the training pitch, we train really well,

at a high intensity, and the guys see it working on

the training pitch working well. The pictures we get

shown in the video review, we can see the evidence is

there for the belief, so the coaches have a very clear

message which makes it easy to believe in.”

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ROBHERRING

he Ireland replacements made a really positive impact off the bench during last weekend’s win in London,

with Jack Conan and Finlay Bealham both scoring crucial second-half tries, Rob Herring and Dave Kilcoyne

Tadding powerful dynamism and Robbie Henshaw and Conor Murray bringing fresh energy and experience

to the contest.

It was a really pleasing aspect of the bonus point win at Twickenham as Ireland’s strength in depth was

highlighted, with four Lions - Conan, Henshaw, Murray and Henderson - all among the reinforcements Andy

Farrell could call upon. That competition for places, coupled with an overall team first mentality, has been

evident throughout Farrell’s time in charge and it is now paying dividends, with every member of the wider

group very much buying into the system and journey.

FOR HERRING, THERE HAS BEEN AN EVOLUTION IN HIS GAME IN RECENT

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“The game has evolved in the last few years and

especially in the way that we are being asked to play

as forwards in Ireland,” says Herring.

If you feel tired while driving,

don’t ignore the signs.

“We expect to be able to fit in and handle the ball and

play to space and all that kind of stuff. It’s something

I work very hard on. Defence comes to me a lot more

naturally than attack but I keep chipping away at it

and when I get opportunities I try to get my hands on

the ball and see what I can do.

“Whatever role I’m asked to do, I want to do it the

best I can. Last week I was off the bench and I thought

everyone on the bench fitted in well and just added to

it. It is a squad effort and we were happy enough with

the impact we had when we came on.”

Herring won his 24th Test cap at Twickenham and

after putting an ill-timed calf injury behind him, the

Ulster hooker has hit his straps again. With Ronan

Kelleher and Dan Sheehan providing competition

for that number two jersey, the 31-year-old knows

he needs to be on top of his game to earn his

opportunity in green.

Last weekend, the whole pack took huge learnings

from the win over England, specifically at the setpiece.

Under Scrum Coach John Fogarty and Forwards

Coach Paul O’Connell, the Ireland forwards have

reviewed the bonus point win over England and

worked hard on the training pitch ahead of the visit of

Scotland.

Herring explains: “Hopefully next time when

something like that happens [conceding scrum

penalties], we’ll manage it better.

“If there’s one aspect of the game where we’re being

penalised a bit, we’ve got to look after the other

aspects of the game. We gave a lot of turnovers

in open play and some silly penalties which were

avoidable. That started compounding a bit of pressure

on ourselves.

“We’ve got a really good scrum, we’ve shown that

over the years, it’s getting better and better. It’s up

there as one of the top scrums, so you don’t become

a bad scrum overnight. Ultimately, we’ve got to be

able to manage the situations and it’s a good learning

experience for all of us.”

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IRELAND FORM GUIDE

2019-PRESENT

WON 32 - 15 v England (Twickenham, Mar 12 2022)

WON 57 - 6 v Itay (Aviva Stadium, Feb 27 2022)

Lost 24 - 30 v France (Stade de France, Feb 12 2022)

WON 29 - 7 v Wales (Aviva Stadium, Feb 5 2022)

WON 53 - 7 v Argentina (Aviva Stadium, Nov 21 2021)

WON 29 - 20 v New Zealand (Aviva Stadium, Nov 13 2021)

WON 60 - 5 v Japan (Aviva Stadium, Nov 6 2021)

WON 71 - 10 v USA (Aviva Stadium, July 10 2021)

WON 39 - 31 v Japan (Aviva Stadium, July 3 2021)

WON 32 - 18 v England (Aviva Stadium, Mar 20 2021)

WON 27 - 24 v Scotland (Murrayfield, Mar, 15 2021)

WON 48 -10 v Italy (Stadio Olimpico, Feb 27 2021)

Lost 13 - 15 v France (Aviva Stadium, Feb 14 2021)

Lost 16 - 31 v Wales (Principality Stadium, Feb 7 2021)

WON 31 - 16 v Scotland (Aviva Stadium, Dec 5 2020)

WON 23 - 10 v Georgia (Aviva Stadium, Nov 28 2020)

Lost 7 - 18 v England (Twickenham, Nov 21 2020)

WON 32 - 9 v Wales (Aviva Stadium, Nov 12 2020)

Lost 27 - 35 v France (Stade de France, Oct 31 2020)

WON 50 - 17 v Italy (Aviva Stadium, Oct 24 2020)

Lost 12 - 24 v England (Twickenham, Feb 23 2020)

WON 24 - 14 v Wales (Aviva Stadium, Feb 8 2020)

WON 19 - 12 v Scotland (Aviva Stadium, Feb 1 2020)

Lost 14 - 46 v New Zealand (Tokyo, Oct 19 2019)

WON 47 - 5 v Samoa (Fukuoka, Oct 12 2019)

WON 35 - 0 v Russia (Kobe, Oct 3 2019)

Lost 12 - 19 v Japan (Shizuoka, Sep 28 2019)

WON 27 - 3 v Scotland (Yokohama, Sep 22 2019)

WON 19 - 10 v Wales (Aviva Stadium, Sep 7 2019)

WON 22 - 17 v Wales (Principality Stadium, Aug 31 2019)

Lost 15 - 57 v England (Twickenham, Aug 24 2019)

WON 29 - 10 v Italy (Aviva Stadium, Aug 10 2019)

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IT AFFECTS

US ALL ON

SOME LEVEL

As has been the case in the last two Rounds of the

Guinness Six Nations Series, we will take a moment

before kick off this afternoon to stand together in

solidarity with Ukraine and its people. The IRFU and

the five other Unions strongly condemn the invasion

and the standing ovation which preceded our game

here against Italy a couple of weekends ago was

a powerful moment. Together, we will continue

to support those affected and hold them in our

thoughts.

Earlier this week, Leinster second row Alex Soroka,

whose family are from Ukraine, launched an online

fundraising campaign to raise money for a Children’s

Hospital in Ukraine who are helping and treating

children affected by the war. Within minutes, teammates

of Soroka from Leinster and Clontarf FC were

sharing his social media post far and wide, instantly

reaching out to the Irish Rugby community to help in

any way they can.

At the time of going to print, the Soroka family have

raised an incredible €40,000 for the Okhmadits

Children’s Hospital and that figure is rising by the

minute, with a raffle for a signed Ireland jersey from

the 2018 Grand Slam-winning team set to further

help the cause.

Ivan, Alex’s older brother, also started in the front

row.

“That was a really special moment for me and my

family,” he continues. “The support of everyone in

Clontarf, Leinster and the general public has been

absolutely incredible, and I can’t thank everyone

enough for their emotional and financial support so

far. It means so much and every donation helps.”

If you too would like to donate, you can find Alex’s

GoFundMe page via his Instagram @AlexSoroka55

or further details on how you can donate to the Irish

organisations working on the ground is available at:

https://www.dochas.ie/whats-new/ukraine-howyou-can-help/.

“My Mum, Dad and brother were all born in Ukraine

and I consider myself Ukrainian as much as I do Irish,”

the former Ireland U20 international says.

“Almost all of my wider family are living in Ukraine

and it goes without saying that the last few weeks

have been awful. I can’t really describe it and to be

honest, I don’t really want to put it into words because

anything I say won’t do how we’re feeling any justice.

We have been worrying 24/7 about my family and

friends in Ukraine and we’re just praying every day

that they stay safe.”

Ahead of Clontarf’s recent Energia AIL game against

Terenure, the club announced it would be donating all

gate receipts to the Irish Red Cross’ Ukraine Appeal

and €12,500 was raised by members on the day, with

the Ukraine flag taking pride of place in the home

dressing room above where Alex sat.

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U20’S SHOOTING

FOR THE STARS

After a stunning victory over England last

weekend, the Ireland U20s are gunning for

Grand Slam glory in front of a sold-out

Musgrave Park when they face Scotland tomorrow

evening at 5pm.

Richie Murphy’s side have enjoyed a brilliant winning

run in the Championship, beating Wales and Italy at

their Cork fortress and recording impressive away

victories in France and England to set up a shot at the

enviable clean sweep on Super Sunday.

There was a lot to review from the England win and

we’re excited to get back out there and do things a

little bit better again.”

With a sell-out crowd expected at Musgrave Park, it

promises to be another memorable occasion for the

Ireland U20s at their Cork home. Captain Reuben

Crothers has led the team superbly throughout the

campaign and the Ulster back row hopes the home

support can help his side overcome one final hurdle

on Sunday.

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Ahead of their clash with Scotland, Ireland hold a

three-point lead at the top of the table, and know a

fifth successive win would secure the title on home

soil.

“Grand Slams are results and we’ve been very much

focusing on making sure our bits and pieces are right,”

Murphy said this week.

“We haven’t moved away from that process this week.

We know what is there for us as a group and our job

has been to prepare as best we can for Scotland, just

as we have done throughout the Championship.

“We’re delighted to be back on home soil for the

final game because we’ve made so many incredible

memories in Cork as a group over the last two months

and we’re determined to add another chapter to that

against Scotland,” he said.

“To have the chance to go for glory in front of our

family, friends and home supporters is amazing and

we’re all ready to pull on the green jersey and get to

work one final time in this Championship.”

Ireland U20s v Scotland U20s is live on Virgin Media

Two and the BBC iPlayer.

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Cycle the Algarve

2 nd - 8 th May 2022

in aid of Spinal Injuries Ireland

and the IRFU Charitable Trust

The final countdown to the TikTok Women’s Six

Nations is now on, with just seven days to go

until Ireland open their Championship campaign

against Wales across the road from here at the RDS.

Excitement has been building ahead of the 2022

Six Nations, with new Head Coach Greg McWilliams

working closely with his 38-player squad over the last

three weekends at the IRFU High Performance Centre

in Dublin.

While there has been an onus placed on building the

team environment under McWilliams’ tutelage, the

players have put the head down and got through a

mountain of work in preparation for the Championship

at their IRFU HPC base.

The Head Coach continues: “We’re establishing

ourselves in a very short period of time and we need

to be conscious of having a very clear plan. The players

have bought into the plan and have been working hard.

Ireland have been laying the foundations for that

opening game against Wales, coming together as

a group both on and off the field through intense

pitch sessions under McWilliams, and team building

activities, including a trip to Avon Ri Adventure Centre

last weekend.

WITH NINE UNCAPPED PLAYERS

IN IRELAND’S EXTENDED SQUAD,

THERE IS AN EXCITING MIX OF

YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE FOR

MCWILLIAMS TO PICK FROM.

“We’re delighted with the makeup of our squad,” he

said. “There is loads of room for improvement and

development for these players and there’s a really

good mixture of the youth we talk about coming

through and experienced players who are really

showing their leadership and have been putting in

some great performances at the end of the Energia

All-Ireland League season.”

“We’ve a lot of work to do but certainly we’ve got to

see these players up close, observe how they go about

their business and most importantly seeing how they

interact with each other, so we can develop those

important links that will hopefully make us a strong

team to compete against in the Six Nations.”

With ticket sales for the opening game at the RDS

going strong, McWilliams hopes his squad can feed

off the energy of the home support.

“It’s an exciting opportunity for this group to represent

Ireland in the Six Nations on home soil. There is still

work to do but as we edge closer to kick off, everyone

is buzzing to get going.”

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Jordan Conroy’s story is well told, the Ireland

Sevens speedsters’ rise from Tullamore RFC to

the Olympics a tale of hard work, resilience and

perseverance.

A SUPERSTAR ON THE HSBC WORLD

RUGBY SEVENS SERIES, CONROY IS

ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNISABLE

FACES ON THE CIRCUIT, HIS ELECTRIC

SPEED, DAZZLING FOOTWORK AND

TRY-SCORING ABILITY A JOY TO

BEHOLD.

And by his side every step of the way has been

his mother Jennie, who has lived and breathed

every moment of the journey, savouring the highs

and, just as importantly, being a constant support

through the low points.

But perhaps it is only in recent weeks that we have

truly been able to appreciate Conroy’s remarkable

story, and that journey he and his mother have

experienced both on and off the pitch.

Shortly after Ireland’s historic appearance at last

summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, World Rugby

featured Conroy in their ‘#Remarkables’ Series,

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lights.

What came out of the interview, however, was more

important than any try-scoring tale.

In a powerful video, Jennie bravely spoke of Jordan’s

upbringing and early childhood in Germany, where

the pair were subjected to a domestically abusive

relationship.

We’ve heard previous stories of Jordan’s innate

sporting ability, his formative years as a child

prodigy in both football and athletics, but to hear

of the harrowing experience both he and his mother

endured before escaping back to Ireland was

shocking.

“It’s crazy to think where we have come from,”

he says. “My mother could easily have been just

trapped there by him and manipulated by him.

When you’re being abused, you are literally in a

trap and it just takes a lot to get up and leave and

I’m just glad and happy she did. I’m so proud of my

mother.

“I don’t think I’d be here today doing these kinds of

things with rugby and getting to the Olympics if we

had stayed in Germany and she has been with me

every step of the way.”

Conroy’s story has reached new audiences in recent

weeks as he features on RTE’s Dancing with the Stars,

which reaches the semi-final stage this weekend, and

the 28-year-old has used that platform positively to

shine a light on domestic abuse and urge people who

are suffering at the hands of an abuser to seek help.

His journey in a green jersey will continue next

month when Ireland return to World Series action in

Singapore and Vancouver, with Conroy set to grab the

headlines once again on the pitch as he looks to add

to his 56 tries - but it has been his actions and words

off the pitch, along with Jennie, that have been most

powerful.

The IRFU has been supporting Women’s

Aid throughout the Six Nations by

providing programme space at each senior

and U20s game.

Women’s Aid offers a 24 hour national

helpline at 1800 341 900, and if you

would like to help their important work,

you can do so at

https://www.womensaid.ie/donate

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NATIONAL ANTHEMS

Amhrán na bhFiann

Sinne Fianna Fáil

Atá faoi gheall ag Éirinn

Buíon dár slua

Thar toinn do ráinig chughainn

Faoi mhóid bheith saor

Seantír ár sinsear feasta

Ní fhágfar faoin tíorán ná faoin tráill

Anocht a théam sa bhearna baoil

Le gean ar Ghaeil, chun báis nó saoil

Le gunna scréach faoi lámhach na bpiléar

Seo libh canaig amhrán na bhfiann

Ireland’s Call

WORDS AND MUSIC BY PHIL COULTER, 1995

Come the day and come the hour

Come the power and the glory

We have come to answer our country’s call

From the four proud provinces of Ireland

CHORUS

Ireland, Ireland

Together standing tall

Shoulder to shoulder

We’ll answer Ireland’s call

(Repeat chorus)

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PLAYER PROFILES

PLAYER PROFILES

GUINNESS SIX NATIONS

SQUAD

10.06.1997

1.78m

90kg

Leinster

St Mary’s College

30

35 (7T)

v ITA (10.02.2018)

JORDAN

LARMOUR

JORDAN made his Ireland

debut in the 2018 Six Nations

Championship coming off the

bench against Italy. He would

also feature against Scotland

and England in the 2018 Grand

Slam winning season.

FULLBACK

27.03.1998

1.88m

89kg

Connacht

-

3

5 (1T)

v WAL (05.02.2022)

BORN in Canberra, Australia

Mack qualifies for Ireland

through his Irish mother. He

joined Connacht at the start

of the 2021/22 season and

was called in to train with the

national squad during the 2021

Autumn Nations Series. He

made his debut against Wales

in the Guinness Six Nations

2022.

19.08.1997

1.93m

90kg

Ulster

Enniskillen

2

5 (1T)

v USA (10.07.2021)

A FORMER member of the

Ireland 7s squad Rob made

his Ulster debut against the

Dragons in October 2018. Rob

made his Ireland debut against

the USA in July 2021 scoring on

his debut.

MACK

HANSEN

FULLBACK

ROBERT

BALOUCOUNE

WING

18.06.1996

1.85m

92kg

Leinster

UCD

19

30 (6T)

v ITA (24.10.2020)

HUGO is a former Ireland

Sevens international and also

represented Ireland at U20

level. He made his Leinster

debut against Zebre in

November 2016 and made his

Ireland debut in against Italy in

the 2020 Guinness Six Nations.

11.07.1991

1.80m

91kg

Munster

Garryowen

30

75 (15T)

v ENG (18.03.2017)

ANDREW represented Ireland

at Schools & U20 Level and

made 42 appearances for

Leinster between 2010-2013.

He joined Munster at the start

of the 2013/14 season. He

made his Ireland debut off

the bench against England in

the final game of the 2017 Six

Nations.

HUGO

KEENAN

FULLBACK

ANDREW

CONWAY

WING

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PLAYER PROFILES

02.10.1987

1.78m

92kg

Munster

Young Munster

96

170 (34T)

v CAN (08.11.2008)

KEITH made his Ireland debut

against Canada in 2008 and is

Ireland’s all time top RWC try

scorer with 8 tries. Keith toured

with the British & Irish Lions in

2009 and started all five games

of the 2018 Grand Slam Six

Nations Championships.

07.04.1990

1.82m

101kg

Connacht

Galwegians

36

35 (7T)

v SA (11.11.2017)

BORN in Auckland (NZ),

Bundee qualifies for Ireland

through residency having

joined Connacht from the

Waikato Chiefs in 2014. He

was a member of the 2018 Six

Nations Grand Slam winning

team starting all five games

and a British and Irish Lion in

2021.

KEITH

EARLS

WING

BUNDEE

AKI

CENTRE

08.07.1992

1.88m

105kg

Leinster

-

11

30 (6T)

v WAL (13.11.2020)

BORN in New Zealand, James

signed for Leinster in 2017 and

qualifies to play for Ireland

under the residency rules.

He has scored 33 tries for

Leinster in 49 appearances and

has helped Leinster to both

European Champions Cup and

Guinness PRO14 success.

12.06.1993

1.91m

100kg

Leinster

Buccaneers

56

40 (8T)

v USA (08.06.2013)

ROBBIE made his senior debut

on the 2013 Summer Tour after

an impressive first season with

Connacht. The former Marist

College player was capped at

Under 20 and Wolfhounds levels

before quickly graduating to the

senior squad. Scored a famous

try to seal historic win against

the All Blacks in November 2016

and was a Lions tourist in 2017. A

Six Nations winner in 2014, 2015

and 2018.

JAMES

LOWE

WING

ROBBIE

HENSHAW

CENTRE

27.11.1996

1.83m

88kg

Leinster

Naas RFC

0

0

Uncapped

JIMMY has has represented

Ireland at U20 level and on the

7s World Series. He made his

debut for Leinster against the

Ospreys in November 2018.

07.09.1998

1.88m

98kg

Ulster

Banbridge

3

0

v USA (10.07.2021)

JAMES is a former Ireland

U20 who made his senior

Ulster debut in September

2018 against Munster in the

Guinness PRO14. He made his

Ireland debut against the USA

in July 2021.

JIMMY

O’BRIEN

WING

JAMES

HUME

CENTRE

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PLAYER PROFILES

PLAYER PROFILES

26.01.1995

1.85m

89kg

Leinster

UCD

41

57 (11T, 1C)

v CAN (12.11.2016)

GARRY represented Ireland at

U20 level on 17 occasions and

made his senior debut against

Canada in November 2016. He

played a starring role in the

final games of the 2018 Grand

Slam winning season.

20.08.1998

1.70m

76kg

Ulster

Banbridge

1

10 (2T)

v ITA (27.02.2022)

MICHAEL played for Ireland

U20 in 2018 before signing his

first senior contract with Ulster

in February 2019. He has made

over 50 appearances for Ulster.

GARRY

RINGROSE

CENTRE

MICHAEL

LOWRY

OUT- HALF

01.11.1995

1.83m

86kg

Munster

Clontarf

31

154 (2T, 51C, 14P)

v NZ (05.11.2016)

BORN in Auckland but raised

in Athy, Co. Kildare, Joey made

his debut for Ireland coming

off the bench in the win over

New Zealand at Soldier Field

in 2016. He was a Six Nations

Grand Slam winner with Ireland

in 2018.

11.07.1985

1.88m

92kg

Leinster

St Mary’s College

104

975 (15T, 147C, 198P)

v FIJI (21.11.2009)

JOHNNY won his first Ireland

cap against Fiji in 2009 and

has played at three RWC

tournaments. Johnny toured

with the British & Irish Lions in

2013 and 2017 and was a Six

Nations Championship winner

with Ireland in 2014, 2015 and

2018.

JOEY

CARBERY

OUT- HALF

JONATHAN

SEXTON

OUT- HALF

31.08.1992

1.81m

92kg

Connacht

Buccaneers

11

16 (5C, 2P)

v ITA (24.02.2019)

JACK was a central figure in

Connacht’s Guinness PRO12

success in 2016 and made his

Ireland debut against Italy in

the 2019 Guinness Six Nations.

19.04.1999

1.65m

76kg

Munster

Shannon

5

0

v ITA (27.02.2021)

CRAIG is a former Ireland

U20 international who made

his senior debut in the 2021

Guinness Six Nations against

Italy. He made his senior debut

for Munster in 2019 against

Connacht in the PRO14.

JACK

CARTY

OUT-HALF

CRAIG

CASEY

SCRUM- HALF

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PLAYER LINEUP

IRELAND

PLAYER LINEUP

SCOTLAND

TADHG BEIRNE

4 MUNSTER / LANSDOWNELOCK

DAN SHEEHAN

2 LEINSTER / LANSDOWNE HOOKER

IAIN HENDERSON

GLASGOW WARRIORS

CIAN HEALY

1 LEINSTER / CLONTARF 3 LEINSTER / CLONTARF

GLASGOW WARRIORS

1

TADHG FURLONG

PROP

5 ULSTER / ACADEMY LOCK

5

2

GEORGE TURNER

3 ZANDER FAGERSON GRANT GILCHRIST

EDINBURGH RUGBY

4

JONNY GRAY

EXETER CHIEFS

PIERRE SCHOEMAN

EDINBURGH RUGBY

CAELAN DORIS

JACK CONAN

NO. 8

8 LEINSTER / OLD BELVEDERE

JOSH VAN DER FLIER

FLANKER

7 LEINSTER / UCD

7

HAMISH WATSON

EDINBURGH RUGBY

6

8 MATT FAGERSON GLASGOW WARRIORS

RORY DARGE

GLASGOW WARRIORS

10

6 LEINSTER / ST MARY’S COLLEGE

LEINSTER / ST MARY’S COLLEGE

JAMISON GIBSON PARK

JOHNNY SEXTON (C)

OUT-HALF

12

BUNDEE AKI

13

GARRY RINGROSE

CENTRE

11

JAMES LOWE

WING

15

9 LEINSTER

CONNACHT

9

ALI PRICE

GLASGOW WARRIORS

10

BLAIR KINGHORN

EDINBURGH RUGBY

CONNACHT / GALWEGIANS

GLASGOW WARRIORS

LEINSTER / UCD

13

CHRIS HARRIS

GLOUCESTER RUGBY

LEINSTER

HUGO KEENAN

LEINSTER / UCD

FULL-BACK

14

MACK HANSEN

WING

14 DARCY GRAHAM EDINBURGH RUGBY

15

12 SAM JOHNSON 11

STUART HOGG (C)

EXETER CHIEFS

KYLE STEYN

GLASGOW WARRIORS

REPLACEMENTS

ROB HERRING

PETER O’MAHONY

Saturday, March 19 th , 2022

Kick-off: 16:45 AVIVA Stadium

REPLACEMENTS

FRASER BROWN

JOSH BAYLISS

16 20 No 4:

16

20

Ulster / Ballynahinch

Munster / Cork Constitution

Referee:

Peter Martin IRFU

Glasgow Warriors

Bath Rugby

17 DAVE KILCOYNE

21 CONOR MURRAY

Wayne Barnes RFU

No 5:

17 ALLAN DELL

21 BEN WHITE

Munster / UL Bohemians

Munster / Garryowen

London Irish

London Irish

Assistant Referee 1:

Oisin Quinn IRFU

18 FINLAY BEALHAM

22 JOEY CARBERY

18

22

Karl Dickson RFU

Stats Official:

WP NEL

FINN RUSSELL

Connacht / Buccaneers

Munster / Clontarf

Edinburgh Rugby

Racing 92

Assistant Referee 2:

Eamonn Whelan USRFR

19 KIERAN TREADWELL

23 ROBBIE HENSHAW

19 SAM SKINNER

23 MARK BENNETT

Christophe Ridley RFU

TK:

Ulster / Ballymena

Leinster / Buccaneers

Exeter Chiefs

Edinburgh Rugby

TMO:

Andrew Baird IRFU

Stuart Terheege RFU

Head of Refs/ Liaison:

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PLAYER PROFILES

PLAYER PROFILES

23.02.1992

1.75m

80kg

Leinster

-

16

15 (3T)

v ITA (24.10.2020)

BORN in New Zealand, Jamison

qualifies to play for Ireland

through residency. He made

his Leinster debut in September

2016 against Benetton and


Italy in the 2020 Guinness Six

Nations.

14.10.1992

1.85m

119kg

Leinster

Clontarf

56

25 (5T)

v WAL (29.08.2015)

TADHG made his Ireland debut

against Wales in a RWC warmup

fixture in August 2015.

He was a member of the 2018

Grand Slam winning side and

toured with the British & Irish

Lions in 2017 and 2021 starting

all three Test matches.

JAMISON

GIBSON PARK

SCRUM- HALF

TADHG

FURLONG

FRONT ROW

20.04.1989

1.88m

94kg

Munster

Garryowen

95

95 (14T, 5C, 5P)

v FRA (13.08.2011)

CONOR made his Ireland debut

against France in 2011 and has

played at the last three RWC

tournaments. He has toured

three times with the British &

Irish Lions (2013, 2017, 2021)

and has won three Six Nations

titles with Ireland (2014, 2015

& 2018).

07.10.1987

1.85m

112kg

Leinster

Clontarf

115

45 (9T)

v AUS (15.11.2009)

CIAN made his international

debut against Australia in

2009 and was named in the

2013 British & Irish Lions

squad but ruled out through

injury. Cian was a Six Nations

Championship winner with

Ireland in 2014, 2015 and

the 2018 Grand Slam and

has played at three RWC

tournaments.

CONOR

MURRAY

SCRUM- HALF

CIAN

HEALY

FRONT ROW

09.01.1991

1.89m

123kg

Connacht

Buccaneers

22

15 (3T)

v ITA (12.03.2016)

BORN in Australia with Irish

heritage Finlay played for the

Ireland U20s and made his

senior Ireland debut against

Italy in the 2016 Six Nations

Championships. He has made

over 150 appearances for

Connacht.

27.04.1990

1.83m

106kg

Ulster

Ballynahinch

25

5 (1T)

v ARG (14.06.2014)

ROB was born in Cape Town

in South Africa and qualifies

for Ireland through his Irish

ancestry. He made his Ireland

debut against Argentina on

the 2014 Summer Tour and

featured strongly in Ireland

Series win over Australia in

2018.

FINLAY

BEALHAM

FRONT ROW

ROB

HERRING

FRONT ROW

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PLAYER PROFILES

14.12.1988

1.83m

112kg

Munster

UL Bohemians

47

5 (1T)

v SA (10.11.2012)

DAVE made his debut for

Ireland against South Africa in

November 2012. The dynamic

loose head prop from Limerick

is a mainstay of the Munster

scrum and established himself

in the Ireland squad in 2019.

26.07.1999

1.98m

103kg

Leinster

Dublin University

8

5 (1T)

v ITA(27.02.2021)

AN Ireland U20 international

in 2019 Ryan made his senior

debut for Leinster against

Ulster in April 2019. Ryan


Italy in the 2021 Guinness Six

Nations.

DAVE

KILCOYNE

FRONT ROW

RYAN

BAIRD

SECOND ROW

16.01.1996

1.83m

125kg

Leinster

UCD

43

10 (2T)

v USA (10.06.2017)

ANDREW was a member of the

Ireland U20s side that reached

the final of the Junior World

Championships in 2016. He

made his Ireland senior debut

against the USA on the 2017

Summer Tour and was a Grand

Slam Six Nations winner in

2018. Selected for the British

and Irish Lions in 2021 he was

subsequently ruled out through

injury.

01.08.1992

1.98m

106kg

Munster

Lansdowne

29

30 (6T)

v AUS (16.06.2018)

TADHG returned to Ireland

joining Munster in 2018 having

won a Guinness PRO14 title with

Scarlets in 2017. He won his

first cap against the Wallabies

during the 2018 series winning

summer tour of Australia. He

featured in two Tests of the

2021 British and Irish Lions Tour

to South Africa.

ANDREW

PORTER

FRONT ROW

TADHG

BEIRNE

SECOND ROW

17.09.1998

1.91m

110kg

Leinster

Lansdowne

6

5 (1T)

v JPN (06.11.2021)

DAN made five appearances

for Ireland U20 in 2018 and

made his Leinster senior debut

against Zebre in October

2020. He made his senior

Ireland debut against Japan in

November 2021.

21.02.1992

1.98m

114kg

Ulster

Academy

67

25 (5T)

v SA (10.11.2012)

IAIN made his debut for

Ireland against South Africa

in 2012 and played at RWC15.

He toured with the British &

Irish Lions in 2017 and 2021

and featured in Ireland’s Six

Nations Championship winning

campaigns of 2014 and 2015

as well as the 2018 Grand Slam

Six Nations Championship.

DAN

SHEEHAN

FRONT ROW

IAIN

HENDERSON

SECOND ROW

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24.07.1996

2.03m

108kg

Leinster

UCD

43

15 (3T)

v USA (10.06.2017)

JAMES captained the Ireland

U20s side that reached the

final of the Junior World

Championships in Manchester

in 2016. He made his

senior Ireland debut before

representing Leinster at senior

level when capped against the

USA on the 2017 Summer Tour.

He was a Grand Slam winner

in 2018 and has captained the

senior side.

11.12.1997

1.98m

110kg

Munster

Young Munster

2

5 (1T)

v JPN (03.07.2021)

GAVIN played for the Ireland

U20s in 2017 and made his

senior Munster debut in

September 2018 against the

Cheetahs in the Guinness

PRO14. He made his Ireland

debut against Japan in July

2021.

JAMES

RYAN

SECOND ROW

GAVIN

COOMBES

BACK ROW

06.11.1995

1.98m

108kg

Ulster

Ballymena

4

5 (1T)

v JPN (17.06.2017)

KIERAN represented Ireland

at U18 level before going on to

represent England at U20s. A

product of the Harlequins RFC

academy he joined Ulster at the

start of the 2016/17 season and

has made over 115 appearances

for Ulster. He made his senior

Ireland debut against Japan in

2017.

02.04.1998

1.93m

105kg

Leinster

St Mary’s College

16

10 (2T)

v SCOT (01.02.2020)

AN Ireland U20 international in

2017 and 2018 Caelan made his

Leinster debut against Connacht

in April 2018. He made his

senior Ireland debut against

Scotland in the 2020 Guinness

Six Nations.

KIERAN

TREADWELL

SECOND ROW

CAELAN

DORIS

BACK ROW

29.07.1992

1.93m

111kg

Leinster

Old Belvedere

26

40 (8T)

v SCOT (15.08.2015)

JACK made his Ireland debut

against Scotland in a Rugby

World Cup warm-up fixture

in August 2015. He was a Six

Nations Grand Slam winner in

2018 and started all three Tests

on the 2021 British and Irish

Lions Tour of South Africa.

17.09.1989

1.91m

107kg

Munster

Cork Constitution

83

15 (3T)

v ITA (25.02.2012)

PETER made his Ireland debut

against Italy in 2012 and

starred for Ireland during

the 2014, 2015 and 2018 Six

Nations Championship winning

seasons. Peter captained

Ireland on the 2013 Summer

Tour of North America and

captained the Lions in the first

Test against New Zealand in

2017.

JACK

CONAN

BACK ROW

PETER

O’MAHONY

BACK ROW

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01.08.1995

1.88m

114kg

Ulster

Banbridge

2

5 (1T)

NICK

TIMONEY

v USA (10.07.2021)

25.04.1993

1.85m

98kg

Leinster

UCD

39

30 (6T)

v ENG (27.02.2016)

JOSH

VAN DER FLIER

NICK is a former Ireland U20

and Ireland 7s player who

joined the Ulster Academy in

2015 making his senior debut

against the Cardiff Blues in the

GuInness PRO14 in April 2017.

He made his Ireland debut

against the USA in July 2021.

BACK ROW

JOSH made his Ireland

debut against England

during the 2016 Six Nations

Championships and has

represented Ireland at School,

U19 and U20 level. Josh was a

6 Nations Grand Slam winner

in 2018.

BACK ROW

ANDY FARRELL

HEAD COACH

ANDY joined the Irish coaching set-up in 2016 as assistant coach. He was named

as head coach to succeed Joe Schmidt after the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Andy was

assistant coach with England from 2011 to 2015 as well as defence coach for the 2013

series-winning British & Irish Lions tour to Australia. Prior to joining the England setup,

he coached English Premiership side Saracens. A dual code player, he played rugby

league for Wigan (370 caps), England (11 caps) and Great Britain (34 caps) before

switching to union and joining Saracens. Farrell won eight caps for England, including

three appearances at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

SIMON EASTERBY

DEFENCE COACH

A FORMER Ireland captain, Simon played 65 times for Ireland between 2000 and

2008 and was a British & Irish Lions tourist in 2005. Easterby played with Llanelli

Scarlets and served as head coach there from 2012 until joining the Ireland set-up

ahead of the 2014/15 season.

MIKE CATT

ASSISTANT COACH

MIKE joined the Ireland coaching team after RWC2019 having previously held the

post of attack coach with Italy. He held a similar role with England between 2012 and

2015. As a player, Mike was a World Cup winner with England in 2003, winning 75

caps for his country, and a two-time tourist with the British & Irish Lions (1997 and

2001).

JOHN FOGARTY

SCRUM COACH

JOHN was appointed to the role of National Academy Forwards Coach in 2019 having

served as scrum coach with Leinster since 2015. A former Heineken Cup winner with

Leinster, he also represented Munster and Connacht and was capped for Ireland

against New Zealand in 2010.

VIRTUAL MASCOT

OUR VIRTUAL Mascot for today is Oisín Kai Fitzgerald Donlyn from

Balrothery, Co. Dublin. Oisín is eight years old and is in 2nd class in

St Oliver Plunkett’s NS.

PAUL O’CONNELL

FORWARDS COACH

PAUL won 108 caps for Ireland and is a former Ireland and Lions captain. He coached

with Stade Francais in the Top14 and held coaching roles with the Ireland U20s and

the Munster Academy. He joined the Ireland coaching group in January 2021.

He has one younger brother, Fionn, who is four years old. Oisín’s

favourite player is Johnny Sexton and his favourite team is Leinster.

He loves playing rugby at home and he plays soccer for Balrothery

Knights. Oisín likes to read, play video games and board games.

He has two fish called Goldie and Longie. Oisín was born two weeks

early when his mother went into labour watching Ireland win the Six

Nations in 2014!

OISÍN KAI FITZGERALD DONLYN

JASON COWMAN Strength & Conditioning Coach

Dr. CIARAN COSGRAVE Team Doctor

STEPHEN MUTCH Lead Physiotherapist

KEITH FOX Physiotherapist

DAVID REVINS Masseur

JOHN MORAN Kit & Logistics Co-ordinator

GERARD CARMODY Head of Operations

VINNY HAMMOND High Performance Analyst

RUTH WOOD-MARTIN Performance Nutritionist

WILLIE BENNETT Masseur

DAVID Ó SÍOCHÁIN Communications Manager

GERALDINE ARMSTRONG Team Operations

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TODAY’S REFEREE

BY BARRY COUGHLAN

First there was Nigel Owens; now there is Wayne Barnes, who is

set to write himself into the record books of World Rugby when he

finally emulates the legendary Welshman who was the first man to

referee 100 Test games.

Today at the Aviva, Barnes hits 99, one adrift and with time to either match

or exceed the total of his former elite refereeing colleague. He has been part

of that elite group of World Rugby referees since 2005. He has racked up an

impressive number of games, in the hundreds, throughout the world, from the

English Premiership.

From Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup, to international fixtures in the Six

Nations, The Rugby Championship, Pacific Nations Cup and, of course, a succession of

Rugby World Cups. His refereeing career, as such, began at age 15 with Gloucester and District Referees and in 2001, at just

21, he became the youngest ever to be appointed to the English Panel of National Referees before turning professional in

2005.

Barnes refereed at the 2003 U19 World Cup in Saint-Denis, the 2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship in Argentina,

and was the English representative on the Sevens circuit from December 2003 to March 2005. He made his Test debut as a

referee in 2006, taking charge of three matches in the inaugural Pacific Five Nations. After that, he was one of three English

referees to officiate at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the others being Chris White and Tony Spreadbury.

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In the 2008 Six Nations Championship, Barnes became the first English official ever to take charge of a match at Croke Park,

in which Wales beat Ireland 16–12. He was the man in the middle for Ireland’s 2009 Grand Slam decider against Wales in

2009 and has taken charge of several Irish games since then. His involvement with the Heineken Cup began the previous

year when he refereed the game between Stade Toulousain and Cardiff Blues at Le Stadium, and just two years later was also

in charge of a crucial Toulouse match, the final between themselves and Biarritz at Stade de France.

After officiating at his second Rugby World Cup (in New Zealand) in 2011 Barnes was one of the officials present at the

Pacific Nations’ Cup in Japan in 2013. That year he also refereed the English Premiership final between Leicester Tigers and

Northampton Saints (his fifth English Premiership final), during which Barnes sent off Northampton captain Dylan Hartley

for allegedly swearing directly at Barnes. One of Barnes’ strengths is his zero tolerance of verbal/foul language abuse

by players, as experienced recently by Stade Francais’ no. 2, Tolu Latu, who became his own worst enemy by over-testing

Barnes’ patience.

Latu had already been yellow carded for foul play at a ruck, and Barnes swiftly issued him with another (and an automatic

red) when he heard expletives aimed after being penalised for a later technical offence.

Having appeared in his third Rugby World Cup in 2015, Barnes in 2017 broke the all time Premiership appearances (191)

and has since gone on to referee over 250 games in the tournament. He was also one of the Refereeing Panel – his fourth

selection - for the 2019 World Cup.

In a recent BT Sport interview, Barnes recalled some standout moments from his thoroughly rewarding career in the English

domestic game, and he was at pains to point out to the public that he and his like aren’t there to “ruin afternoons.”

“We love the game just as much as anyone and we love being involved,” he said. He elaborated by his recall of his first big

game in 2003 between Bath and Rotherham – “There was a mass brawl and it was also stopped by a streaker in an elephant

g-string! “There were some wonderful games though; 2008 was my first final and Lawrence [Dallaglio’s] last game, Leicester

v Wasps at Twickenham, and many more, of course.”

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is set to be bigger than ever in 2022, meaning

more girls, aged 8-14, than ever before will

have the chance to learn how to play rugby in a fun

environment.

93 clubs applied to deliver the eight-week

programme, which will commence from May 2nd

in 2022. Give It A Try is now in its sixth year and

continues to go from strength to strength.

“It’s a huge opportunity to get more girls into clubs to

play the game that we love,” Orla Fullam-Smith told

Irish Rugby. Orla is the IRFU’s Women’s Executive

Officer, working with Women’s Development Manager

Amanda Greensmith to deliver the Canterbury Give It

A Try programme.

“Having Canterbury come on board last season gave

a huge lift to the programme and we’re really excited

to see Canterbury Give It A Try going ahead without

restrictions in 2022 and really providing that positive

rugby experience,” she said.

This year Give It A Try returns to early summer

where it can fully avail of club resources and provide

an introduction to rugby for players who can be

welcomed back into the club as full members for the

2022/23 season.

Canterbury Give It A Try is designed by the IRFU

to work in three ways. It caters for the increasing

number of clubs that are offering rugby to girls

for the first time, but it also works for existing

programmes trying to grow their player base as well

as clubs looking to re-energise their rugby pathway

for women and girls.

Clubs undergo specific training in order to take part

in the programme and coaches are given tailored

resources that build a fun and progressive summer of

rugby for girls aged 8 – 14.

Banbridge offered Give It A Try for the first time in

2021 under their newly installed Director of Women

and Girls Rugby Caroline Meenan. Caroline says, “It’s

all about the development of grassroots rugby as a

whole in the club but it’s also so important to show

the girls that the pathway is there for them.”

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“It’s also a really good showcase for what we’re

achieving as a club, given that there were no females

on the pitch at all up until a couple of years ago. It’s

never too late for clubs in that sense.”

Ballynahinch, City Of Armagh, Monaghan and

Banbridge are all examples of Ulster clubs who

offered Canterbury Give It A Try for the first time in

2021 and are confident of building the programme

again this year.

Orla Fullam-Smith says, “About 18% of our 2022

clubs in total will be launching Give It A Try for the

first time. Some clubs have fully fledged pathways

for females, but it’s also helping to grow the game

outside of what people see as traditional rugby

strongholds. You might have as many Give It A Try

clubs in Clare as you would in Limerick but of course

that makes both counties strongholds because

they are focusing on what’s really important -

stepping up and driving grassroots rugby with more

opportunities for players.”

You can contact your local participating club for

details of their Canterbury Give It A Try programme.

Connacht: Ballinasloe, Ballinrobe, Castlebar,

Claremorris Colts, Galway Corinthians, Corrib,

Dunmore*, Galwegians, Loughrea, Monivea*,

Oughterard, Portumna*, Sligo, Tuam, Westport.

Leinster: Ardee, Ashbourne, Balbriggan, Birr,

Blackrock College, Carlingford Knights, Clane,

Clontarf, Dundalk, Enniscorthy, Longford, Mullingar,

Naas, Navan, Newbridge, New Ross, Old Belvedere,

Old Wesley, Portlaoise, Rathdrum*, Roscrea,

Skerries, St Mary’s College, Suttonians, Terenure

College, Tullow, Wanderers, Wexford Wanderers,

Wicklow.

Munster: Ballina Killaloe, Ballincollig, Bruff, Carrick

on Suir, Castleisland RFC*, Dolphin

Douglas*, Dungarvan, Ennis, Fethard, Garryowen,

Iveragh Eagles, Kanturk*, Killarney, Kilrush,

Kinsale, Lisdoonvarna, Listowel, Mallow*, Midleton*,

Muskerry*, Newport*, Old Christians, Old Crescent,

Richmond, Scariff, Shannon, St Senan’s, Sunday’s

Well *,

Tralee, UL Bohemian, Youghal, Young Munster*,

Waterpark.

Ulster: Ballymena, Ballynahinch, Banbridge, City of

Armagh, Coleraine*, Cooke, Co Cavan*, City of Derry,

Larne, Limavady*, Lurgan, Monaghan, Newry, Omagh

Academicals*, Virginia.

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Scotland

19 March 2022 - A Statistical History // Feargal O’Rourke

IN OUR 728 TH TEST MATCH TODAY

IRELAND WILL FACE SCOTLAND FOR THE 140TH TIME SINCE

THE FIRST MEETING IN BELFAST ON 19 FEBRUARY 1877.

The record reads Ireland 67 wins, Scotland 66 wins, 5 draws and 1 abandoned game.

When Ireland won last season’s fixture, it was the first time ever that Ireland had

gone ahead of Scotland in total wins. At the start of this century, Scotland was 15

wins ahead. Of the “original” rugby playing nations (England, Scotland, Wales,

France, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia) Scotland is the only one against

which Ireland has an overall positive record.

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The abandoned game was played in Ormeau on 21 February 1885 and ended

by mutual consent after 20 minutes as a severe storm came in which made the

conditions and the pitch unplayable and the players indistinguishable. It wasn’t

until the late 1980s that both Unions recognised this as an international in the full

sense with caps being awarded and the game became, retrospectively, Ireland’s 21st

ever international game.

Scotland will again retake the outright lead as Ireland’s most played against

an opponent from England who joined them on 139 games when we played in

Twickenham last weekend.

In this century, Ireland has met Scotland on 22 occasions in the Six Nations, 4

times in pre Rugby World Cup warm up games, at Rugby World Cup 2019 and in

the 2020 Nations Cup. Ireland has 18 wins to Scotland’s 4 in the Six Nations; the

RWC warms ups have been shared 2 wins apiece; Ireland beat Scotland 27-3 in

September 2019 at Yokohama in what was our 700th ever test match and Ireland

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Ireland found Scotland a difficult opponent in the early years. In the first 22

meetings between 1877 and 1898, Scotland won 17 to Ireland’s 2 with 2 draws and

1 abandoned game. Ireland did not win back to back games against Scotland until

1911 and 1912. The 1911 win was Ireland’s 100th international game.

Scotland’s only win in Dublin this century to date was in 2010 when a late Dan

Parks penalty in Croke Park gave Scotland a 23-20 victory and denied Ireland a

Triple Crown. Scotland’s last victory at this ground was a 17-16 win in 1998 which

was Brian Ashton’s last game as Irish coach to be succeeded by then Connacht

coach Warren Gatland. It is a measure of how far Ireland has come in that it was

the 13th consecutive year that Ireland had lost the opening Championship fixture

and 12 of the starting team (plus 4 reserves) were based in clubs outside Ireland.

Between 1989 and 1999, Ireland and Scotland played 12 times in the Championship

and Rugby World Cup with Scotland winning 11 times and 1 draw in Dublin in 1994

(the last draw between the sides). This run is only bettered by the 11 wins in a row

Scotland had between 1882 and 1892. By contrast, Ireland’s best run is 9 wins in a

row between 1939 and 1954 and we are currently on a run of 6 wins.

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IRELAND’S WIN AGAINST ITALY

WAS OUR 12TH IN A ROW AND

NOW REPRESENTS OUR LONGEST

CURRENT WINNING STREAK

AGAINST ANY COUNTRY.

Ireland’s most ever points total against Scotland was

in a 44-22 win in 2000 that saw the debuts of Ronan

O’Gara, Peter Stringer, John Hayes, Shane Horgan

and Ireland’s current defence coach Simon Easterby.

Ireland have twice won by a 30 point margin in 2003

and 2015 (When we clinched the 6 Nations title on

points difference in a thrilling final day of matches).

Scotland’s record points total and winning margin

in the fixture came in a 38-10 win in Murrayfield in

1997, a game in which no fewer than 7 Irish players

won their last caps.

There have been nine occasions where an Irish

player has scored 3 tries in a Championship game

and three of those were against Scotland. The

legendary Eugene O’D Davy scored 3 in a 14-11 win

in Murrayfield in 1930; Seamus Byrne did so on

his debut in Murrayfield in 1953 in a 26-8 win; and

Brian O’Driscoll did it in Lansdowne Road in 2002 in

a 43-22 win.

No fewer than 5 Scots have scored hat tricks against

Ireland, although 3 of these occurred before World

War One, with William Stewart scoring 4 tries in the

1913 fixture. Iwan Tukalo scored 3 in the 1989 fixture

and Andrew Henderson also managed the feat in a

warm up game for RWC 2007.

The equivalent Scottish records are held by Chris

Patterson (95 total points in the fixture) and Patterson

and Dan Parks with 18 points in the 2007 and 2010

games respectively.

Three Irish players, Brian O’Driscoll, Ronan O’Gara

and Rory Best, have played in the fixture 15 times. The

leading Scottish appearances is 14 held by Ross Ford.

When John Hayes came off the bench for his final cap

against Scotland in the 2011 Rugby World Cup warm

up game, he was 37 years and 277 days old which

makes him Ireland’s oldest international.

Ireland is bidding for a ninth consecutive home test

match win today although there is still some distance

to go to match the record 12 home wins in a row

between beating Australia in 2016 and beating the

USA in 2018 (before losing to England in the opening

game of the 2019 Six Nations).

Let’s see what the Autumn International series brings!

Ireland extended its record run against England last

week by scoring a try for the 43rd successive game.

The last match where we failed to score a try was the

first test against Australia on tour in 2018.

Ireland are now unbeaten in 5 home Championship games against Wales

(wins in 2014, 2018, 2020 and 2022 with a draw in 2016). This previously only

happened between 1888 and 1896 (also 4 wins and a draw).

Ireland’s starting team against France had 409 caps on selection - the most

inexperienced team we’ve put out in a Championship game since the game v

France in 2002 (396 caps). It was also the first time in the Six Nations where

Ireland’s bench had more caps (436) than the starting line up.

Ireland’s win against Italy was our 12th in a row and now represents our

longest current winning streak against any country. Our longest ever winning

streak against any one country is 17 - also against Italy.

Joey Carbery could enter Ireland’s top 10 leading points scorers today. His 18

points in the Championship to date have brought him to 154 points, passing

Denis Hickie (145) and Tommy Bowe (150). He is now in 11th place and 4

points behind the recently deceased Irish legend Tom Kiernan.

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Ronan O’Gara and Jonathan Sexton jointly hold the

record for the most points for Ireland against Scotland

with 125 (in 15 appearances and 13 appearances

respectively) but David Humphreys holds the Irish

record for most points in a single game with the 26

points he scored in 2003.

The goal of passing the all time record of New

Zealand scoring a try in 105 successive matches is

still alive!

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AMANDA GREENSMITH

WOMEN IN IRISH RUGBY

May the Better

Decision Maker Win

IRFU Women’s Development Manager Amanda Greensmith is a busy person,

and one of an army of staff and volunteers committed to the development of the

women’s game. While the excitement and drama of the Energia Women’s All

Ireland League Finals Day may have brought the curtain down on some aspects of

her role for this season, a packed calendar of events will keep her and the Rugby

Development Department busy well into the summer months.

Every player knows about making tough calls. As in the business world,

they depend on sound data, advanced analysis and teamwork to give them

the clarity and confidence they need when it’s time to make a decision.

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Taking time out to talk all things women’s rugby, Amanda started off by reflecting

on a superb finals day for the Energia All Ireland League Women’s Division.

“So many people who attended the games, watched them on TG4 or caught up on

highlights have said to me that the rugby displayed was some of the best they had

seen anywhere that weekend. And considering it was a Six Nations weekend, that

is hugely satisfying to hear. For me, the final moments of the Blackrock College

and Railway Union game was the greatest advertisement, not just for our women’s

game, but for the entire game of rugby. I take my hat off to all the teams.”

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The fact that it was a fantastic final, befitting of the occasion wasn’t a surprise to

Amanda.

“I think it is fair to say that everything was going to be a little rusty when we got

back on the pitch post Covid, but from the first weekend we saw sparks in every

game, and that built and built across the programme, and then post-Christmas it

was really satisfying to see teams really back in business, and most importantly,

enjoying getting ball in hand and playing together. By the time we readjusted the

end of the season, in consultation with the clubs, and with the commitment from

Greg McWilliams to have the international players available, the games were at a

new level.”


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But the season is not yet over, and there is still work

to do. “The League may be decided, but the Cup

is still to play for, and we are looking forward to

another great weekend, and another opportunity for

the teams to show what they can do. The visibility

the game has received this year has been really

important, and a huge plus for the development side

of the game.”

Touching on visibility, Amanda outlined the

opportunity that presents, “Ross O’Donoghue,

from the Communications team here has been

phenomenal, and the visibility and profile that

#NothingLikeIt has provided has been massive for

us. We have had over 1.3 million views of Energia

AIL Women’s content this season, the finals and the

Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship

were televised, we streamed matches, produced

highlights packages and enjoyed some great support

from traditional media and strong and growing

engagement across social media, and that is before

the TikTok Women’s Six Nations even begins.”

“That is game changing – that visibility didn’t exist

when many of us were growing up, we didn’t get to

see females playing the game, and now that we have

that opportunity through social media and streaming

and live games it gives young girls opportunities to

identify with these players and have them as their role

models.”

“We see the impact of this through our programs like

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This flexibility and adaptation is helping to provide

more opportunity and get more players onto our

pathway.

With so much going on, before we closed, we asked

Amanda about the review of the women’s game

that will be undertaken by independent consultant,

Amanda Bennett, under the direction of Senior Vice

President John Robinson, “I am really looking forward

to talking to Amanda and her team. We are all

interested in learning and developing. It is important

to recognise and realise how far the women’s and

girls’ game has developed over the last number of

years, as well as through a pandemic, however we

cannot stand still. I feel this review will give us the

opportunity to refocus, reset and look forward to the

next phase. I’m excited and personally I can’t wait.”

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35-player Ireland training squad will assemble

at the IRFU High Performance Centre today in

preparation for the inaugural U18 Women’s Six

Nations Festival in Edinburgh.

The training squad will participate in three camps

across March and April before the festival squad is

selected.

The camps take place on March 19-20 and 26-27 and

April 2-3, at the IRFU High Performance Centre on the

Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin.

The festival promotes a learning environment for

these young players and for the coaches who are

developing and honing their skills.

Ireland will play 35-minute matches against England

and France on Game Day 1 and a 70-minute match

against Wales on Game Day 2. The U-18 Women’s

Six Nations Festival will take place at Dam Health

Stadium between April 9 and 17.

Katie Fitzhenry, IRFU Women’s Performance Pathway

Performance coach, commented: “There is a really

good provincial mix across this group and from a

variety of clubs around the country which reflects the

great work that is happening at grassroots level.

“This group will experience a high performance

environment as we build towards the Six Nations

Festival in Edinburgh in April.

“We are really excited to get started and I am sure

the girls will be too, as they strive to pull on a green

jersey for the first time.”

IRELAND UNDER-18 WOMEN’S TRAINING SQUAD:

Backs (17)

Grace Adams (King’s Hospital/Leinster)

Clara Barrett (Ballina RFC/Connacht)

Ellen Boylan (Carrick-on-Suir RFC/Munster)

Molly Boote (Connemara RFC/Connacht) WNTS

Grainne Burke (Ennis RFC/Munster)

Beth Buttimer (Fethard RFC/Munster)

Hannah Clarke (Tuam/Oughterard RFC/Connacht) WNTS

Katie Corrigan (Tullow RFC/Leinster)

Alanna Fitzpatrick (Portarlington RFC/Leinster) WNTS

Kate Flannery (Fethard RFC/Munster) WNTS

Jade Gaffney (Navan RFC/Leinster)

Lucia Linn (Dolphin RFC/Munster)

Abby Moyles (Navan RFC/Leinster)

Éabha Nic Dhonnacha (Galway Corinthians RFC/Connacht) WNTS

Robyn O’Connor (Wexford Wanderers RFC/Leinster)

Rebecca Rodgers (Ballina-Killaloe RFC/Munster)

Eva Sterritt (Greystones RFC/Leinster) WNTS

Forwards (18)

Sophie Barrett (Enniskillen RFC/Ulster) WNTS

Jorja Battishill (Malone RFC/Ulster)

Maebh Clenaghan (Letterkenny RFC/Ulster)

Isobel Clerk (Mullingar RFC/Leinster)

Sarah Delaney (Cill Dara RFC/Leinster)

Koren Dunne (Portlaoise RFC/Leinster)

Ciara Fleming (Carrick-on-Suir RFC/Munster)

Prudence Isaac (Arklow RFC/ Leinster)

Aimee Kelly (Bruff RFC/Munster)

Amy O’Mahony (Greystones RFC/Leinster)

Sarah McCormick (Ballina RFC/Connacht)

Aisling McEnroe (Virginia RFC/Ulster) WNTS

Sadhbh McGrath (City of Derry RFC/Ulster)

Jane Neill (Arklow RFC/Leinster)

Sarah Roberts (Donaghadee RFC/Ulster)

Karly Tierney (Tuam/Oughterard RFC/Connacht)

Orla Wafer (Enniscorthy RFC/Leinster)

Hannah Wilson (Cill Dara RFC/Leinster)

*WNTS denotes member of Women’s National Talent Squad

February 26th 2022 was a real #NothingLikeIt day for Irish Rugby with the staging of the first

Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division finals in three years. The games were also televised

for the first time to bring the women’s club showpiece to more rugby fans than ever before. Check

out some of the action and reaction with Railway Union crowned AIL champions, Suttonians lifting

the Conference Trophy and Blackrock College, Galwegians, UL Bohemian and Old Belvedere all

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JIM GLENNON’S DREAM TEAM

JIM GLENNON is as well known for his services to

rugby off the pitch as for his achievements on it - and

they have been considerable too.

Glennon is one of just three Skerries players to have

won Irish caps, and the north County Dublin club has

played a huge part in his life.

He, his father Frank, and his son Joe have all captained

Skerries and both his father and himself have served

as President, a hefty commendation of commitment to

the club over many years.

But way back when, he created a special bit of history

when captaining the team into their first ever fixture

in senior rugby on September 13 1975 – against

Sundays Well in Cork – a game that resulted in a

10-9 win for his team. Bill Mulcahy is the most famous

player associated with the club, having won 35 Irish

and six Lions caps in his time; Killian Keane got one

cap against England, while Glennon himself comes in

with six capped appearances in green.

He played twice in 1980 and then had to wait a long

seven years for further recognition, playing three

more Five Nations games and also playing in the 1987

World Cup clash against Wales in New Zealand.

But while often on the fringe of the national team,

Glennon was a central figure for several years

with Leinster and he won more than 40 caps (a

considerable amount in those amateur days) in a 12

year career in blue.

From there he turned his attention to giving back some

of what he got out of the game; he coached Leinster,

and he managed the province at a crucial time of

transition from amateurism to professionalism.

In between, he was also manager of the Irish Under

19’s, teamed up with coach Declan Kidney, when they

finished third behind Argentina and France and just a

year before they were crowned World Champions at

that level.

Away from rugby, Glennon served as an Irish politician

in the Seanad for two years and then as a Fianna Fail

elected TD for Dublin North between 2002 and 2007,

when he decided to retire from public life.

Jim Glennon’s Dream Team

When tasked with choosing an Irish Dream Team I thought

of all the great players whom I would be forced to exclude

and that got me thinking about the many great players who

represented Ireland but who, for one reason or another, didn’t

get full, or any, recognition for wearing the green jersey.

There was a day when caps were not awarded for games

against certain opposition, one of them being Argentina,

and that, I believe, was wrong when one considers that full

recognition is now a given; it is as it should be.

Others got through that net and won caps, but some suffered

because of a selection system (five provincial selectors plus

two reserves) that was sometimes flawed. As well, of course,

there were days when Ireland wouldn’t have played more

than four/five games in a season and that at a time when

players had also to consider the personal financial impact of

playing representative rugby.

So, I have trawled through the decades and looked at players

who were really of high quality but didn’t perhaps get the

recognition they might have in today’s environment. All of

my selections have played at most ten times for Ireland, one

or two of the group didn’t have those appearances officially

recognised with caps.

I should start with the captain and I couldn’t think of a better

candidate than Shay Deering, who was a huge influence

on Irish club, provincial for Leinster and Munster, and

international rugby even though he was limited to eight caps;

however, he captained Ireland in his last game against New

Zealand in 1978.

In the back row also are Gordon Hamilton and Michael

Gibson, each with ten caps. Hamilton will be remembered

for his sensational try in the 1991 World Cup game against

Australia when sadly it wasn’t quite enough to put us through

to the semi final, and Gibson managed to win caps despite

the fact that he was around at a time when there were others

such as Brian Spillane and the legendary Willie Duggan in

the equation.

I have always marvelled at the contribution made to rugby

by Leo Galvin, a Roscommon man who played his rugby

for Athlone and for Connacht over three decades. He was

selected alongside Willie John McBride against Argentina in

1973 and contributed to the 21-8 win; sadly, it was one of five

games over the years against Argentina from 1952-1973) for

which caps weren’t awarded.

Another to suffer in that respect was Frank O’Driscoll,

who toured Argentina with a full strength Irish squad in

1970, played in six of seven games and lined out in both

internationals, which were deemed to be non-cap games.

O’Driscoll did, of course, have the later great satisfaction

of watching his first cousins Barry and John and his own

son Brian go on to win caps for Ireland and the Lions, Brian

becoming one of the top players in the world over several

seasons.

You wonder how much Rodney O’Donnell could have achieved

had his career not come to a sad end through injury and I

look at a guy like Ian Whitten, who is still playing top class

stuff for Exeter and wonder how he wasn’t more in the loop.

Ralph Keyes too, would come into that category. Moving to

the pack I have always had huge time for Mick Fitzpatrick, who

I remember once lined out for Ireland in their Triple Crown

and Championship winning year as a flanker by virtue of

necessity late in one game!

At least he played ten times, but fellow front row forwards

Feidlim McLoughlin and Locky Butler were confined to one

apiece. McLoughlin, who spent most of his adult life in Britain,

was brother to Ray McLoughlin (40) and often joked that he

and Ray had 41 caps between them! His sole cap came against

Australia in 1976.

Locky Butler was also in the group of those I felt could

have got more than just one cap; his was achieved in 1960

against Wales, but he was surely in the equation for more

both before and after that. In the replacements there is, as

invariably there was way back, an A.N. Other, which meant

another look at a couple or more candidates was required!

But the list includes the late great John Moroney, who played

six times for Ireland and was on the winning side in five of

them, an exceptional record in those days. The wins were also

over big teams like England, France, Australia and Scotland,

while he also appeared on one winning team from two against

Wales!

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DREAM TEAM

15. Hugo MacNeill

14. Trevor Ringland

13. Brendan Mullin

12. David Irwin

11. Michael Kiernan

10. Paul Dean

9. Michael Bradley

1. Phil Orr

2. Ciaran Fitzgerald (C))

3. Jimmy McCoy

4. Donal Lenihan

5. Willie Anderson

6. Philip Matthews

7. Nigel Carr

8. Brian Spillane

Replacements

16. Steve Smith

17. Gerry McLoughlin

18. Mick Fitzpatrick

19. Moss Keane

20. Colin Patterson

21. Tony Ward

22 . Ollie Campbell.

Coach: Mick Doyle

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12-player Ireland Men’s Sevens squad

has this week travelled to Spain for a

training tournament in preparation for

the resumption of the HSBC World Rugby

Sevens Series in April.

The 2022 Series will continue with back-toback

legs in Singapore and Vancouver next

month, and Ireland will click back into gear

during a three-team tournament with hosts

Spain and France in Elche this weekend.

It will serve as an important building block

towards Singapore, which is the fifth leg of the

Series and kicks off on 9th April.

Ireland Men currently sit sixth in the World

Series standings following tournaments in

Dubai, Seville and Malaga.

There are five Olympians included in this

weekend’s squad, with Terry Kennedy, Hugo

Lennox, Harry McNulty, Gavin Mullin and Mark

Roche all set to feature for James Topping’s side

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From Singapore, Ireland will travel to Vancouver

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before the Series concludes with back-to-back

tournaments in Toulouse and London in May.

Ireland Women, meanwhile, are hard at work

at the IRFU High Performance Centre ahead

of their season resumption in Langford in late

April.

Aiden McNulty’s side secured a memorable

World Series silver in Seville at the end of

January.

Ireland Men’s Sevens Squad:

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Fergus Jemphrey (Blackheath RFC/IQ Rugby)

Terry Kennedy (St. Mary’s College RFC)

Steven Kilgallen (UCD RFC)

Hugo Lennox (Skerries RFC)

Matthew McDonald (IQ Rugby)

Harry McNulty (UCD RFC)

Gavin Mullin (UCD RFC)

Aaron O’Sullivan (Blackrock College RFC)

Mark Roche (Lansdowne FC)

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The IRFU will celebrate its 50th anniversary in season 2024/25. As part of a

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are looking for details of any items members of the public may have in their

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In particular any:

• Irish home match programmes prior to 1925

• Irish away match programmes prior to 1920.

• Post match team dinner menus prior to 1935

• Newspaper match reports prior to 1940

• Player jerseys prior to the 1970s.

• Any other memorabilia of Irish rugby historical interest

• Autographed items from any era

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2. On how many occasions has an Irish

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3. Which player holds the record for the

most points scored for Scotland in this

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4. Name the 32-time capped Scottish

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7. And in what years?

8. The British and Irish Lions front row

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Springboks in the 1997 Test series

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them.

9. Today marks the 139th match between

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7. 2001, 2010, 2013, 2017

8. Tom Smith, Keith Wood &

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