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# irfu - Wednesday 12 June, 2013
Illness in Irish camp hits preparations for Canada clash
Les Kiss may have to change tack ahead of Saturday.
# irfu - Sunday 2 June, 2013
Sports film of the week: Living with the Lions
Kangaroo courts, cross-dressing prop forwards and some pretty good rugby too…
# irfu - Friday 31 May, 2013
‘We’d love to see him stick around’ – Henry urges Ferris to fight on
The emergence of young blindsides Iain Henderson and Peter O’Mahony may see the IRFU balk at his contract demands.
# irfu - Friday 10 May, 2013
Ireland has some more competition to host the Rugby World Cup
The South Africans have thrown their name into the ring as a possible host for the 2023 tournament.
# irfu - Thursday 9 May, 2013
‘IRFU didn’t rate me as highly as I rated myself’ – Jonny Sexton on Metro move
The outgoing Leinster outhalf was eager to sign a four-year contract with his home province.
# irfu - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Geordan Murphy to retire from rugby this summer
The former Ireland full back has decided to call it a day.
# irfu - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Schmidt has a blank piece of paper for his coaching ticket say IRFU
The current Leinster coach will try not to raid the province for too much.
# irfu - Monday 29 April, 2013
Opinion: Schmidt installment just 1 of the changes needed in Irish Rugby
He’s the right man for the job, no question. But what about the other job?
O’Connell and O’Driscoll vital for Irish success – Joe Schmidt
The new Ireland coach is eager to keep the forward and backline stars in the green jersey.
Isa Nacewa: Schmidt will bind 4 provinces together
Richie Murphy insists he hasn’t talked to the new Ireland boss about following him out the door at Leinster.
Meet the new boss: the rise and rise of Ireland coach Joe Schmidt
A new era in Irish rugby starts here.
Joe Schmidt named as new Ireland head coach
The New Zealander was officially confirmed to the new role by the IRFU today.
# irfu - Sunday 28 April, 2013
Opinion: IRFU show Schmidt who’s boss before big announcement
The Leinster coach has now set three deadlines but he is being made to wait.
# irfu - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
GAA wait for IRFU to select venues for Rugby World Cup bid
The GAA’s Congress carried a motion last month to allow the use of its grounds for a potential bid.
# irfu - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Keith Wood ‘impressed’ with interviewees for Ireland job
The former Ireland star described how he was called by the IRFU “out of the blue”.
# irfu - Monday 22 April, 2013
Keith Wood helping the IRFU to pick the next Ireland coach Exclusive
The former Ireland captain is sitting on the interview panel to decide Declan Kidney’s successor.
# irfu - Friday 19 April, 2013
Joe Schmidt expecting IRFU decision on Ireland job next week
The Leinster boss said he had a ‘really good chat’ with union officials.
Brian O’Driscoll thinks Henry Shefflin is Ireland’s greatest ever athlete
And 5 other things we learned from his latest Lions Q and A.
Ireland target Jake White rules himself out of the running
The World Cup-winning coach has turned down the opportunity to be interviewed by the IRFU.
# irfu - Thursday 18 April, 2013
McKenzie and White interviewed for Ireland job – reports
The Australian media claim that both coaches have had video conferences with the IRFU.
# irfu - Monday 15 April, 2013
Joe Schmidt open to hearing what IRFU have to say on vacant Ireland job
The Leinster chief hinted he’s interested in talking to Irish rugby chiefs.
# irfu - Sunday 14 April, 2013
IRFU confirm approach to Leinster coach Joe Schmidt Exclusive
The New Zealander looks set to meet Irish rugby bosses in the coming days.
# irfu - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Reports in Wales linking Shaun Edwards to Ireland head coach job
The Englishman has won 11 trophies in 12 years with Wasps and Wales.
# irfu - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
Shane Byrne: I wouldn’t be surprised if Declan Kidney walked early
The former Leinster and Ireland hooker believes Conor O’Shea and Mark McCall would be reluctant to take the head coach job.
Process to recruit new Ireland coach already under way – Browne
The CEO of the IRFU also said they had hired “professional consultants” to help them in their search for a new coach.
# irfu - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
Our summer tour to New Zealand with Declan Kidney
The three line-ups he named for the Tests against the All Blacks summed up the Corkman’s tenure.
Highs and lows: 11 games that defined Declan Kidney’s Ireland
From the heady days of 2009 to this year’s turgid campaign, Kidney’s term in charge of Ireland has been a rollercoaster ride.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to news that Declan Kidney’s contract will not be renewed
Ireland are in the hunt for a new head coach after this afternoon’s announcement.
# irfu - Thursday 28 March, 2013
IRFU opt against appealing O’Driscoll ban
The Leinster centre will see out his three-week suspension for a stamp on Italy’s Simone Favaro.
# irfu - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
There is no replacement for alcohol sponsorship, warn sports chiefs
The chief executives of the IRFU said that there wasn’t a “sponsorship white knight out there waiting in the wings to fill the chasm”, should legislation be enacted.
Oireachtas agenda: Alcohol sponsorship, court reporting and animal welfare
Representatives from three of the country’s most prominent sports bodies will discuss banning alcohol sponsorship today.
# irfu - Saturday 23 March, 2013
Motion carried: GAA Congress approves use of grounds for Rugby World Cup bid
Motion three at the second day of Congress was passed with 93% of votes in favour.
# irfu - Thursday 21 March, 2013
I didn’t wake up on Sunday, see them lose and capitalise on that – McKenzie on Ireland
The Australian revealed in a newspaper column, however, that he hopes to be in a new coaching job by August.
# irfu - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
Declan Kidney’s Pros and Cons list ahead of crunch IRFU meeting
After almost five years at the helm, the Cork native may have coached his last Ireland game.
# irfu - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Ireland top contenders to snap up Reds coach Ewen McKenzie — Australian reports
McKenzie is to quit his job as Queensland Reds coaching director “to pursue new coaching challenges.”
# irfu - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Own up, who had money on Trap to outlast Kidney?
The Cork native will be hoping for a resounding win over France to allow him some breathing room.
# irfu - Thursday 7 March, 2013
Luke Marshall keen to put ‘surreal’ debut behind him and take on France
The young Ulster centre says Philippe Saint-Andre’s men will be ‘wounded and hurting’ as they hunt for their first points of this year’s tournament.
# irfu - Monday 4 March, 2013
End of an era? Here’s Ronan O’Gara’s Ireland career in 30 pictures
The country’s most capped player may have donned the green jersey for the last time after being dropped for the Six Nations meeting with France.
# irfu - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
Gabbin’ with BOD: O’Driscoll on Scotland, Sadie and his rugby future
There was a whole lot to talk about.
O’Driscoll fights Heaslip’s corner as captain’s critics turn up the heat
“No one cracks it at the first three or four games as captain. You constantly get better the more you do it, and I have absolutely no concerns about him.”
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