Former Ireland captain believes greater focus on All Ireland League could give more players from different backgrounds a route to the top.
Former Ireland captain believes greater focus on All Ireland League could give more players from different backgrounds a route to the top.
The tunnel area last weekend in Hong Kong was like a Formula One pit lane pre-race, a cosmopolitan melting pot of players and coaches from a wild variety of backgrounds.
These past few weeks have been a sort of belated homecoming for Declan Danaher, the 44-year-old Londoner who has pitched up in Dublin as the new Ireland women’s defence coach ahead of the upcoming Guinness Six Nations.
These past few weeks have been a sort of belated homecoming for Declan Danaher, the 44-year-old Londoner who has pitched up in Dublin as the new Ireland women’s defence coach ahead of the upcoming Guinness Six Nations.
Despite fifth place being their highest finish in the league since reaching the 2009 final, administration confirmed that the financially stressed Exiles had become the third club to fold in quick succession.
June 10 is the 25th anniversary of the last Ireland team to play in the amateur era, Terry Kingston's side losing to France in the World Cup quarter-final.
June 10 is the 25th anniversary of the last Ireland team to play in the amateur era, Terry Kingston's side losing to France in the World Cup quarter-final.