Monthly Archives: February 2020

Women’s Six Nations Championship Build-Up To Wales Home Game: Kathryn Dane – The Irish Examiner – February 6 2020

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Ireland women thrive with unstructured approach By Daire Walsh Following the endless hours of preparatory work produced behind the scenes, Ireland women’s scrum-half Kathryn Dane was thrilled to see it all come together in last weekend’s Six Nations opener against Scotland … Continue reading →

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Leinster Schools Junior Cup Round-Up: The Irish Examiner – February 6 2020

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Aaron O’Brien leads St Mary’s to triumph over Gonzaga By Daire Walsh St Mary’s College 21 – 15 Gonzaga College Aaron O’Brien bagged a brace of tries at Donnybrook to give St Mary’s College a deserved 21-15 triumph over Gonzaga College in the Leinster Schools … Continue reading →

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Women’s Six Nations Championship Build-Up To Wales Home Game: Kathryn Dane – Irishrugby.ie – February 5 2020

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Dane Eyes Further Improvements With Wales Coming To Town By Daire Walsh Following all the hours of training behind the scene, scrum half Kathryn Dane was really happy to see the Ireland Women’s team coming out on the right side of the … Continue reading →

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Leinster Schools Junior Cup: Cistercian College Roscrea v Presentation College Bray – The Irish Examiner – February 5 2020

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Leinster Schools Junior Cup: Roscrea hold off Pres to reach quarter-final By Daire Walsh Cistercian Roscrea 17 – 12 Presentation Bray Cistercian College Roscrea held firm against Presentation College Bray at Energia Park Donnybrook to book their place in the Leinster Schools Junior Cup quarter-final. … Continue reading →

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Post-Match Reaction: Leinster Schools Senior Cup First Round – Newbridge College Coach Johne Murphy – The Kildare Nationalist – February 4 2020

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POST-MATCH REACTION: LEINSTER SCHOOLS SENIOR CUP FIRST ROUND – NEWBRIDGE COLLEGE COACH JOHNE MURPHY Basics the key behind sizeable win By Daire Walsh NEWBRIDGE College coach Johne Murphy said sticking to the basics was the key to his side turning … Continue reading →

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Leinster Schools Senior Cup First Round: Newbridge College V CBC Monkstown – The Kildare Nationalist – February 4 2020

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RUGBY: LEINSTER SCHOOLS SENIOR CUP FIRST ROUND Newbridge College romp to first round victory NEWBRIDGE COLLEGE……………………45 CBC MONKSTOWN…………………………..7 By Daire Walsh Newbridge College overcame a shaky start against CBC Monkstown at Energia Park last Friday to comfortably seal a spot … Continue reading →

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Rugby Column Number 175: The Kildare Nationalist – February 4 2020

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RUGBY Scrappy win kickstarts Farrell’s era By Daire Walsh IT was a far from perfect display, but the Andy Farrell era did begin with a victory at the Aviva Stadium last Saturday evening. Under their new head coach, Ireland recorded … Continue reading →

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Leinster Schools Junior Cup Round-Up: The Irish Examiner – February 4 2020

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Michael’s see off Belvo to get up and running Leinster Schools Junior Cup Daire Walsh St Michael’s College got the defence of their Leinster Schools Junior Cup off to a successful start at Donnybrook yesterday as they recorded an 18-12 … Continue reading →

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U20 Six Nations Build-Up To Wales Home Game: Kieran Campbell – Irishrugby.ie – February 4 2020

Posted on February 4, 2020 by admin

Ireland Under-20s Preparing For ‘Seismic’ Physical Battle Against Wales By Daire Walsh Ireland Under-20s assistant coach Kieran Campbell is anticipating a significant backlash from Wales when they arrive in Irish Independent Park on Friday for an intriguing Under-20 Six Nations tussle (kick-off 7.15pm, live … Continue reading →

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Women’s Six Nations Championship Follow-Up Piece: Ireland V Scotland – Sene Naoupu – The Irish Examiner – February 4 2020

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New talent stepping up for Ireland, says veteran Naoupu By Daire Walsh Despite celebrating her 36th birthday with a long-awaited Six Nations win, Sene Naoupu admitted there is considerable scope for improvement within the Ireland women’s team. Following a four-game losing … Continue reading →

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