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17 May 13
Joe Schmidt added a third European trophy to his coaching cabinet as Leinster defeated Stade Francais 34-13 to lift the Amlin Challenge Cup at the RDS.
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17 May 13
Some of Ireland's finest and most talented club rugby stars, from across the country, gathered in Dublin on Thursday night for the inaugural Ulster Bank League Awards.
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17 May 13
Leinster 'A' are hoping to become the second successive Irish province to lift the British & Irish Cup when they travel to Kingston Park to take on Newcastle Falcons in tonight's deciding game.
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16 May 13
Jamie Heaslip will lead an experienced Leinster team in Friday's Amlin Challenge Cup final against Stade Francais at the RDS (kick-off 8pm).
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16 May 13
The IRFU today announced a new one-year contract with Brian O'Driscoll which will see him remain available to play for Ireland and Leinster until the end of June 2014.
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15 May 13
Minister for Sport Leo Varadkar TD and Ireland captain Jamie Heaslip today launched the GUINNESS Mid-Strength Irish Rugby Gathering which is set to attract hundreds of teams to a one day festival of Sevens, Tag and Touch rugby in Dublin on Saturday, August 17.
15 May 13
Irish Rugby will deliver an estimated 250,000 euro boost to the economy with over 100 teams expected to 'Gather' in University College Dublin on Saturday, August 17 to compete in the GUINNESS Mid-Strength Irish Rugby Gathering, organised by the IRFU and Leinster Rugby.
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14 May 13
Munster have announced that their current squad captain Doug Howlett will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season.
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14 May 13
Ulster centre Luke Marshall has signed a new three-year deal with the province that will see him remain at Ravenhill until at least the summer of 2016.
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14 May 13
Connacht Rugby is seeking a Finance and Administration manager to join our team and help continue the outstanding progress the province has made in recent years.
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14 May 13
Some of Ireland's finest and most talented club rugby stars, from across the country, will gather for the first ever Ulster Bank League Awards in Dublin on Thursday, May 16.
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13 May 13
The Amlin Challenge Cup and Heineken Cup finals will dominate the newspaper and website columns during the coming week and ERC, in partnership with the IRFU and Leinster Rugby, will be delivering a grassroots rugby programme that will leave a lifetime of rugby memories for those who take part.
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13 May 13
Ireland's Women continued their Rugby Sevens development by winning the Plate final at the London Sevens over the weekend.
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13 May 13
The annual Technical Staff Conference was held in the Castleknock Hotel earlier this month and was opened by IRFU President Billy Glynn and director of rugby Eddie Wigglesworth.
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12 May 13
Leinster winger Isa Nacewa reflects on the province's 17-15 RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final win over Glasgow Warriors, admitting that they need to 'clean up a few little areas, mainly around our ruck' as they prepare to end the season with back-to-back finals.
11 May 13
Ulster centre Nevin Spence, who was tragically killed in a farming accident last September, was announced as the Ulster Rugby Personality of the Year at the province's annual awards ceremony on Friday.
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11 May 13
Ulster head coach Mark Anscombe and man-of-the-match Rory Best, with a little input from Rory's young son and budding photographer Ben, discuss the province's 28-17 RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final win over the Scarlets.
10 May 13
Ulster number 8 Nick Williams spoke to Irish Rugby TV after he was crowned the Hibernia College IRUPA Players' Player of the Year at the awards ceremony in Dublin earlier this week.
10 May 13
Irish Rugby TV spoke to IRUPA CEO Omar Hassanein at the IRUPA awards ceremony in Dublin earlier this week, discussing what is 'a very exciting night' for the rugby community which offers 'a chance to acknowledge players who have excelled amongst their peers'.
10 May 13
The annual Munster Rugby Awards, in association with the Irish Independent, took place in Cork's Maryborough Hotel today with eleven awards presented to worthy recipients involved in domestic and professional rugby across the province.
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