Connacht Domestic Rugby News
Level 1 Coaching: June 8,9,10Wednesday, 16 May 2012 IRFU Level 1 Coaching Course (June 2012) The Connacht Rugby Level 1 coaching course will take place Friday, June 8, and continue throughout the Saturday and Sunday (June 9 and 10), in Galway. The course is specifically-geared for coaches working with Under15 teams or higher. The three-day course deals with the Principles of ... Read more |
Connacht Juniors, Tale of the TapeTuesday, 15 May 2012 Connacht Juniors and the Tale of the Tape 2012 The Interprovincial Junior Series is an annual round-robin competition comprising six games. To this end, each province meets all others once over three weekends. This season, courtesy of two victories apiece over Leinster and Ulster, Connacht and Munster met in the third and final ... Read more |
Strength/Conditioning Positions AvailableTuesday, 15 May 2012 In association with the Government's back-to-work JobBridge Scheme, Connacht Rugby seeks two Sub Academy Strength & Conditioning Assistants job description: The intern/s will gain practical experience in the sports industry whilst working alongside experienced Strength and Conditioning Coaches with players and teams in the 15 to 19 age category. The intern/s will also experience ... Read more |
Sligo and Buccs Girls, on National Sevens StageMonday, 14 May 2012 Connacht Womens Development League and Cup champions Sligo and Buccaneers respectively, each contested the All-Ireland Club Sevens over the weekend, at Dubarry Park, Athlone. Poorly patronised this late in the season, Buccaneers and Sligo both contested the second-tier B-grade competition, which involved one other squad - Tralee, of Co Kerry. AIL Division ... Read more |
Juniors Win Consecutive Clean SweepMonday, 14 May 2012 The Connacht Juniors maintained their record-setting romp through the Interprovincial competition, scoring their seventh on the trot 13-9 over Munster in the deep south. The win, their fourth consecutive against the highly-favoured but hapless Reds, nabbed their second title in as many winters. The clean-sweep in 2012 mirrored that of last ... Read more |
Gerald's Tops U14 Connacht Schools BlitzFriday, 11 May 2012 Castlebar youth rugby heavyweights St Gerald's won the Connacht Under14 Schools Trophy on Wednesday in Ballyhaunis, three points clear of nearest rivals St Joseph's (The Bish') of Galway. Gerald's, strong in league play throughout the regular season, dropped no game en route through the tournament, but were denied a clean sweep ... Read more |
Billy Glynn President's Dinner, Ballyhaunis, May 19Friday, 11 May 2012 While several Irish rugby superstars await New Zealand tour selection, Connacht's own Billy Glynn's selection atop Irish rugby ranks was set in stone several months back. The Connacht rugby icon assumes his post as Union President in July, and Ballyhaunis Rugby Club marks that achievement with a dinner on Heineken Cup ... Read more |
Juniors Meet Munster in Deep South, SaturdayWednesday, 9 May 2012 Connacht Rugby's Juniors will attempt to set yet another record this weekend, having set one on Saturday v Leinster, against Munster in this spring's do-or-die interpro finale. Defending champions Connacht eked out a bare-bones three-point win over Ulster in Dromore in week one, and aside from a 20minute opening meltdown, completely ... Read more |
Nutrition Seminar Countdown, MAY 16Wednesday, 9 May 2012 Connacht Rugby HQ: Final Call for Coaches, next Wednesday, 16 May. Connacht Rugby hosts a coaches seminar on Wednesday, May 16, targeting player nutrition specific to modern rugby's developing adolescents. Geared specifically at those coaching secondary school students (12-16years), the conjoint IRFU and National Dairy Council (NDC) 'Milk it for all it's ... Read more |
Creggs16s Rub Shoulders With Rugby Royalty in WalesTuesday, 8 May 2012 The Creggs Under16s undertook an overland (and sea) journey landing over Llandovery way late last month. The tour group, a 33-strong contingent featuring 23 youngsters, arrived in Bristol and bus-ed to one of Wales' most-historic clubs. The hosts fronted with its premier selection, some of whom had appeared for the national ... Read more |
