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Saturday 7 October: Ireland vs Scotland, Pool B (Paris, 8pm) QUARTER-FINALS Saturday 14 October : Quarter-Final 2 ( Winner Pool B vs Runner-Up Pool A) - Paris, 8pm
Rugby union is a popular team sport on the island of Ireland, organised on an all-Ireland basis, including players and teams from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Its governing body, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), was founded in 1875, [ 2 ] making it the third oldest rugby union in the world after the RFU (England) and ...
South Africa and Ireland prepare to lock horns in one of the biggest games of this year’s Rugby World Cup pool stage.. Two of the favourites to win the entire tournament, both are unbeaten so ...
Ireland team news. 19:10, Harry Latham-Coyle. There is just a single change to the Ireland starting team despite defeat to New Zealand as Robbie Henshaw steps in for Bundee Aki at inside centre.
The 2024-25 All-Ireland League, known as the Energia All-Ireland League for sponsorship reasons, [1] [2] is the 33rd season of Irish Rugby's top level domestic competition. The League began on 20 September 2024 and will finish with the League final at the Aviva Stadium , Dublin on 27 April 2025.
[1] [2] The two sides have met three times at the Rugby World Cup, with Wales winning two and Ireland winning one of those encounters. [3] Wales won 13–6 in their pool encounter at the inaugural World Cup in 1987. [3] Ireland eliminated Wales at the pool stage during the 1995 World Cup, with a 24–23 victory in 1995. [3]
World No 1 side Ireland beat defending world champions South Africa in Paris in perhaps the biggest game of the pool stage
The two teams have played a total of 143 Test matches with England winning 81 of them, Ireland 54, and 8 resulting in a draw. [1] However, since rugby union went professional in 1995, the head-to-head is a lot closer. The teams have met 35 times since then with England winning 19 test matches to Ireland's 16.