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The advent of the new Six Nations format coincided with this Irish resurgence, and they became the strongest of the Celtic nations. In 2001 the rugby union season was disrupted due to the foot and mouth crisis in Britain. Ireland were good enough to beat France but were unable to play Scotland until the Autumn and were caught cold losing 32–10.
The Irish Women's Rugby Football Union (IWRFU) was founded in 1991, and the Ireland women's national rugby union team made their international debut in 1993. The IWRFU became affiliated to the IRFU in 2001, and was incorporated into the IRFU in 2008.
The Irish Rugby Football Union converted the four representative provincial sides into de facto club sides, and the formation in 2001 of the Celtic League (now called the United Rugby Championship) provided Irish provincial sides with regular competitive rugby. The move to provincial professionalism was a significant success, relying on strong ...
Following the suspension of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) in 1931, many French players turned to rugby league, which soon became the dominant game in France, particularly in the south west of the country.
At the 2011 Rugby World Cup, the Ireland team entered the field of play at the beginning of their matches with the Irish tricolour and the Flag of Ulster. [6] [7] Similar to the flag and logo compromise, since The Rugby World Cup in 1995, the Irish rugby team has sung both the Irish national anthem "Amhrán na bhFiann" and "Ireland's call". [8]
The Lions played Rhodesia (a territory which, at different times in history comprised one or more of the modern day countries of Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe), South-West Africa (now Namibia) and East Africa (a British colony composed of Kenya, Tanzania/Tanganyika and Uganda) on some of their earlier South African tours.
The so-called Victory Internationals [1] [2] is a list of rugby union matches played in Europe from 1945 to 1946 between British, Irish, New Zealand and French rugby union representatives. During the Second World War , international matches were suspended, with the exception of some matches between Italy, Germany and Romania.
1878–79 Home Nations rugby union matches [3] 3 14 February 1880 Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow: 3G–0 Scotland: 1879–80 Home Nations rugby union matches [4] 4 19 February 1881 Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast: 1G–0 Ireland: 1880–81 Home Nations rugby union matches [5] 5 18 February 1882 Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow (2T) 0G–0 Scotland