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RugbyU: O'Gara retires to take up Racing coaching role

Agence France-PresseMay 18, 2013 08:45
Ireland's record points scorer Ronan O'Gara announced his retirement on Saturday to take up a coaching role at French Top 14 side Racing Metro. The 36-year-old fly-half, who scored 1,083 points while wearing the green jersey, is to become a kicking coach at Racing. One of his main roles will be to coach the man who pushed him out of the Ireland side, Jonathan Sexton, who is to join Racing this summer from Leinster.

RugbyU: Toulon edge Leicester, Munster beat Quins

April 7, 2013 15:00
Jonny Wilkinson starred for Toulon as they kept their European Cup hopes alive after disposing of Leicester 21-15 on Sunday, while twice winners Munster also progressed to the semi-finals after an 18-12 win at Harlequins. Wilkinson outscored former England teammate Toby Flood in a battle of the boot between past and present international fly-halves as the French Top 14 leaders squeezed past two-time champions Leicester.

RugbyU: Munster beat Quins, Toulon edge Leicester

April 7, 2013 14:15
Twice winners Munster kept their European Cup hopes alive with a powerful and gruelling 18-12 win at Harlequins on Sunday, while Toulon progressed to the semi-finals after disposing of Leicester 21-15. Irish province Munster reached the last four of the competition for the first time since 2010 and in so doing avenged a Challenge Cup semi-final defeat to the Londoners two years ago. In a brutal encounter Munster fly-half Ronan O'Gara outscored Quins' Nick Evans by six penalties to four to maintain Irish hopes of continuing their recent domination in this competition.

RugbyU: Munster beat Quins to keep Irish hopes alive

April 7, 2013 11:55
Twice winners Munster kept their European Cup hopes alive with a powerful and gruelling 18-12 win at Harlequins on Sunday. The Irish province reached the semis for the first time since 2010 and in so doing avenged a Challenge Cup semi-final defeat to the Londoners two years ago. In a brutal encounter Munster fly-half Ronan O'Gara outscored Quins' Nick Evans by six penalties to four to maintain Irish hopes of continuing their recent domination in this competition.

Ireland coach Kidney leaves after poor Six Nations

April 2, 2013 11:47
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Declan Kidney's five-year tenure as Ireland coach ended on Tuesday after the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) decided not to renew his contract following the national team's worst Six Nations championship in 14 years. Kidney led Ireland to a first Six Nations grand slam in 61 years in 2009 but his side won just one game in this year's championship, narrowly avoiding a first wooden spoon since a whitewash in 1998 by finishing ahead of France on points difference.

RugbyU: Ireland keep mum on Kidney, O'Driscoll futures

March 16, 2013 15:15
Ireland coach Declan Kidney refused to speculate on his future and that of former captain Brian O'Driscoll after a torrid Six Nations campaign ended with a 22-15 defeat to Italy at Rome's Olympic Stadium on Saturday. O'Driscoll, plagued by injury in the past three years, has been widely tipped to retire from the international game this year, with press reports earlier this week claiming Saturday's outing was probably his last for Ireland.

RugbyU: Has the end come for O'Driscoll ?

March 10, 2013 12:01
The top question for Irish rugby fans on Sunday was not so much the future of coach Declan Kidney as much as whether talisman Brian O'Driscoll had played his last game in the green Irish shirt in Dublin. The 34-year-old centre, who won 124 caps during his career and scored 46 tries, did not comment on the talk after Saturday's tense 13-13 Six Nations draw with the French.

RugbyU: Has the end come for O'Driscoll ?

March 10, 2013 10:17
The top question for Irish rugby fans on Sunday was not so much the future of coach Declan Kidney as much as whether talisman Brian O'Driscoll had played his last game in the green Irish shirt in Dublin. The 34-year-old centre, who won 124 caps during his career and scored 46 tries, did not comment on the talk after Saturday's tense 13-13 Six Nations draw with the French.

RugbyU: Jackson starts for Ireland against France

March 7, 2013 11:31
Paddy Jackson has won the race to be Ireland's starting outside-half in their Six Nations international against France this weekend after being included Thursday in a revised side named by coach Declan Kidney. Ireland boss Kidney on Tuesday named a team without a starting of reserve stand-off as he waited on the fitness of Jackson, who was suffering from a tight hamstring.

RugbyU: Ireland wait on Jackson ahead of France clash

March 5, 2013 11:16
Under-pressure Ireland coach Declan Kidney named Tuesday a team to play France without a starting or reserve fly-half as he waited on the fitness of Paddy Jackson. Jackson has a tight hamstring which an Ireland team statement said Tuesday was "being carefully monitored during training this morning" ahead of Saturday's match at Dublin's Lansdowne Road. The 21-year-old Ulster stand-off made his Test debut in Ireland's previous match, an 11-8 loss to Scotland at Murrayfield last month where the visitors failed to secure victory despite dominating possession and territory.
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