The Irish rugby squad has fallen short at the World Cup Quarter Finals in the Stade de France. Losing to New Zealand 28-24, the game marked the end of Captain Johnny Sexton’s career and the last World Cup campaign for …
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Ulster Rugby to play in Cavan GAA’s home-ground
Breffni Park will host Ulster’s pre-season challenge match against Glasgow
In a historic first for the province, a GAA ground in Ulster will host a rugby match. Ulster Rugby’s new pitch at Kingspan Stadium won’t be completed until the middle of October, far too close to the start of this …
The rise of women’s sports
Although growth of women’s sports over the past decade has been impressive, why is it not yet higher?
The rise of popularity in women’s sports has been a gradual endeavour, but one which has seen surges of growth in recent years. If asked to name a famous female athlete of the 90s, it would likely be a struggle …
J4 Rugby: Passion, flair and joué
What it takes to play social sport
This September, while casual rugby fans have been fixated by the goings on at RWC ‘23, the true rugby purists have been anticipating the greatest sporting comeback since Michael Jordan’s 1998 Chicago Bulls: The return of junior rugby. Men from …
Bohemians claim 33rd Leinster Senior Cup
Intermediate Ussher Celtic no match for League stalwarts Bohs.
Bohemians FC 5 – 0 Ussher Celtic
18/9/23, Dalymount Park
Bohemians made light work of Islandbridge based Ussher Celtic, who ply their trade in the Senior 1 Sunday League, the highest Intermediate division in the Leinster FA. After a great …
Club notes, Issue 2
There’s optimism across College for major sporting success this season. Should you want to be part of it, most clubs are still accepting signups for “taster” memberships via Fixr.
Aikido
DU Aikido was established last year, meaning 2022/23 was the …
High hopes for the year ahead with DUFC Women’s
A big season beckons for Trinity Women’s Rugby
Rugby and Trinity are synonymous entities. Evidence of the sport being played in College Park dates back to the 1780s, while Dublin University Football Club can trace organised existence back to at least 1854. College has proudly hosted over 150 …
From Lacken to Shannonbridge; the GAA news
A short look at what is happening in the GAA throughout the country
While remaining controversial among pundits, but universally adored by intercounty players, the GAA’s second “split-season” rumbles on. The theatrics of All Ireland football and hurling are but a distant memory, replaced by the more local, parochial club leagues and championships. …
Irish hopes are high as World Cup gets underway
A brief guide to the World Cup ‘23
It seems to be a law of nature that, regardless of how well the Irish national rugby team performs throughout the season, they will not make it through the quarter finals of the World Cup. Since the inception of the …
‘Knock-On’ Effects: New research examines the long-term impact of concussion in rugby players
Tackling concussion continues to be a major priority for rugby union as evidence emerges of the lifelong repercussions of the sport’s most common injury
With sunsets creeping in earlier and temperatures beginning to dip, the harbingers of the rugby season are well and truly upon us. A fresh bout of rugby fever is on the horizon as we enter the autumn months, and this …