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Seán Scanlon
Seán William Scanlon (born 1 September 1988) is a retired Irish rugby union player. He played as a fullback or wing. During his professional career, Scanlon played for his home province Munster, before moving to England and playing for Rotherham, Doncaster and Nottingham. Early life Born in Limerick, Scanlon attended Crescent College and first began playing rugby there, whilst also playing for Garryowen's underage teams. From a family with a GAA background, Scanlon also played football for Limerick at minor level. After completing his leaving cert, Scanlon attended University College Cork and played for Cork Constitution in the amateur All-Ireland League, where impressive performances earned him a place in Munster's academy and a call up to the Ireland under-20s squad. Munster Scanlon secured a development contract with Munster for the 2011–12 season, and made his debut for Munster against Connacht in a Pro12 match on 26 December 2011, scoring his first try for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 census, Limerick is the third-most populous urban area in the state, and the fourth-most populous city on the island of Ireland at the 2011 census. The city lies on the River Shannon, with the historic core of the city located on King's Island, which is bounded by the Shannon and Abbey Rivers. Limerick is also located at the head of the Shannon Estuary, where the river widens before it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Limerick City and County Council is the local authority for the city. Geography and political subdivisions At the 2016 census, the Metropolitan District of Limerick had a population of 104,952. On 1 June 2014 following the merger of Limerick City and County Council, a new Metropolitan District of Limerick was formed within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All-Ireland League (rugby Union)
The All-Ireland League (AIL), known for sponsorship reasons as the Energia All-Ireland League, is the national league system for the 50 senior rugby union clubs in Ireland, covering both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The league was inaugurated in the 1990–91 season. The league is the second highest level of rugby union in Ireland, as professional teams representing the four provinces of Ireland play in the United Rugby Championship. Division 1 sides may field no more than two professional players in their matchday sides, and only one may be a forward. Division 2 sides may not field professional players. Foreign professional players may not play in the League. Cork Constitution, the inaugural winners , are the only club to have retained top division status since the inception of the league. Competition format The league is divided into five divisions of ten teams each. Teams play each other team in the division twice per season (once at home and once away), for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RFU Championship
The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men’s English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when English clubs were first organised into leagues. Organisation and format The Championship is governed by the Rugby Football Union (RFU). The current competition format is a double round-robin tournament, where teams play each other home and away. The 2021-22 season had no playoff phase, and no team was promoted to the Premiership as no team met the minimum standards criteria. Current teams Current league table History Precursor competitions (1987–2009) The governing body for rugby union in England, the RFU, first allowed league hierarchies in 1987. This came nearly a century after leagues were first established in football and cricket, England's other two principal team sports. The RFU's reluctance to allow leagues was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Penney
Rob Penney (born 27 April 1964) is a former New Zealand rugby union player, playing at No.8 for Canterbury throughout his career. He has served in various coaching roles since 2005. He was the head coach of Australian Super Rugby side Waratahs in 2020 and 2021. Coaching career Canterbury and New Zealand Penney coached Canterbury rugby in New Zealand from 2006 to 2011, and led them to win four ITM Cup's in a row. He also coached the New Zealand under-20 rugby union team, until he left after the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship. Munster On 3 May 2012, it was announced that Penney would be the new Munster new head coach, signing a two-year contract. He started in the role in July 2012 with Anthony Foley remaining on as forwards coach. On appointing Penney, Munster rugby CEO Garrett Fitzgerald said; "We conducted a thorough search to find a replacement for Tony McGahan and were delighted with the calibre of the candidates". Penney took charge of his first competitive gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Hurley (rugby Union)
Denis Hurley (born 15 July 1984) is a former Irish rugby union player, who represented Munster Rugby, Munster and Ireland national rugby union team, Ireland. He played as a Rugby union positions#Full-back, fullback, Rugby union positions#Wing, wing or Rugby union positions#Centre, centre. Early life Hurley attended Castleknock College, Dublin, St Patrick's Classical School in Navan and St Munchin's College, Limerick. Munster Hurley made his Munster debut against Scarlets, Llanelli Scarlets in May 2006, in a United Rugby Championship, Celtic League fixture. He sprung to notice when he was preferred to Shaun Payne at fullback in Munster's 2007–08 Heineken Cup quarter-final clash with Gloucester Rugby, Gloucester. He stayed at fullback for the semi-final against Saracens F.C., Saracens, and started in the 2008 Heineken Cup Final against Stade Toulousain, Toulouse, which Munster won 16–13. Hurley was part of the Munster team that won the Celtic League in the 2008–09 Celtic L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johne Murphy
Johne Murphy (; born John Edmund Murphy 10 November 1984) is a retired Irish rugby union player who played wing, fullback or centre. On 27 August 2015, Murphy announced his retirement from rugby. Family Murphy was born John Edmund Murphy to John and Mary Murphy of Rathangan, County Kildare. He was named after his father and uncle Edmund. The unusual spelling ''Johne'', pronounced like "Johnny", was originally "John E.", whereby his mother used his middle initial to distinguish him from his father. He attended Newbridge College. Leicester Murphy played for Leicester Tigers from 2006 to 2010. The highlight of his time there was starting the 2009 Premiership final as Leicester defeated London Irish, despite being replaced by Matt Smith after 20 minutes. Munster Murphy left Leicester to join Munster for the 2010–11 season. He made his full debut for Munster in the opening league fixture against Aironi on 4 September 2010. He won the 2010–11 Magners League in his first se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Zebo
Simon Zebo (born 16 March 1990) is an Irish rugby union player for United Rugby Championship and Champions Cup side Munster. He is equally adept as a wing or fullback, having played in both positions often for Ireland, Munster and Racing 92. Early life Born in Cork, Zebo attended Beaumont Boys School and Presentation Brothers College, Cork. In his youth he also played hurling for Blackrock GAA and association football for Avondale United. Munster 2010–2013 Zebo made his Munster debut against Connacht on 18 April 2010 and scored his first try for Munster against Scarlets in April 2011. He made his Heineken Cup debut for Munster against Scarlets on 10 December 2011. Zebo opened his Heineken Cup scoring account with a hat-trick against Northampton Saints on 21 January 2012, during a Man-of-the-Match performance in the Round 6 fixture. In January 2013, Zebo agreed a three-year contract with Munster. He became the first ever player to score two Heineken Cup hat-tricks with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Earls
Keith Gerard Earls (born 2 October 1987) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup. Internationally, Earls plays for Ireland and represented the British & Irish Lions on their 2009 tour to South Africa. Earls began his career as a centre, but now plays primarily on the wing and has occasionally provided cover at fullback. Early life Earls was born in Moyross, a council estate in Limerick, to Ger and Sandra Earls. He has one younger sister. Ger was well-known in Limerick for his playing exploits with Thomond and Young Munster, winning the 1992–93 All-Ireland League with the latter, and for being part of the Munster team that beat then-defending World Champions Australia in 1992. Earls first began playing underage rugby for Thomond, as an openside flanker, and started secondary school at St Munchin's College, before moving to St Nessan's Community College, which was closer to home. However, a move into midfie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Howlett
Douglas Charles Howlett (born 21 September 1978) is a retired New Zealand professional rugby union player. He was primarily a wing, but he also sometimes played as a fullback. He played for Auckland, and the Highlanders, Hurricanes and Blues in Super Rugby. He finished his career with Munster in Ireland. With 49 tries in 62 tests, Howlett is currently the seventh-highest try scorer in rugby union history and the top try scorer for New Zealand. Early life Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Howlett attended May Road School and Mt Roskill Intermediate School. Howlett is of Tongan descent, with roots in the small coastal village of Kolonga. He started playing rugby at Auckland Grammar School, where he was also a star sprinter, captain of athletics and, during his final year in 1996, Head Prefect. He calls upon his speed as a sprinter (he once clocked a personal best 10.94 seconds for the 100 meters in an under 20 athletics championship in 1998) to great effect in his rugby career. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Jones (rugby Union)
Felix Jones (born 5 August 1987) is an Irish rugby union coach and former player. He played primarily as a fullback, but could also play on the wing. In October 2015, Jones was forced to retire from rugby due to a neck injury. He moved into coaching after retiring from playing, and is currently a coach with the South Africa national team. Early life Jones played mini-rugby for Seapoint and continued to play for the club right up to the take-off of his professional career. He was a member of Seapoint's All-Ireland Junior Cup-winning team in 2007. He attended St. Andrew's College in Dublin, where he played for the schools Junior and Senior Cup teams. Playing career Leinster Jones played for Leinster's under-19 team (2 caps), under-20 team (4 caps) and A team (13 caps) before making his Leinster first XV debut against Connacht in February 2008. Munster Jones made his Munster debut against Glasgow Warriors in September 2009 and played 6 games before injuring his neck against C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross Keys RFC
Cross Keys RFC ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Pont-y-Cymer) is a rugby union club located in the Welsh village of Crosskeys. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union, and is a feeder club for the Dragons regional team. History The club achieved first class-status in 1909, winning the Monmouthshire league three times. By 1920 the team had their first international player, when Steve Morris won a cap for Wales. Morris would win 19 caps and captained Wales in 1925. Caps followed during the 1920s for Ossie Male and Lonza Bowdler, both returned over several seasons for Wales, facing not only Five Nations Championships but also touring teams. In 1926 Cross Keys RFC found themselves in dire financial trouble, and requested help from the Welsh Rugby Union. The WRU refused an appeal for a cash loan, but instead agreed to send the Welsh national team to play in an exhibition match at Pandy Park. The sell-out crowd assured Cross Keys future and resulted in an historic win for the home team thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011–12 British And Irish Cup
The 2011–12 British and Irish Cup was the 3rd season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. First round matches began on Wednesday 21 September 2011 and the final was held on Friday 27 April 2012.The Cornishman 23 June 2011. Defending champions Bristol had a very poor campaign and were unable to make it out of the pool stages. Munster A lifted the cup, comfortably defeating Cross Keys 31–12 in the final. They became the first Irish side to claim the title, and the third different side to win in the competition's three-year history. Teams The allocation of teams is as follows: * – 12 clubs from RFU Championship * – 3 Irish provinces represented by 'A' teams. * – 3 top clubs from the Scottish Premiership. * – 6 top clubs from the Welsh Premier Division The Welsh Premier Division, () known for sponsorship reasons as the Indigo Group Premiership, (''Uwch Gynghrair grŵp indigo'') is a rugby union lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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