- Jack O’Donoghue is top turnover king after round two
- ‘Saints’ relegated, Newcastle West can yet lift the MJL1 title
- AIL defeats for Shannon, ‘Munsters’, Bruff and Thomond
- Terrific wins for UL Bohemian and Old Crescent tonight in AIL2A
- Bonus point win as Munster prove too strong for the Southern Kings in Cork
- Kings will need to be in regal form to deprive Munster of home victory
- Important games for Limerick clubs as the AIL resumes action this week-end
- Tension mounts as local clubs feature in second last fence of Munster Junior League 1
- Impressive win for Clonmel on UL pitch keeps them on title target
- Will Joe Schmidt ring the changes for the Scottish game?
- Cancellations a-plenty as Munster Junior Cup gathers momentum
- Henshaw at full-back not really a gamble as Ireland name their team
- Ian excited about exploring new horizons as he plans two moves
- Nine local clubs in Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup action this week-end
- UL Bohemian and Thomond advance in the Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup
- Abbeyfeale lift the Transfield Cup for the first time since 1977
- Young Munster facing battle to avoid the drop
- Munster fight hard for victory in Rodney Parade
- Bonus point for Garryowen as Shannon fail to build on recent form
- AIL: Shannon win, Young Munster and Garryowen lose today in 1A
- AIL wins tonight for Old Crescent in 2A and Thomond in 2C
- John Ryan for Archer the only change on the Munster team
- Key Euro games for referees Neville, Clancy, Brace and Lacey
- Frank Quinn’s review of the final pools games of Heineken Cup
- Decent Munster representation on Ireland Six Nations squad
- English clubs’ wretched record at Thomond Park: 21 defeats, 2 wins
- A Newcastle view as their side fails to get winning bonus point
- Is the Transfield Cup final to take place in the Markets Field?
- Defeat for Richmond today dents their junior league title hopes
- Brave Garryowen’s late strike gives them ticket to Bateman decider
- Munster march on towards another home Heineken Cup quarter final
- Munster and Gloucester announce their teams for to-morrow night’s game
- All to play for as Munster Junior League division one hots up
- Garryowen keen to avoid their third successive cup defeat
- Munster’s Ian Keatley seems set to join Benetton Treviso
- Leinster are still the favourites to retain the Champions Cup
- Thomond and Bruff advance in cup: Newcastle drop league points
- Munster superb as they hold on for bonus point victory
- Munster’s away form will again be tested in the Showgrounds
- Munster Senior Cup retains its magic as Garryowen seek more glory
- Leinster’s winger James Lowe is suspended for two weeks
- Local referees are included in Guinness PRO14 week-end fixtures list
- St Mary’s, Thomond, Newcastle West, Bruff in league and cup action
- Brilliant Earls try seals victory over Leinster
- Young Munster romp home with comfortable Charity Cup win
- 12 changes as Munster prepare for another Thomond Park epic
- Frank Murphy to referee Munster v Leinster PRO14 fixture
- Full house for Munster and Leinster showdown at Thomond Park
- Christmas 2018 marks a record year for Limerick Rugby website
- Ulster happy with home win while Munster settle for single point
A booking guide for World Cup 2015
- Updated: 14/01/2015

By Frank Quinn
ARE you planning to get to a Rugby World Cup game in September/October 2015?
Here FRANK QUINN (pictured) takes a parochial view and looks at Irish games and possible trips:
Frank writes:
For genuine rugby fans opportunity knocks when it comes to attending a Rugby World Cup only a few times in a lifetime .
For the average committed follower, this opportunity will not come around
again until 2027, RWC 2019 is in Japan and South Africa is the clear favourite for
2023 in spite of our bid. We could get RWC 2027.
So this is the RWC for you to target. It is on your doorstep, across the pond and well worth paying the price. Now is the time to make you rmind up. It could be one of the greatest occasions for Irish rugby so be there to support your country to its best ever result.
Here is the Ireland Schedule:
Pre-RWC 2015: Guinness Summer Series Test Matches:
8th August, Wales V. Ireland, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff,
15th August, Ireland v. Scotland, Aviva, Dublin
29th August, Ireland v. Wales, Aviva, Dublin.
5th Sept ember,England v. Ireland, Twickenham, London
Start times TBC.
The 8th RWC 2015 (From 18th Sept to Sat., Oct 31st, 2015):
Pool D: Ireland, France, Italy, Canada, Romania.
Game schedule:v
Sept 19, Ireland v Canada, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, k.o. 2.30 pm
Sept 22, Ireland v Romania, Wembley Stadium, London k.o. 5.00 pm
Oct 4, Ireland v Italy, Olympic Stadium London, k.o. 5.00 pm
Oct 11, Ireland v France, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, k.o. 5.00 pm
The winner and the runner-up of our Pool D will play quarter finals at Millennium
Stadium, Cardiff on Oct 17 and 18 respectively against the corresponding reverse
order in Pool C. (Winner v Runner-up)
Pool C: Consists of: New Zealand (Holders), Argentina, Tonga, Georgia and
Namibia.
Option One:
This is not for the corporate followers, the prawn sandwich brigade who will be
ferried over by the plane-full to the corporate boxes, transfers and tickets provided.
If you take a qualified gamble and pass up on the Canada & Romania games, this will take you into October and the Olympic Stadium in London on Sunday the fourth at 5pm for the third Pool D game versus Italy. This is Option One.
You now have the option of staying on for the fourth game against Pool favourites
France (French record in seven RWC finals is: reached three finals, three semi-finals and 1 quarter final, without becoming the champions). Irelandhas reached five quarter finals).
Option Two:
Go home after the Italy game. Make the return trip for the French game.
The difficulty here is that the French game is in Cardiff on Sunday, Oct 11 at 5 pm, and to go on for one more leg: (One game at a time!), as follows:
Our Pool D quarter-finals (positive note) are in Cardiff on the weekend of 17/18
October. (See schedule notes above)
The start times would lend themselves to one day trips by air provided you have a
ticket for the match. The air travel cost will be pitched at the maximum for rugby followers, but it may well be the most economic way.
Cardiff lends itself to a car trip from Cork, Rosslare and Dublin and gives
flexibility for hotel accommodation away from Cardiff. It is reasonable to assume
that hotel prices will be inflated by as much as two/three hundred per cent for the
period.
It is anticipated that Ireland, France, holders New Zealand and Argentina teams and
followers will be in the Cardiff area on the weekend of the 17/18 October.
All of the other knockout stage games will be played in London, including the final
scheduled for Twickenham, kick-off 5.00 pm on Saturday, October 31st.
My advice to fans is enquire early from your travel agent or direct to airlines and hotels to get the best value.
You know what they say about the ‘early bird.’
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