Ireland national schoolboy rugby union team explained

Teamname:Ireland Schoolboys
Union:Irish Rugby Football Union
Emblem:the Shamrock
Coach:Terry McMaster
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The Irish Schoolboys rugby union team is the national team for secondary school students and under-18 school players in Ireland.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] There is an equivalent Ireland under 18 clubs side that play international rugby.

Role

The Irish Schoolboys side represents the nation against youths of other nations.

They provide a starting point for Ireland qualified players that has led to players representing the National Team, Ireland A, Development, Provincial, Students, Irish U-20 and AIL teams.[6]

Currently in both the Republic and Northern Ireland there are 246 Schools playing rugby; Ulster (107), Leinster (75), Munster (41) and Connacht (23).[7] [8] [9]

School competitions

Each of the four Provinces holds a Schools Cup competition every season, usually culminating in a Provincial Cup Final held on or around St Patricks Day (17 March each year). Despite the age group the qualifying games and finals are usually very well attended with crowds often better than those attending most adult club games, for Leinster Schools Cup Finals crowds of 15–20,000 are not unusual. This has brought onboard sponsors of the various competitions such as the Northern Bank Schools' Cup (Ulster),[10] Supermacs Schools Cup (Connacht) and the Powerade Schools' Cup (Leinster).[11]

Opposition

They also play against other 6 Nations countries' schoolboys sides during the year, and also other test playing nations schools teams on a more infrequent basis.[1] [2] [12] [13] [14]

Recent matches include a narrow loss to France in a schoolboy Under-18 match on 20 December 2007.[15]

Since 2011, the team has taken part in the annual European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship, winning the title in this competition in 2011. It was Ireland's fourth appearance in the final, having previously lost to France in 2007, 2008 and 2010. 2011 marked the first time that Ireland was represented by a schools team rather than a Clubs XV.[16]

Notable former Schoolboy representatives

The following players have been called up by the Ireland senior national team.

Honours

European championship

Positions

The team's final positions in the European championship:

YearDivisionTierPlace
A DivisionI
A DivisionI5th
A DivisionI2nd – Runners-up
A DivisionI2nd – Runners-up
A DivisionI2nd – Runners-up
A DivisionI3rd
A DivisionI2nd – Runners-up
Elite DivisionI1st – Champions
Elite DivisionI2nd – Runners-up
Elite DivisionI3rd
Elite DivisionI2nd – Runners-up
Elite DivisionI7th

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ireland youngsters in pursuit of clean sweep . The Times . Hands . David . 15 April 1998 . 40.
  2. News: K AND School of Justice . The Times . Ace . George . 20 April 1987.
  3. Web site: McHugh Hails Emerging Irish Referees . 27 March 2008 . 5 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080403000436/http://www.irishrugby.ie/10977_11500.php . 3 April 2008 . dead.
  4. Web site: Ireland Under-18 Schools Squad Chosen For French Clash. 27 November 2007. 5 April 2008.
  5. Web site: The Visit of U-19 Japanese National Rugby Team to Dublin. 28 March 2007. 8 April 2008.
  6. Web site: about. Irish Colleges Rugby Union. 5 April 2008. 5 April 2008.
  7. Web site: Irish Rugby.net - links, fixtures and clubs of Irish Rugby. IrishRugby.net. 5 April 2008.
  8. Web site: Irish Rugby Union team news. Irish Rugby. 5 April 2008. 27 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927164717/http://www.irishrugby.co.uk/. dead.
  9. Web site: Rugby chiefs muscle in on body building risk to pupils. The Independent. 10 January 2008. 8 April 2008.
  10. News: Methody secure Schools' Cup win. BBC Sport. 17 March 2008. 5 April 2008.
  11. Web site: Double injury woe for 'thrown together' Irish. Irish Independent. 26 March 2008. 5 April 2008.
  12. Web site: Draws & Results. Australian Schools Rugby. 6 April 2008. 6 February 2010.
  13. Web site: Ireland 18 Schools team to Play Wales in U18 Schools Six Nations Rugby festival . Heavensgame.com . 26 March 2008 . 5 April 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719021308/http://www.heavensgame.com/national-news/ireland/ireland-18-schools-team-to-play-wales-in-u18-schools-six-nations-rugby-festival.html . 19 July 2011 .
  14. Web site: Australian Schoolboys start their tour with a win. 27 November 2005. 8 April 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20060903205424/https://aru.rugby.com.au/news/australian_schoolboys_start_their_tour_with_a_win,39113.html. 3 September 2006. dead.
  15. News: Irish stunned as dubious try steals win for France . https://archive.today/20120614035851/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2007/12/21/story51045.asp . dead . 14 June 2012 . The Irish Examiner . 21 December 2007 .
  16. http://www.irishrugby.ie/rugby/23003.php European Glory For Ireland Schools Team
  17. Web site: Gordon D'Arcy . Leinster Rugby . 5 April 2008 . 5 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071119165923/http://leinsterrugby.ie/members/index.asp?locID=37&docID=161 . 19 November 2007 . dead.
  18. Web site: Luke Fitzgerald . Leinster Rugby . 5 April 2008 . 5 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071119170026/http://leinsterrugby.ie/members/index.asp?locID=37&docID=1177 . 19 November 2007 . dead.
  19. Web site: Cian Healy . Leinster Rugby . 5 April 2008 . 5 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071119170117/http://leinsterrugby.ie/members/index.asp?locID=37&docID=1204 . 19 November 2007 . dead.
  20. Web site: Jamie Heaslip . Leinster Rugby . 5 April 2008 . 5 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071119170443/http://leinsterrugby.ie/members/index.asp?locID=37&docID=110 . 19 November 2007 . dead.
  21. Web site: Shane Jennings . Leinster Rugby . 5 April 2008 . 5 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071119214814/http://leinsterrugby.ie/members/index.asp?locID=37&docID=1785 . 19 November 2007 . dead.
  22. Web site: Rob Kearney . Leinster Rugby . 5 April 2008 . 5 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071119214736/http://leinsterrugby.ie/members/index.asp?locID=37&docID=479 . 19 November 2007 . dead.
  23. Web site: Brian O'Driscoll . Leinster Rugby . 5 April 2008 . 5 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071119170057/http://leinsterrugby.ie/members/index.asp?locID=37&docID=92 . 19 November 2007 . dead.
  24. Web site: Jonathan Sexton . Leinster Rugby . 5 April 2008 . 5 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071119170222/http://leinsterrugby.ie/members/index.asp?locID=37&docID=150 . 19 November 2007 . dead.
  25. Web site: Gavin Duffy . Connacht Rugby . 5 April 2008 . 5 April 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080328162804/http://www.connachtrugby.ie/content/view/80926/2/ . 28 March 2008 .
  26. Web site: Andrew Dunne . Connacht Rugby . 5 April 2008 . 5 April 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080429215024/http://www.connachtrugby.ie/content/view/44/2/ . 29 April 2008 .
  27. Web site: Irish Rugby | Ireland U-18 Schools Team Named for Semi-Final .

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