Wales will rekindle its relationship with Japanese rugby as Matt Sherratt prepares his side for the two-Test tour.

The O2 Arena was hired as a venue and decked out in scarlet red, a live audience invited for the first time, a show put together featuring former players, Q&As, appearances from head coach Andy Farrel ...

— The Rugby Network (@therugbynetwork) February 23, 2025. MLR fans are a bit… different. Over this weekend we got a reminder that the American fandom is unique. During the Friday night game between ...

Ireland's controversial Six Nations anthem to be sung against England despite fan backlash The song has become the unofficial anthem of the Irish rugby team but not everybody is pleased by it.

All Blacks supporters at Aviva Stadium in Dublin were left surprised when the New Zealand anthem was cut short before the test against Ireland.. After the te reo verse had finished the audio cut ...

The sport’s history has continued to throw up paradoxes. ... In March 1995, while welcoming the IRFU’s decision to commission Phil Coulter to write a new anthem for the Irish rugby team, ...

The reason why there are two different songs is due to Ireland’s troubled history. Amhrán na bhFiann is the official national anthem of the Republic of Ireland. ... for the 1995 Rugby World Cup ...

The England team were told about the significance of Croke Park before facing Ireland there in 2007. The rest is history ... who went on to be Irish rugby’s long ... during the opposition anthem.

Phil Coulter has said one of the most difficult songs he ever had to write was Ireland’s Call. Speaking on Conversations with Gerry Kelly, the composer said the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU ...

The song was written by Phil Coulter in 1995 but the rugby team had some alternative solutions prior to the adoption of the anthem. Ireland use Ireland’s Call as their main anthem but Andrew Porter ...

Singing sensation Stevie Mulrooney was praised by Andy Farrell following his rousing rendition of Ireland’s Call ahead of Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations match with Italy in Dublin.. Eight-year ...

Ireland‘s rugby fans have adopted the Cranberries’ 1994 hit ‘Zombie’ as an unofficial anthem – firstly at last year’s Rugby World Cup and likely at this spring’s Six Nations – but ...