"up of players from the domestic Irish competition. Until recently the Great Britain team were known as 'Great Britain and Ireland' and Irish players were able to play for them. Brian Carney (rugby footballer) is a rare example of a player who played in the Irish league and then gained a professional contract with Super League club Wigan Warriors, he went on to play for Great Britain and Ireland. Ireland also has a strong students Wolfhounds team who competed in the 2008 Students world cup and finished 2nd in the student's 4 nations tournament in 2009. Rugby league in Ireland"
"2008 and 2013. They have also competed in the Rugby League European Nations Cup and Victory Cup. Ireland A compete in the St Patrick's Day Challenge in the USA and in the Amateur Four Nations. Irish players have in the past been selected to play for the Great Britain side, one recent example being Cork-born Brian Carney. However, since the Great Britain team was split into individual nations in 2007, it is unlikely that this situation will arise again. The seeds of modern-day Rugby League in Ireland were sown in 1989 when Brian Corrigan founded the Dublin Blues, a club"
"played an integral role in the Heineken Cup final victory winning Ulster team of 1999 in the 21-6 victory over Colomiers at Lansdowne Road in Dublin Longwell made his debut for the Irish national team on 11 November 2000 in a Test against Japan in Dublin and went on to win 26 caps. He was a part of Ireland's squad at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. He was also the only Ireland try scorer in the 40-8 demolition by New Zealand in Auckland, 2002. Gary Longwell Gary Longwell (born 30 July 1971 in Belfast) is an Irish international"
"Brian O'Driscoll Brian Gerard O'Driscoll (born 21 January 1979) is a retired Irish professional rugby union player. He played at outside centre for the Irish provincial team Leinster and for Ireland. He captained Ireland from 2003 until 2012, and captained the British and Irish Lions for their 2005 tour of New Zealand. He is regarded by critics as one of the greatest rugby players of all time. O'Driscoll is the second most-capped player in rugby union history, having played 141 test matches: 133 for Ireland (83 as captain), and 8 for the British and Irish Lions. He scored 46 tries"
"Thomas Gisborne Gordon Thomas Gisborne Gordon, (15 December 1851 – 8 July 1935) was a rugby football player who played for North of Ireland F.C. and represented Ireland. He has the distinction of being the only one-handed/armed man ever to play international rugby (union or league). Thomas Gisborne Gordon was born in Belfast, Ulster in 1851. He was educated at Rugby School in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England before returning home to play his club rugby at North of Ireland F.C. (NIFC) and to work as a wine merchant. He only had one hand, his left, having lost the"
"believed to be the first case where a player who has refused to take a test has not been punished. Leeds Rhinos Warrington Wolves Toronto Wolfpack Ryan Bailey (rugby league) Ryan Bailey (born 11 November 1984) is an English rugby league footballer for the Leigh Centurions in the Championship. A Great Britain, and England international representative , he played the majority of his club career at the Leeds Rhinos, making over 300 appearances and winning six Super League championships and three World Club Challenges with the club. After leaving Leeds, Bailey played for Hull Kingston Rovers, Castleford Tigers, and the"
"and Ireland are eligible for selection to the British and Irish Lions touring squad. Lions matches are classed as full international tests, and caps are awarded. The Pacific Islanders team, composed of players from Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Niue and Cook Islands have a similar arrangement, although no players involved have so far reached 100 caps (Fijian Nicky Little is closest with 71 caps). Players still active at Test level are in bold type. In rugby league, only three players have achieved 50 Test match caps. The record for most caps is held by former Australian Kangaroos player & captain Darren"
"Alan Lewis (rugby union and cricket) David Alan Lewis (born 1 June 1964 in Cork, Ireland) is a former Irish cricketer and rugby union referee. He is also an occasional media commentator on Irish cricket. His father, Ian, and daughters, Robyn and Gaby, have also played cricket for Ireland, A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played 121 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1984 and 1997, including eight first-class matches against Scotland and 23 List A matches. He captained Ireland on 35 occasions. He is one of only six players to have played more than 100"
"Simon Geoghegan Simon Patrick Geoghegan (born 1 September 1968 in Knebworth, Hertfordshire) is a former Irish rugby union footballer who played at wing in England for London Irish and Bath and in the Irish Inter-provincial Championships for Connacht Rugby and the Irish Exiles. Simon finished his rugby career at Bath Rugby where a debilitating toe injury limited his appearances and finally ended his playing career. He is perhaps best known for his try in the 1994 Five Nations match against England at Twickenham, that was instrumental in a famous 13-12 win. Another key contribution during the match was a kick,"
"(1 non-Test match). Along with William ""Billy"" Banks, Gordon Haynes, Keith Holliday, Billy Ivison, Robert ""Bob"" Kelly, John McKeown, George Parsons and Ted Slevin, Ted Cahill's only Great Britain appearance came against France prior to 1957, these matches were not considered as Test matches by the Rugby Football League, and consequently caps were not awarded. Ted Cahill (rugby league) Edward Cahill (birth unknown), also known by the nickname of ""Ted"", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Vine Tavern"
"it was announced that Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt would step down after the 2019 Rugby World Cup with Farrell taking over as head coach. Previous clubs: Orrell St. James Super League record at Wigan Warriors 1996–2004 Andy Farrell Andrew David Farrell, (born 30 May 1975) is an English rugby union coach and former rugby league and rugby union player. He is the defence coach for Ireland. A dual-code international, Farrell was a goal-kicking loose forward in rugby league. He captained Great Britain, and his club, Wigan Warriors. Farrell made 34 appearances for Great Britain and represented England in two"
"British and Irish Lions test team and the first Cork Constitution player to do the same since Tom Kiernan in 1968. However, O'Mahony was controversially dropped from the squad altogether for the second and third tests, with O'Mahony's former Ireland teammate Brian O'Driscoll, himself controversially dropped by Gatland before the third Lions test in 2013, remarking that there ""has to be someone to point the finger at in defeat"". Correct as of 17 November 2018 <nowiki>*</nowiki> indicates inclusion of caps for British and Irish Lions Peter O'Mahony Peter O'Mahony (born 17 September 1989) is an Irish rugby union player. He"
"100. O'Gara also holds the Ireland record for test points with 1,083, placing him fourth all-time in international rugby. He also holds the record for highest points scorer in the Six Nations with 557. O'Driscoll has scored 46 tries for Ireland – an Irish record. The following Ireland players have represented the British and Irish Lions. The IRFU first appointed a coach in 1968. The current head coach is Joe Schmidt who has been in the position since 2013. Ireland's end of year tests were by the BBC until 2013 before Sky Sports secured the rights. From November 2018 Channel"
"Rory Best Rory David Best (born 15 August 1982) is a Northern Irish rugby union player and is currently the Captain of Ireland's national team. He plays hooker for Ulster and is registered for Banbridge RFC. With over 100 caps for Ireland since 2005, Best is one of the most capped rugby players of all time. Best has also previously Captained the British and Irish Lions, having represented the touring side in 2013 and 2017, although he never played a test for the Lions. Best was raised in Poyntzpass, County Armagh. He was educated at Tandragee Junior High School, Portadown"
"and into the Guinness Hall of Fame in 2011. He was also named in UCD's 'Team of the Century'. Niall Brophy Niall Henry Brophy (born 19 November 1935 in Dublin, Ireland) is a retired Irish rugby union player. He represented University College Dublin R.F.C., Blackrock College R.F.C., Leinster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He played as a Winger. In 1959, Brophy, along with teammate Bill Mulcahy, became the first UCD players to represent the British and Irish Lions (then known as the British Lions), during their tour to Australia and New Zealand. Brophy made his Ireland debut against"
"from time. In 1996, the inaugural Ireland ""State of Origin"" series was established between Northern Ireland and the Republic where representatives of the club teams engaged in the All-Ireland competition played for each region over a 3 match competition. The inaugural winner was the Southern team. Some of the players involved in the State of Origin series from both regions over the next few years included some of the original stalwarts of Rugby League in Ireland: Eric Doyle, Phelim Comerford, Rickey Smith, Innes Gray, Brian Carney, Sean Cleary, Gavin Gordon, Peter McNamara, [Dara MacCarthy], Gavin Lee, Paul Ryan, Conor O'Sullivan,"
"Rugby league in Ireland Rugby league is a team sport played in Ireland on an all-Ireland basis. In May 1934 Wigan beat Warrington 32-19 in an exhibition match in Dublin. Twenty years later, in May 1954, Warrington were again defeated by Halifax in both Belfast (34-15) and Dublin (23-11). Several Irish rugby union players have crossed the Irish Sea to play in British Championship, most notably Irish forwards Robin Thompson, in the 1950s, and Ken Goodall a decade later. The first club side to actually play in Ireland, Dublin Blues, were not formed until 1989. They consisted mostly of rugby"
"programme and the games against Russia and Lebanon through injury. He was named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Dean Gaskell Dean Gaskell, born 12 April 1983 is an English-born former Ireland international rugby league footballer. Gaskell was born in England, he is of Irish descent. Gaskell played for the Widnes Vikings in National League One. He also played for Ireland. Dean Gaskell's position of choice was on the , but he could also operate as a . Gaskell had previously played for the Leigh Centurions, and had Super League experience with the Warrington"
"only allowing ""A"" time athletes and swimmers to attend the games. This prevented several sportspeople from competing. One of the biggest international events in Ireland is international soccer. The Republic's national team first qualified for a FIFA World Cup in 1990, reaching the quarter finals of Italia '90. In rugby union, as of 2018, Ireland's national team is ranked 2nd in the world. Ireland has produced major stars such as Keith Wood, Brian O'Driscoll and Jonathan Sexton. In golf, Ireland has produced several top golfers such as Pádraig Harrington. The traditional Gaelic games of Gaelic football and hurling are played"
"he gained in the 2009 Churchill Cup. Isaac captained the Ireland ‘A’ side in their opening game against Canada, going on to play in all three games and ultimately win the Cup for the first time. Isaac Boss Isaac Boss (born 9 April 1980, in Tokoroa, New Zealand) is a New Zealand–born Irish rugby union footballer. His grandmother was born in Glenarm, County Antrim, thereby qualifying him to play for Ireland. He plays scrum-half or fullback and has played for Leinster, Ulster and the Ireland national team. He weighs 88 kg and is 1.78 m tall. He is the only"
"(T20I) squad for the 2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series. Gary Wilson (cricketer) Gary Craig Wilson (born 5 February 1986) is an Irish cricketer, who is a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman. He plays for Ireland in Tests, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals, with his first appearance for the national side coming in 2005. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan, in May 2018. In June 2018 he was named captain of the Ireland T20I side. He has played county cricket for Derbyshire, having previously appeared for Surrey. He was Surrey captain"
"number ten. Ireland lost the series 2-1, but claimed a historic first win over South Africa on home soil in the first Test in Cape Town. Leinster Bristol Ian Madigan Ian Madigan (born 21 March 1989) is an Irish professional rugby union player for Bristol. His primary position is at fly-half, although he can also play at centre and full-back. Madigan made his senior debut for Leinster in a Celtic League match versus Newport Gwent Dragons in May 2009. He went on to make 18 appearances for Leinster during the season. Madigan broke through to the Heineken Cup squad and"
"Times"" stated that ""The deceased was one of the youngest three-quarters that ever played for Ireland… He was always an exceedingly clever and resourceful player, and for one of his comparatively light and diminutive stature, wonderfully plucky. His demise at the early age of twenty-six will be deeply regretted by his football colleagues, with whom he was a great favourite"". James Barnett Allison James Barnett Allison (28 June 1880 – 31 March 1907) was an Irish rugby union international who played twelve Test matches for the Irish national team between 1899 and 1903. Born in Monaghan in what is now"
"Robertson Smyth Major Robertson ""Robbie"" Stewart Smyth, (18 August 1879 – 5 April 1916) was an international rugby player, who represented and Great Britain. Born in County Down, Ireland, he went to Dungannon Royal School, then studied medicine at Trinity College, Dublin, where he obtained his doctorate in 1904. After a year as house surgeon at Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital, he was commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1906, and went to India the following year. Smyth captained the Dublin University 1st XV, and earned his first of three caps for Ireland, against England, in 1903. He was"
"was played against Pakistan and thus become the 15th cricketer in history to play test cricket for two countries. He made his Test debut for Ireland, against Pakistan, on 11 May 2018. Rankin took Ireland's first wicket in Tests, dismissing Pakistan's Azhar Ali, who was caught by William Porterfield at second slip. Boyd Rankin William Boyd Rankin (born 5 July 1984) is an Irish cricketer who has played international cricket for both England and Ireland. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He is the brother of David Andrew Rankin. Rankin is a tall bowler who stands at 6 ft 8"
"Road in the Ireland vs England match. Nim Hall died on 25 June 1972 at Paddington Hospital in London after a short illness. Nim Hall Norman MacLeod ""Nim"" Hall (1925–1972) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1947 to 1955. He also captained his country. Nim Hall was born on 2 August 1925 in Huddersfield and attended Worksop College a public school in North Nottinghamshire where he first started playing rugby at the age of 11. Whilst at Worksop, Hall represented North of Thames Public Schools and was widely regarded as one of the finest schoolboy rugby players"
"New Zealand and Sri Lanka), but had little impact. In June 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. The following month she was named in the ICC Women's Global Development Squad. In October 2018, she was named in Ireland's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies. Gaby Lewis Gaby Hollis Lewis (born 27 March 2001) is an Irish international cricketer who made her senior debut for the Irish national team in July 2014, aged only 13. She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut later in"
"a career in medicine. David Pollock (rugby union) David Pollock (born 19 March 1987 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) is a retired rugby union player. He played for Ulster Rugby in the Celtic League and represented Dungannon RFC who play in the AIB League. Pollock's position of choice was as an Open Side Flanker. Pollock captained Ireland Under-20s to a Six Nations grandslam in 2007. He represented Ireland A against England Saxons on 1 February 2008 and has also represented them in the Churchill Cup. Pollock was forced to retire from rugby at 23 due to a hip injury."
"1908. In the 1908 tour, Gibbs played two of the tests and scored the only try for the tourists in the first test. Wales British Isles Reggie Gibbs Reginald ""Reggie"" Arthur Gibbs (7 May 1882 – 28 November 1938) was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Penarth and Cardiff. He was capped 16 times for his country and captained his team on one occasion. Gibbs is one of five Welsh players to have scored four tries in a single game. Gibbs was first capped for his country in a game against Scotland on 3 February"
"first ever Test match, which was played against Pakistan later the same month. He made his Test debut for Ireland, against Pakistan, on 11 May 2018. The Test match commenced on 12 May 2018, after the first day was washed out. However, he was dismissed for a duck in the first innings. Niall O'Brien (cricketer) Niall John O'Brien (born 8 November 1981) is a former Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Domestically O'Brien began his professional career with Kent in 2004 before joining Northamptonshire at the start of 2007, spending 6 seasons there before joining Leicestershire for"
"from rugby union by his school if he played in the 1995 Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament, but this threat was eventually withdrawn. Gavin Gordon (rugby league) Gavin Gordon (born ) is an Irish professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, and 2000s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for Bangor Vikings, London Broncos and North London Skolars, as a . Gavin Gordon is the youngest ever rugby league international, he played for Ireland against Moldova on 16 October 1995 at Spotland Stadium, Rochdale, aged 17 years 229 days old. Gavin Gordon won"
"Niall Brophy Niall Henry Brophy (born 19 November 1935 in Dublin, Ireland) is a retired Irish rugby union player. He represented University College Dublin R.F.C., Blackrock College R.F.C., Leinster, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions. He played as a Winger. In 1959, Brophy, along with teammate Bill Mulcahy, became the first UCD players to represent the British and Irish Lions (then known as the British Lions), during their tour to Australia and New Zealand. Brophy made his Ireland debut against France on 26 January 1957, during the 1957 Five Nations Championship. He scored his first try for Ireland in"
"Ireland's first ever Test match, which was played against Pakistan later the same month. He made his Test debut for Ireland, against Pakistan, on 11 May 2018. He was dismissed for a pair, therefore becoming the forty-fourth batsman, and first for Ireland, to get a pair on debut in Test cricket. Andrew Balbirnie Andrew Balbirnie (born 28 December 1990) is an Irish cricketer. Balbirnie is a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. He was born at Dublin and was educated at St. Andrew's College. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against"