Ireland debuts for O'Brien and Murray in Georgia

Stuart McCloskey and Jamie Osborne start at centre to complete the back line. Jack Boyle, Gus McCarthy and Thomas Clarkson make up an all-Leinster front row, Murray and Izuchukwu start at lock and the back row consists of Leinster's Ryan Baird, Ulster…

One Offaly man starting and one on bench on Ireland rugby team to face Georgia

One Offaly man is starting and another is on bench on the Ireland rugby team named to face Georgia in Tbilisi this Saturday.  Cormac Izuchukwu has been named to start in the second row with prop Michael Milne named on the bench by men’s interim Head Coach  …

Two Ireland debutants in team to play Georgia on Saturday

Craig Casey will captain Ireland for the first time this weekend, becoming the 112th Ireland Test captain since 1875. He is only the third scrum-half to captain Ireland in the professional era after Niall Hogan (three times) and Eoin Reddan (once). …

Paul O’Connell excited to see how Irish players react to Georgia pressure

Paul O’Connell‘s first official engagement as interim Ireland head coach was typically interesting and informative as he teased out the macro and micro goals under the guise of a team announcement, starting with Saturday’s Test against Georgia in Tbilisi ( …

Ireland’s clash with Georgia my first step on path to the World Cup, says Ulster ace

He was “naive to what professional rugby was back then” but it’s all change 10 years on as since Bealham went Down Under with the British and Irish Lions, McCloskey is now the oldest player in the Ireland squad for their two-Test summer tour of Georgia and …

Paul O'Connell names his Ireland rugby team to play Georgia with one Limerick man starting

IRELAND men’s interim Head Coach Paul O’Connell has named the Ireland team to face Georgia in the opening game of the two-Test Summer series on Saturday evening in Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi at 6pm Irish time. There are two new caps in the starting …

Tommy O'Brien and Darragh Murray to make Ireland debuts against Georgia

Michael Bolton Leinster's Tommy O'Brien and Connacht's Darragh Murray are set to make their debuts for Ireland as Paul O'Connell named his starting 15 to take on Georgia on Saturday. O'Brien was one of Leinster's standout players in …

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Ireland debuts for O'Brien and Murray against Georgia

Tommy O'Brien and Darragh Murray will make their Ireland debuts in Saturday's Test against Georgia in Tbilisi, with Craig Casey set to captain the side for the first time. Interim Ireland head coach Paul O'Connell has named the Munster scrum- …

Mall shooting in Savannah, Georgia leaves 3 injured: Police

Police in Savannah, Georgia, responded to a mall shooting that left three injured with gunshot wounds, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred at Oglethorpe Mall, located on the south side of the city. The victims include two young adults and one …