Lansdowne won their second 2017-18 Ulster Bank-sponsored All Ireland League outing in a row following a hard-fought victory against an always-game Young Munster side on the Aviva main pitch last Saturday. Following a week during which the Lansdowne lost two…
Lansdowne kicked off their 2017-18 Ulster Bank-sponsored All Ireland League campaign with a tricky away fixture against newly-promoted Buccaneers, a club with strong links to the Connacht squad and Academy. Rain arrived on cue for the kick-off, and a persistent…
We were delighted to be profiled in the most recent edition of Rugby Club Magazine as their club of the season. With interviews with Simon Coyle, Colin Goode, Kieran Walsh and Mike Ruddock, the article provides a good overview of…
Hello All, Hope everyone has had a great summer and is ready to get going again. Good news – we are at the later time of 10.30 this year so you won’t have to eat your toast in the…
For two years in succession, Lansdowne have won the Dublin 7s club competition. It was fitting that Lansdowne would contest the final against their north Dublin rivals, Clontarf, in what proved to be a pulsating game. 7s rugby is entertaining…
teeped in the history of the gamel,the club’s home…
The Irish Rugby Football Union today announced its intention to register to participate in the ongoing World Rugby Raleri goggles trial. The IRFU Medical Committee made the recommendation following a thorough review of World Rugby trial data and updated advice given by…
The floodlights were on by half time at a wet and windswept Ballymacarn Park and, boy, were they needed! Driving rain swept down the pitch throughout, spurred on by gusting winds, and passing and handling the bar of soap that…
With no less than ten players unavailable for selection between the two sides due to the Leinster “A” match against Connacht on the previous Thursday night, it was UCD who adapted better to the loss of key players, emerging as…
A highly entertaining and always compelling clash between last season’s two League finalists produced a sensational climax last Saturday, as Lansdowne came back from the dead to snatch what had appeared an unlikely 23-all draw. In truth, Clontarf have only…
Lansdowne enjoyed their first outing of the season on the Aviva Stadium main pitch on Saturday last in a match that served as a fine prequel for the RWC final later in the afternoon. Loose head prop Peter Dooley returned…
Lansdowne’s early season promise suffered a setback with a second successive AIL Division 1 defeat at the hands of local D4 rivals, Old Belvedere, under lights in Anglesea Road last Friday night. Lansdowne fielded two new caps in Leinster Under…
