Person: Billy Dardis

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Stunning set-piece winner sees Ireland shock Australia at Cape Town Sevens

After an "embarrassing" loss to the same opponents last week, Ireland produced a dramatic win.

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Sevens: Billy Dardis and Ireland ready for rarified air of Dubai

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Olympic qualification the target for Ireland Sevens after Hong Kong success

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Munster A team make 10 changes

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Determined Leinster prevail as Munster fightback falls short

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AIL Previews: Will Deasy come back to haunt Cork Con once more?

Josh Murphy says Ireland want to nail fifth spot

Ireland’s new captain Josh Murphy says the squad has put the disappointment of the New Zealand loss behind them and are now determined to claim fifth place in the World Rugby U20 Championship.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2015

New Zealand showdown to decide Ireland’s fate

A winner-take-all clash with New Zealand is Ireland’s prize for Saturday’s four-point victory (24-20) over Scotland in Saturday’s World Rugby U20 Championship Pool game in Calvisano.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2015

Ireland saved by mighty Tomas Quinlan

Ireland 18 Argentina 16: There is something familiar about a kicker from Cork Con having nerves of steel to land a last-gasp winning penalty, but Tomas Quinlan wrote a script all of his own to get Ireland’s World Rugby U20 Championship off to a winning start.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2015

Quinlan keeps his cool to kick Ireland U-20s to victory in final minutes

Ireland U-20s 18 Argentina U-20s 16

Tue, 02 Jun, 2015

Nigel Carolan braces Ireland for bruising Pumas encounter in World Cup opener

Nigel Carolan may be in charge of the Irish U20s at a world championship for the first time but the Galwayman has been involved with enough underage national sides to know they face a tough test against Argentina today, 3.30pm (live on TG4).

Tue, 02 Jun, 2015

Ireland U-20s defeated by Scotland to end Six Nations campaign

Under-20 RBS 6 Nations

Fri, 20 Mar, 2015

Nigel Carolan calls on his troops to rediscover attacking spark

Nigel Carolan has asked his Irish U20 side to finish their campaign positively in Netherdale tonight by returning to the full-throttle game which has been suffocated by two defeats in a row.

Fri, 20 Mar, 2015

Carolan: It’s still there for taking

Ireland U20 coach Nigel Carolan still believes ‘the championship is there for the taking’ ahead of tomorrow night’s crucial RBS 6 Nations clash with Wales (Parc Eirias, Colwyn Bay, 7.45pm).

Thu, 12 Mar, 2015

Ireland pay the penalty for kicking failures

U20 RBS 6 Nations 

Sat, 28 Feb, 2015

Ireland edged out of Six Nations by England's U-20s

Under-20 RBS 6 Nations

Fri, 27 Feb, 2015

Ireland ready for the next level, says Dardis

One imagines Nigel Carolan and the rest of his U20s management team have spent many an hour poring over footage of England’s opening Six Nations loss to Wales in Colwyn Bay this last two weeks.

Fri, 27 Feb, 2015

Ireland combine style with steel

U20 RBS Six Nations

Sat, 14 Feb, 2015

Ireland's Under-20s end France's winning streak

Under 20 RBS 6 Nations

Fri, 13 Feb, 2015

Ireland U20’s batter Italy

Under 20 Six Nations: Italy 15 Ireland 47: Nigel Carolan’s reign as Ireland U-20 coach got off to a perfect start in dreadful conditions in northern Italy last night as seven different players scored tries.

Sat, 07 Feb, 2015

Leinster flyer to debut for Ireland Women's team; U20s also named

Ireland Women's Coach Tom Tierney has named six uncapped players in their squad for their 6 Nations opener against Italy in Florence on Friday night (6pm Irish Time).

Wed, 04 Feb, 2015

Only four from Munster included in Nigel Carolan’s Irish U20 squad

More misery for Munster with the selection of just four of their players on Nigel Carolan’s expanded Ireland squad of 30 for the U20 Six Nations.

Thu, 22 Jan, 2015

Students snatch dramatic draw

UCD 25 Cork Con 25

Mon, 24 Nov, 2014

Terenure battle back to keep perfect record

UCD 17 Terenure College 26

Sat, 08 Nov, 2014

Ireland U-20s lose out to France in Junior World Championship opener

The Ireland Under-20s fell agonisingly short of defeating Grand Slam champions France in their opening IRB Junior World Championship match in Auckland.

Mon, 02 Jun, 2014

Terenure power too much for Belvo

Terenure College 13 Belvedere College 7

Mon, 28 Jan, 2013

Mighty' Quin

IF HARLEQUINS take Leinster’s Heineken Cup crown they may have to thank the unusual combination of Michael Phelps, Terenure College in Dublin and Alabama’s United States Sports Academy.

Mon, 08 Oct, 2012

Brilliant Blues put Munster to sword

Munster 12 Leinster 34

Thu, 13 Sep, 2012