Athletically, he is phenomenal. We really don t produce guys like him in Ireland
21-year-old Ryan Baird made his Ireland debut last weekend and looks set for further Six Nations involvement. By Murray Kinsella Saturday 6 Mar 2021, 8:00 AM Mar 6th 2021, 8:00 AM 90,906 Views 18 Comments
THERE ARE INTERNATIONAL backs, some of them wingers, who will be jealous of Ryan Baird’s speed.
The little GPS unit that sits into a pocket on the upper back of rugby players’ jerseys has clocked the 21-year-old Leinster lock moving at just over 10 metres per second during a game.
To put that in context, the average max speed for a wing at the 2019 World Cup was 9.2 metres per second, and it’s no exaggeration to say that Baird – who made his Ireland debut against Italy in the Six Nations last weekend – is one of the quickest forwar
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What s going on in Irish rugby s development pathway amidst Covid?
Peter Smyth, the IRFU’s Head of Elite Player Development, outlines the challenges. By Murray Kinsella Friday 19 Feb 2021, 6:45 AM Feb 19th 2021, 6:45 AM 4,348 Views 4 Comments
The Ireland U18 Schools team in 2019.
The Ireland U18 Schools team in 2019.
IRISH RUGBY HAS plenty of talent in the pipeline but for the last year, most young players who have the potential to be professionals have essentially been going without any rugby at all due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Normally, the schools cups would be up and running at this time of the year, while players would be jostling for places in the Ireland U18 and U19 teams, but all is barren on that front for now.