U18 International Series: Revised Fixture Schedule | France Withdraw Following Tragedy
The schedule for the U18 International Series, beginning on Monday 12th August, has been reconfigured after France’s withdrawal following the tragic news that one of their players, Medhi Narjissi, had been swept out to sea earlier in the week. Understandably, France withdrew shortly after and returned home on Friday with the thought of the […]
Scotland U18: Men’s Squad Named | Travel for Development Camp in Ireland
Scotland have named their Men’s U18 squad for a development camp in Ireland running from Saturday 3rd August to Friday 9th. Head Coach Ross Miller has selected a group of 32, who will have training days with development squads from Ireland, Italy, and Wales at the prestigious Clongowes Wood College. On the final day of […]
Top 50 All Time School Rugby Programs: 50-41
With the 2022 season officially over and the final mens rankings done and dusted we are now able to release our annual All Time Top 50 rugby Programs rankings. Our rankings are based on specific measurements and are a living document, there will be changes as we get more information. To view our rankings methodology […]
Top 50 All Time School Rugby Programs: 40 – 31
To view our methodology please click here To view rankings 50 – 41 please click here 40. St Michaels (Ireland) View School Profile Senior Internationals: 104.50 Points Under 20 Internationals: 78.40 Points Under 18 Internationals: 124.80 Points Rugby World Cup: 14 Points School Championships: 10.49 Points TOTAL POINTS: 332.19 A modern day school rugby juggernaut […]
URC Squads and their Schools
With the United Rugby Championship just around the corner we here at NextGenXV went through the various squad lists and as always looked at which schools the various players attended. As the Springboks are currently on tour a number of high profile players were missing from the current touring parties, we however did include them […]
Bank of Ireland Leinster Senior & Junior Cup Draws Made
The draws for the Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior and Junior Cups were made over during December. With uncertainty still hanging in the air as to when or if rugby may be able to go ahead as normal no dates were made for the fixtures, however the tournaments were still drawn for the prestigious […]
U20 6 Nations: Ireland name Exiles in side to face Scotland
Ireland have named their side of their U20 Six Nations Championship opener against Scotland, kicking off at 7.15pm at Irish Independent Park in Cork on Friday. Head Coach Noel McNamara has named three Irish Exiles in the side, all in the backline, and all three are worth paying close attention to. He has named […]
U20 6 Nations: Exciting Exiles in Ireland group for 6 Nations
Ireland have named four recent stars of English schools rugby in their squad for the U20 6 Nations after head coach Noel McNamara named his 37-man squad on Monday. The squad is led by Ulster back row David McCann, who is one of just seven players in the squad that participated in last year’s […]
U18 6 Nations Festival: Ireland squad named for age-grade Festival at Hartpury College
Ireland have named their squad for the forthcoming U18 6 Nations Festival, hosted by Hartpury College. Games take place across three matchdays, the first hosted at Hartpury’s Gillman’s Ground on Saturday, the second at Worcester Warriors’ Sixways Stadium on Wednesday 17th April, and the third at Gloucester’s Kingsholm Stadium on Sunday 21st April. […]
