PUMA News Archive

Ireland

March 2012

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  Tommy Bowe: Ireland’s Try-Scoring Machine

  March 08, 2012

  His form over the last 12 months has marked his as one of international rugby's dangermen, can he keep it going until the Lions tour in 2013?

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February 2012

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  Ireland's Gordon D'Arcy on 6 Nations, Why They Have To Beat Wales and His Toughest Opponent Ever

  February 03, 2012

  As Ireland prepare to take on Wales in the 6 Nations this weekend puma.com talks exclusively to the Ireland Inside Centre

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October 2011

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  World Cup Round Up: Ireland

  October 28, 2011

  Ireland’s tournament was a total rollercoaster from start to finish. Drawn in a difficult Pool including the Tri-Nations champions, Australia, the always dangerous Italy and the incredibly physical Russians, there was no guarantee that the Men In Green would even progress to the knockout stages.

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  World Cup Preview: Quarter-Finals

  October 07, 2011

  It’s crunch time! Almost a month on from the pageantry of the opening ceremony and the World Cup kicks into top gear with the knockout stages of the tournament. The gloves are off and the top 8 in world rugby will do battle for the ultimate prize.

  We survey each nation’s prospects and give you the lowdown on the PUMA players to watch in the quarter-finals...

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  World Cup Round Up: 1st-2nd October

  October 03, 2011

  The World Cup Pool stages are all wrapped up and we move onto the business end of the tournament with the quarter-final knockouts in Auckland and Wellington this weekend. No further chances of an incredible upset by the minnows, an undiscovered superstar or a one-sided demolition – perhaps unsurprisingly, the final 8 will be comprised of the top 8 world rugby-playing nations from New Zealand to Argentina.
  
  Talk will undoubtedly return to the question of whether the hosts have what it takes to go all the way or whether they will capitulate under the weight of expectation from an entire nation of rugby fanatics. Will Australia be able to repeat their Tri-Nations victory and topple South Africa and New Zealand? Can England reach their third final in three consecutive World Cups? Will Argentina outdo their efforts of 2007? Will the Green Army and neutral’s favourites, Ireland, build on the momentum taken from dominating their Pool?
  
  The weekend’s final games certainly gave some indication as to what the answers will be come 23rd of October. Here is our round up of the best of the action...

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September 2011

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  View from New Zealand: Week 3

  September 29, 2011

  We get closer to the World Cup with the player perspective from two of Ireland’s finest exclusively for PUMA Rugby! Here’s what Tommy Bowe and Jamie Heaslip had to say prior to their final Pool game against Italy on Sunday...

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  World Cup Round Up: 24-25th September

  September 26, 2011

  With the World Cup Pool stages reaching their climax, we witnessed another weekend of wet weather and weary bodies as the first nation confirmed their place in the quarter finals and several faced the heartbreak of failure.
  
  Here is our summary of the standout fixtures...

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  View from New Zealand

  September 23, 2011

  We get closer to the World Cup with the player perspective from two of Ireland’s finest exclusively for PUMA Rugby! Here’s what Tommy Bowe and Jamie Heaslip had to say on a magnificent week for Irish rugby...

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  World Cup Round Up: 17-18th September

  September 19, 2011

  A week or so on from the dancing and fireworks of the opening ceremony in Auckland and pundits are already discussing the knockout stages of the competition, anticipating a fortuitous northern hemisphere Vs. southern hemisphere split that will lead one nation to emerge from each region to contest the final.

  
  Still, given the rollercoaster ride we have experienced so far it was clear there would be many more ups and downs before the Pool stages were finally decided and this weekend certainly didn’t disappoint!

  Here is our pick of the best of the action from New Zealand...

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