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Charlie Tector showed nerves of Wexford steel as he slotted home a late, highly pressurised injury-time match-winning conversion as Ireland battled to a tremendous victory in France on Friday night... It was indeed a magic win for the U-20’s in a crazily partisan atmosphere in Aix-en-Provence deep in the south of France. Every one of …
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Young Rathnure man Charlie Tector starred in a fantastic Irish U-20’s victory over their Welsh rivals in Musgrave Park... The clash took place in Cork on Friday night and Ireland ran out winners on a score-line of 53 points to 5. Tector performed very well on the night, with his passing skills key to unlocking …
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Wexford starlet Charlie Tector will line out in the pivotal position of out-half for the Ireland U-20’s rugby team on Friday... The game, which takes place in Musgrave park, Cork, this Friday will surely be a very entertaining match versus their Welsh counterparts. In recent weeks news filtered through local social media via the official Irish rugby …
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Enniscorthy native Josh Murphy has secured an exciting move to Connacht Rugby for the start of next season... The versatile player, who plays in the back row or more recently performing brilliantly in the second row for Leinster has penned a two-year contract with the Westerners. This will prove a great coup for Connacht with Murphy impressing …
It always feels exciting to be standing on a precipice.... To know that your years of hard work away from the bright lights is finally starting to pay dividends. That’s how it must feel for anyone involved in Wexford rugby as they tune into the biggest games of the hemisphere and recognize more of the …
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Ireland U-20 kicked off their Six Nations challenge with a bonus point win against Scotland at BT Cardiff Arms Park... [adrotate group="3"] Ireland were 7-14 up at half time and took full advantage of Scotland losing a man to a red card as they powered to a 7-38 final score. Two Wexford natives started on …
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Wexford native Tadhg Furlong and James Ryan spoke to Irish Rugby at a press conference in Japan on Thursday evening... The Irish Rugby team face Scotland on Sunday morning in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup, which is held in Japan. The duo spoke to the media about what they've been up to, …
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On Wednesday, the Leinster Senior Rugby Women’s squad was confirmed for the 2017 Inter-Provincial series... A total of 34 players have been selected in the squad from 11 clubs from across the province. And now, Gorey RFC and Wexford have a representative on the team. Caoimhe Molloy, also known as the "Twin Oaks Tank" is based …
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Updated 10/09/2021 (Additional info added, but list remains the same as originally published). It's one that is sure to divide opinion, but here at Wexford Weekly, we've decided to compile a list of some of Wexford's best sports stars... Here, we go through Wexford's Top 10 Sports stars. 10.JJ Codd Jamie Codd is an amateur …
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