Rugby Players Ireland

From humble beginnings to a leading force on the global rugby stage 🌍 By uniting our players, we believe Ireland is the very best place in the world to play rugby 🏉 Represent. Develop. Engage. #MoreThanAPlayer

It was an incredible week in Cape Town representing the Barbarians F.C and a privilege to finish my career alongside rugby legends! The smiles say it all! My journey with Tullow, Railway, Leinster Rugby, Wasps FC, Gloucester Rugby, and Harlequins, and the honour of representing Ireland, has been truly special. I’m deeply grateful for the teammates, coaches, medics, high-performance teams, supporters and family who made it all possible. Sport has been a powerful vehicle for growth, offering the chance to travel, meet incredible people, experience diverse cultures, and build skills like teamwork, resilience, leadership, and a growth mindset—skills I carry into every part of my life. As the game continues to evolve, I hope future players can access inclusive pathways that support both athletic and professional growth, giving more girls and women the opportunity to excel in sport and beyond. In the end, it’s the people—family, friends, and lifelong rugby connections—that make the journey unforgettable. "He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata. What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people". ~ Thanks to our captain, Charmaine McMenamin for sharing this Māori proverb.

Practicing what we preach! Congratulations to our very own Finola Roache on her recent completion of the Executive MBA with Trinity College Dublin 📜

"It's an honour to call myself an Irish citizen" Congratulations, Bundee ☘ #MoreThanAPlayer

IMI is delighted to announce the awarding of two scholarships as part of our ongoing partnership with Rugby Players Ireland. This collaboration, aimed at supporting former athletes in their professional development, continues to foster opportunities that enable former rugby players to grow and develop in their careers off the field. Having worked with Simon Keogh and the Rugby Players Ireland team, the two recipients of this year’s scholarships are Kieran Lewis (Occupational Therapy at Trinity College Dublin) and Paul Marshall (Player Development Manager, Ulster, at Rugby Players Ireland). The scholarships will cover the full cost of their chosen programmes, which will begin this autumn. Read more:

“You forget the pregnancy, and the hard times through that. You forget the loneliness, and the comeback, how crap I felt, how I had no core, no speed, how I wasn’t fit, how I then got back. And then doing the ACL and the slog in and out of the gym. “It’ll be emotional, no doubt, if I do get to wear that Irish jersey again.” Eimear Considine's resilience was rewarded on Saturday as she capped a remarkable return with a shining performance on what was a special afternoon for everyone involved ☘ #MoreThanAPlayer

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Our Bright Sparks at Energia Group have graduated from their Graduate Programmes. We recently held a graduation ceremony to celebrate their accomplishments. We heard from each of them from disciplines across Finance, Customer Solutions, ESG, Trading, and T&I on how they got to the graduate programme and their career journey so far. Stephen Ferris, former Ulster and Ireland rugby player also popped into the ceremony as a special guest to congratulate the graduates and share some advice for the next step in their careers.   A big thanks to People Playbook for facilitating a Personal Development Plan to help our grads improve their skills and knowledge which will be vital in their #career.   We are proud of all they have achieved and are pleased to announce that we have just recently welcomed our new cohort of graduates.   #BrightSparks #EnergiaGroup #Graduate #GradProgramme Congratulations to Oisín McElduff Ruairí O'Dea Emma Knox Lucy McCullough Emma Deegan Lukas Gazdik Rachel Martin James Madden Dylan Costello David Terceño Quintana!

Loved being part of the team to help bring ‘Sevens Lessons with Rugby 7s’ to life alongside some incredible Irish Rugby Sevens players for Tackle Your Feelings and Rugby Players Ireland 🇮🇪 Link to series - https://lnkd.in/eVsScWiM The series centres around returning to school, sharing advice from past to current students on navigating what can be a daunting time for many. Huge thanks to Eve, Hugo, Vikki, Zac, Bryan, Aoibheann and Beibhinn and all the wonderful students and teachers across the country for taking part! Like school, not everything goes to plan all the time! ⬇️ #TYF #TYFSchools Matt Steerman Richard McElwee Dr. Hannah McCormack Finola Roache Wilson Hartnell Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) Inpho Sports Photography Ltd

As the season starts to ramp up, we’re in the process of catching up with our members across the country. This week we were in Munster! 🔴 As well as meeting with the wider squad, we were delighted to be joined by our Chairperson Peter O’Mahony and his Munster Rugby teammates Stephen Archer, Diarmuid Barron, Alex Nankivell and Niall Scannell on Monday evening. The few days also presented an opportunity for the Rugby Players Ireland team to get together and appraise plans for the coming campaign... a busy few months lie ahead 👊🏻 #MoreThanAPlayer