Pike-of-Rushall man hoping to lead Limerick club back to top tier of Irish club...
This Saturday a Laois man will lead a Limerick rugby club into their biggest game of the season - a winner-takes-all promotion-relegation playoff against...
Portarlington duo and Ballacolla man named on Leinster junior rugby squad
There are three Laois rugby players named on the Leinster Junior squad for the upcoming inter-provincial series.
Portarlington duo Ross Doyle and Cathal Bannon have...
Ireland rugby coach and Grand National trophy coming to Portlaoise
The Ireland rugby coach Joe Schmidt will be in Portlaoise tomorrow - and so too will the Grand National horse racing trophy.
Schmidt will be...
Portlaoise U-16 rugby team book Leinster final place
Portlaoise 23 Carlow 7
Leinster Rugby U-16 Cup Semi-final
The Portlaoise U-16 rugby team will contest this season’s Leinster final against Navan after an impressive win...
Portlaoise man helps Tullow claim historic first Towns Cup title
Tullow claimed the Towns Cup final for the first time in their history in Athy on Sunday afternoon and a young Portlaoise man played...
Kingsley’s Navan claim AIL title while Laois lads face promotion playoffs
At just 34 Alan Kingsley is one of the youngest head coaches in the AIL but the Portlaoise man guided Navan to the Division...
Kingsley hoping to clinch AIL promotion and league title with Navan
Rugby has taken Alan Kingsley all around the world and back again and this Saturday he's hoping his fledgling coaching career can be rewarded with...
Knockbeg College student named in Ireland U-18 rugby team to face England
Knockbeg College student Martin Moloney has been selected in the Ireland U-18 Schools team to face England tomorrow.
Moloney, a Kildare native, follows in the...
Young Portlaoise rugby player involved with Irish schools rugby team
A young Portlaoise rugby player has been selected on the Ireland U-18 schools and clubs squad to take on England in two games over...
Portarlington whistler named Leinster rugby referee of the year
There was a Laois person amongst the winners at the Leinster Rugby awards last weekend.
Referee Clive Wardrop, from Portarlington, was named as Leinster rugby...
Port girls rugby team reach Leinster final
Portarlington 29 Dundalk 24
Leinster U-15 Girls Rugby Cup Semi-final
Portarlington U-15 girls put in a hugely impressive performance to beat Dundalk in Athy on Sunday...
Portlaoise U-16s reach North Midlands final
Portlaoise 44 Portarlington 0
The Portlaoise U-16 rugby team have a North Midlands Cup final to look forward to after an impressive win over local...
Laois man Moloney helps Buccaneers clinch promotion to top tier of Irish club rugby
The various rugby competitions around the country are reaching their critical stages at the moment and last weekend Athlone-based club Buccaneers clinched promotion to...
Ireland rugby coach Joe Schmidt is coming to Portlaoise
Fresh from beating England in the Six Nations in the Aviva Stadium last weekend - and stopping a Grand Slam and all sorts of...
Portlaoise man named on Ireland U-19 rugby team
After winning his first Ireland U-20 rugby cap against France earlier this month, Portlaoise man Sean Masterson has been named to start on the...
Disappointment for Alison Miller and Irish ladies in Grand Slam decider
Despite putting up a brave effort for long spells in a packed Donnybrook Stadium, the Irish ladies rugby team were beaten 34-7 by England...
Portarlington draw is enough to avoid relegation
Portarlington 8 Newbridge 8
Rugby - Leinster League Division 2A
Portarlington have maintained their status in Division 2A of the Leinster Rugby League thanks to a...
Corri the match winner as Blackrock book AIL final place
Portlaoise girl Eimear Corri got the winning try for Blackrock in the All Ireland League (AIL) Womens Cup semi-final on Sunday.
Corri's late try was...
Portlaoise reach Leinster U-16 cup semi-final
Portlaoise 17 Tullamore 7
Leinster U-16 Rugby Cup Quarter-final
Portlaoise RFC triumphed over Tullamore on Saturday to reach the semi-final of the Leinster U-16 Cup.
Portlaoise got...
Portlaoise stay up while Port target second game in three days
Portlaoise RFC will play in Division 1B of the Leinster League again next season after they recorded a 42-14 bonus point win away to...
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Late penalty denies Portlaoise but destiny is still in their hands
Portlaoise RFC 15 Clondalkin 18
Leinster League Division 1B
Portlaoise remain deep in relegation trouble after a Clondalkin penalty with the last kick of the game...
Portlaoise RFC minis meet their heroes in Cardiff
The Portlaoise RFC minis have recently returned from a fantastic trip to Wales where they got to spend time with the Leinster Rugby heroes.
The...
Masterson puts injury hell behind him to make Connacht return
Portlaoise native Eoghan Masterson will make his first Connacht appearance in over a year after being named in the side to play Zebre in...
Portlaoise man in line to win first Irish U-20 rugby cap
Portlaoise man Sean Masterson has been included in the Ireland U-20 rugby squad for Friday night's Six Nations clash with France in Donnybrook.
Masterson hasn't...
Masterson continues recovery as Galwegians win in AIL
Eoghan Masterson continued his long and arduous journey back to fitness win the All Ireland League (AIL) at the weekend as he helped Galwegians...
Laois girls honoured with Leinster rugby caps
Portlaoise's Niamh Griffin and Eimear Corri were among the first female recipients of senior Leinster caps as the Leinster Branch honoured the victorious inter-provincial...
Bad start ends Portlaoise’s interest in Towns Cup
Skerries 24 Portlaoise 15
Rugby: Bank of Ireland Towns Cup Round 2
A disastrous first half was Portlaoise's undoing in the Towns Cup as they were...
Portlaoise look to reach Towns Cup quarter-final
Portlaoise return to Towns Cup action this afternoon when they host Skerries in the second round of the competition in Togher at 3pm.
Following on...
Portlaoise march on in Leinster U-16 cup
Portlaoise 21 Kilkenny 19
Rugby: Leinster U-16 Cup
Portlaoise U-16 rugby team travelled to Kilkenny Friday evening for the first round of the Leinster U-16 Youth Cup.
The...
