Rugby

Irish Rugby memorabilia. Today rugby is one of the most popular sports in Ireland, the success of the Irish rugby team on the international stage and of Munster on the European club stage has helped fuel a huge surge in its poplarity.

The Irish international rugby team has played in the Six Nations since its foundation and have won 3 triple crowns since 2000. Probably the most famous rugby game in Irish rugby history was Munster's defeat of the All-Blacks in 1978 in Thomond Park. At European Club level Munster won the Heineken Cup in 2006 and again in 2008