Category: Rugby

Front Row Seat – Life as the Leinster Rugby Photographer

He could have been in the Stade Vélodrome – but instead he’s staying at home. Marseille was supposed to be hosting the Heineken Champions Cup Final last night, and the Heineken Challenge Cup Final the evening before that, but as we ...

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Blog: Sportsfile Images of the Year 2019

Seán Gannon of Dundalk during the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match against Bohemians at Oriel Park. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile Sit back and take a scroll through Sportsfile’s Images of the Year 2019. We’ve ...

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Sportsfile Images of the Year 2018

  Prints can be purchased at the link below: https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1812063/ here Another eventful year captured. With the end of 2018 drawing near we dug through over 200,000 images that made it to www.sportsfile.com ...

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Front Row Seat – Leinster Reign in Spain

Jonathan Sexton of Leinster celebrates victory over Racing 92.Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile Photos by Ramsey Cardy and Stephen McCarthy and Brendan MoranWords by Piaras Ó Mídheach The rain in Spain falls mostly in Bilbao by the looks ...

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World Press Photo Award for Sportsfile’s Stephen McCarthy

Sportsfile’s Stephen McCarthy has been awarded with Second place for Sports Photo of the Year at the 61st World Press Photo Contest. His photograph ‘Steaming Scrum’, taken during the British and Irish Lions ...

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On this day in ’99 Ulster claim the European Club Rugby Cup

30 January 1999; Ulster’s Jan Cunningham celebrates with one of the Ulster substitutes. Heineken European Cup Final, Ulster v Colomiers, Lansdowne Road, Dublin. Picture credit: Brendan Moran / SPORTSFILE   On this day in 1999 Ulster became ...

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Rugby World Cup 2015 In Pictures

After a memorable Rugby World Cup in which New Zealand retained their trophy, take a look at 50 of our favourite images by Sportsfile photographers.   ...

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2014/15 PRO12 Season In Pictures

After the best PRO12 season yet comes to a close with a new Champion, we take a look back at a memorable season with some of our favourite images from the past 9 months of action. ...

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Ireland v Wales – International Rugby Archive Pics

Looking forward to Ireland crunch game against Wales in the RBS Six Nations? Take a look back through our archive at previous games between the two proud rugby nations. ...

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Ireland v England – RBS Six Nations Rugby Championship

Were you glued to the rugby action at the Aviva Stadium to see Ireland’s great 19-9 win against England? Take a look back through the day in pictures from Sportsfile photographers Matt Browne,  Stephen McCarthy and Brendan ...

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