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Irish Rugby Grassroots Blog Series

December 10, 2018
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A blog series on the Irish schools and local rugby grass root clubs which are nurturing and developing the current provincial academy and senior squad members. The numbers produced were based on current academy and senior squad players who have gone through the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland educational systems. The statistics generated may surprise some. This blog post collates the articles which focused on this topic: 

Connacht Rugby: What Second Level Schools are developing the homegrown talent for the provincial setup?
Munster Rugby: What Second Level Schools and local grassroots rugby clubs are developing the homegrown talent for the provincial setup?
Leinster Rugby: What Second Level Schools and local grassroots rugby clubs are developing the homegrown talent for the provincial setup?
Ulster Rugby: What Second Level Schools and local grassroots rugby clubs are developing the homegrown talent for the provincial setup?

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