IRELAND STUDENTS VS FRANCE UNIVERSITIES

The IURU organises Student representative fixtures against other representative sides inside and outside Ireland. In the past, the Combined Universities have played against full International touring sides, including the famous victory over the Springboks at Thomond Park in 1965.

In recent years, the Irish Universities have organised fixtures against other European Student representative sides.

2016 saw the revival of the third level international representative team in the guise of the Ireland Students, and this fixture, organised by the IURU, was designed as a launch-pad for the reintroduction of regular international matches for Irish student teams. Since this revival, the Ireland Students have completed the following fixtures:

Universities/Students Rugby

Feb 2023 Ireland France in UCC, Cork

May 2022 France 10-53 Ireland in Bordeaux, FRA

Feb 2019 Ireland 31-03 Scotland in Queens, Belfast

Feb 2018 Scotland 17-33 Ireland in Edinburgh, SCO

Apr 2017 England 36-36 Ireland in Oxford, ENG

Apr 2016 Ireland 30-57 England in Trinity, Dublin

This season UCC RFC is celebrating its 150th Anniversary. UCC is the oldest rugby club in Munster and the third oldest in Ireland. Founded in 1872 when UCC was still known as Queen’s College Cork, UCC Rugby was the first sports club in college, and has defined the look of sports in UCC through its iconic Skull & Crossbones emblem. The 2023 edition of the Students/Universities game is being hosted as part of the UCC Rugby 150 Years celebration.