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IRFU turns off social media comments over Edogbo abuse

BBC News 16 Feb 2026
The Irish Rugby Football Union has to turn off comments on a social media post which congratulate debutant Edwin Edogbo, following replies which contained racial abuse ... .
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IRFU investigating 'cowardly' racist abuse of Edwin Edogbo

RTE 16 Feb 2026
The IRFU is investigating "cowardly" racist abuse directed at Edwin Edogbo following his international debut ... Posts on the IRFU’s X and Instagram accounts celebrating Edogbo’s first cap attracted a number of racist comments.
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IRFU investigating Edwin Edogbo racist abuse

The Irish Times 16 Feb 2026
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) is investigating “cowardly” racist abuse directed at Edwin Edogbo following his international debut ... Posts on the IRFU’s ... In a statement, an IRFU spokesperson said.
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IRFU is right to protect officials but jumped the gun on Bundee Aki

The Irish Times 30 Jan 2026
This was swiftly followed by an IRFU statement confirming Aki had not travelled with the Ireland squad to Portugal and had been replaced by Jude Postlethwaite ... “The IRFU does not tolerate any form of ...
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Owen Doyle: The IRFU must show Bundee Aki and us all that referee abuse is intolerable

The Irish Times 29 Jan 2026
That was some of what this column wrote when the IRFU and the URC completely botched up the Matt Hansen TV diatribe directed at Chris Busby, and referees in general, just a year or so ago.
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How Connacht went from runt of the IRFU litter to powerhouse province in 30 years

The Irish Times 27 Jan 2026
It was from an IRFU delegate who had been unable to attend ... “Ah,” said the IRFU man ... Yet five seasons later, incredibly, the IRFU hierarchy decided to disband Connacht’s professional rugby team ... And the IRFU buckled.
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IRFU on lookout for new pathways chief as Peter Smyth rejoins Leinster as part of Academy revamp

Irish Independent 20 Jan 2026
The IRFU are on the lookout for a new head of performance pathways after Peter Smyth rejoined Leinster. .
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