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Manning Stars As Munster Reach Stirling Semis
The Munster Sevens squad, coached by Ian Sherwin and John Lacey, had a very productive weekend as they reached the semi-finals of the Ondeo City of Stirling Sevens tournament in Scotland.
Cork Constitution clubman Jeremy Manning was a leading light for Munster in the Ondeo City of Stirling Sevens tournament over the weekend
They may not have gotten their hands on the silverware, but the Munster Sevens' young guns produced a great display of running rugby on Saturday, as they claimed a semi-final spot in their very first Sevens tournament.
The Munster side, which was selected from available Development and Academy-contracted players and AIB League players, lost out to the Kenny Logan RBS Private Banking All-Stars, which included current English and Scottish Sevens internationals.
The All-Stars subsequently went on to the win the tournament as they defeated Edinburgh Rugby in the final.
Not everyone came away empty handed as Cork Constitution and Munster out-half Jeremy Manning scooped the Player of the tournament award, showing impressive form against stiff competition from the international Sevens players.
From a developmental player point of view, the tournament was extremely beneficial for enhancing the players' skills and will feature on the province's calendar in the coming years.
Munster Rugby Squad:
Barry Keeshan (Dolphin), Sam Cronin (UCC), Barry O'Mahoney (Garryowen), Tommy O' Donnell (UL Bohs), David Cusack (Thomond), Liam Og Murphy (Young Munster), Scott Deasy (UCC), Ian Hanley (UL Bohemians), Eoghan Grace (Shannon)
Management/Coaching Staff:
Ian Sherwin (Munster Rugby Academy Manager), John Lacey (Regional Development Officer), Ray Egan (Fitness & Conditioning), Ian Dunne (Kit Manager), Declan Lynch (Physiotherapist).
Munster Rugby Sevens Squad
A Munster Rugby select has been chosen to travel to this weekend's Ondeo City of Stirling 7s Tournament.
The squad was selected from available development and academy contracted players and club players.
The tournament will take place this Saturday, April 26th in the City of Sterling, Scotland. The tournament will see some of Europe's most elite rugby clubs go head-to-head in a fantastic all day event. This is the first time Munster Rugby have featured a 7's side in such an event.
The Munster side who are sponsored by Data Space (Scotland) Ltd., will be joined by other Professional sides such as London Wasps and Edinburgh Gunners, and "The Kenny Logan RBS Private Banking All Stars" who will combine of current English and Scottish seven's Internationals
Munster Rugby will play their first game against the West of Scotland, a Divisional side, ko 1.30pm. The outcome of this game will place Munster in the next stage of the competition.
The management and coaching staff include Ian Sherwin, Munster Rugby Academy Manager, and John Lacey, Regional Development Officer. They will be joined by Ray Egan Fitness and Conditioning, Ian Dunne Kit Manager, Declan Lynch Physiotherapist and Ralph Murphy as the Munster Rugby Branch Representative.
Munster Rugby Squad:
B. Keeshan (Dolphin), S. Cronin (UCC), B. O'Mahoney (Garryowen), T. O' Donnell (UL Bohs), D. Cusack (Thomond), Liam Og Murphy (Young Munster), S. Deasy (UCC), I. Hanley (UL Bohs), E. Grace (Shannon), J. Manning (Cork Con)
Munster Rugby set for Sevens
A Seven's Munster Rugby Squad are to feature in the 2008 Ondeo City of Stirling Seven's Rugby Tournament in Scotland on April 26th.
The 2008 Ondeo City of Stirling Seven's will take place in the Stirling County Rugby Football Club on Saturday 26th April, and will see some of Europe's most elite rugby clubs go head-to-head in a fantastic all day event. This is the first time Munster Rugby have featured a seven's team in such an event.
The Munster team who will be sponsored by Data Space (Scotland)., will be joined by other Professional sides such as London Wasps and Edinburgh Gunners, and "The Kenny Logan RBS Private Banking All Stars" who will combine of current English and Scottish seven's Internationals.
The remainder of the line up will consist of a range of local talent from Scottish Premier 1, the RAF, a combined army team and select sides from the Forth Valley area, with the tournament promising to be an exciting day for all.
The Munster Coaching and Management Team will include Johnny Lacey Regional Development Officer, Ian Sherwin Academy Manager and Ray Egan Sub-Academy Strength and Conditioning Coach. Johnny was on hand on the day of the launch, in Stirling County RFC, and was joined by the Munster Team Sponsor Jim Steel, Managing Director of DataSpace (Scotland).
Over 80% of companies to add tape storage
Survey data suggests that most companies surveyed are migrating to a tiered storage infrastructure of disk and tape deployments.
SILICON VALLEY, CALIF. — (March 12, 2008) — HP, IBM Corporation and Quantum Corporation, the three technology provider companies for the Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Program today released survey results that strongly suggest that storage customers that use a disk-only infrastructure are now looking at tape storage technology as part of a tiered storage infrastructure to support backup and archiving. Over two thirds of surveyed businesses said they were looking to add tape storage back into their overall network infrastructure and of those respondents, over 80-percent plan to add tape storage solutions within the next 12 months.
The survey, which was taken in the fourth quarter of 2007, focused on the views of more than 200 network administrators and mid-level tech specialists at mid-size to large companies throughout the United States. "The integration of tape storage into a tiered information infrastructure is highly strategic for customers, due to its low cost of ownership, low energy consumption and portability for data protection," said Cindy Grossman, Vice President of Tape Storage Systems, IBM. "LTO tape technology is a perfect choice for enterprise and mid-sized customer with its proven reliability, high capacity, high performance and ability to address data security with built-in encryption and data retention requirements for the evolving data center."
According to the survey, 58-percent of the respondents use a combination of disk and tape for long term archiving, 24-percent use tape exclusively, and 18-percent employ a disk-only approach. In this group, 68-percent of the current disk-only users plan to start using tape for long-term archiving, and over half (58-percent) plan to add tape for short-term data protection.
"The survey findings suggest that disk-only users may be experiencing a bit of buyer’s remorse," said David Geddes, senior vice president at Fleishman-Hillard Research, who oversaw the study. "We found that a wide majority of companies that employ purely disk-based approaches are looking to quickly include tape in their backup and archiving strategies."
LTO tape technology delivers the backup and archiving features needed by today’s storage administrators, including high capacity, blazing performance, 256-bit drive-level encryption for data security and WORM cartridge support to address data retention needs. With low energy consumption, tape technology can also provide organizations with a green alternative for the data center. Studies have shown that tape-based backup and archiving solutions can deliver substantial TCO benefits and energy savings.
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