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Rugby - Last year 2025

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Ulster centre Stewart Moore joins Newcastle Red Bulls on loan
# Prem
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# Prem

Ulster centre Stewart Moore joins Newcastle Red Bulls on loan

Nov 3rd 2025, 4:49 PM 1,781 Views 4 Comments

Springboks assistant coach Jones backs Ntlabakanye call-up despite doping probe
# Support
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# Support

Springboks assistant coach Jones backs Ntlabakanye call-up despite doping probe

Nov 3rd 2025, 2:39 PM 1,414 Views 0 Comments

Ex-France attack coach appointed Perpignan boss
# Laurent Labit
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# Laurent Labit

Ex-France attack coach appointed Perpignan boss

Nov 3rd 2025, 11:26 AM 2,001 Views 2 Comments

'Zero excuses from here' - Farrell's Ireland must bounce back
# Challenge
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# Challenge

'Zero excuses from here' - Farrell's Ireland must bounce back

Nov 3rd 2025, 9:02 AM 49 Views 0 Comments

McCloskey stands up for Ireland but could miss Japan game
# Impression
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# Impression

McCloskey stands up for Ireland but could miss Japan game

Nov 3rd 2025, 6:00 AM 490 Views 1 Comment

'We let them off the ropes and we let them play'
# Regrets
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# Regrets

'We let them off the ropes and we let them play'

Nov 2nd 2025, 6:00 PM 1,190 Views 9 Comments

McMillan: Argentina XV game helps Munster build depth
# Useful Exercise
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# Useful Exercise

McMillan: Argentina XV game helps Munster build depth

Nov 2nd 2025, 4:25 PM 2,240 Views 7 Comments

Ireland plan to play games in the US on an annual basis
# USA
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# USA

Ireland plan to play games in the US on an annual basis

Nov 2nd 2025, 3:58 PM 1,022 Views 10 Comments

World Rugby has big plans for rugby in America.

A frustrating, stop-start day felt like a missed chance for Ireland
# Slog
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# Slog

A frustrating, stop-start day felt like a missed chance for Ireland

Nov 2nd 2025, 7:07 AM 111 Views 0 Comments

'I was gutted for him' - Barrett says he will support Beirne
# Solidarity
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# Solidarity

'I was gutted for him' - Barrett says he will support Beirne

Nov 2nd 2025, 5:00 AM 836 Views 2 Comments

'We got a red card and dealt with it pretty well. That doesn’t make it better'
# Frustrations
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# Frustrations

'We got a red card and dealt with it pretty well. That doesn’t make it better'

Nov 1st 2025, 11:51 PM 397 Views 2 Comments

Player ratings as Ireland fall to New Zealand in Chicago
# Not Great
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# Not Great

Player ratings as Ireland fall to New Zealand in Chicago

Nov 1st 2025, 11:30 PM 1,304 Views 3 Comments

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SNAP REACTION: Ireland 13-26 New Zealand
Murray Kinsella dials in from Soldier Field to reflect on Ireland’s defeat vs the All Blacks with Gavan Casey.
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McCloskey a rare positive of a sloppy showing in Chicago
# Comment
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# Comment

McCloskey a rare positive of a sloppy showing in Chicago

Nov 1st 2025, 10:46 PM 575 Views 7 Comments

Ireland second best in Soldier Field as All Blacks blitz second half From The 42

Ireland second best in Soldier Field as All Blacks blitz second half

Nov 1st 2025, 10:07 PM 918 Views 60 Comments

Andy Farrell’s men struggled in the set-piece and couldn’t find consistent rhythm.

Munster's young guns run in five tries to beat Argentina XV in Thomond
# Rugby
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# Rugby

Munster's young guns run in five tries to beat Argentina XV in Thomond

Nov 1st 2025, 8:33 PM 3,231 Views 7 Comments

Graham hat-trick helps Scotland rack up 13 tries in dominant USA win
# One-sided
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# One-sided

Graham hat-trick helps Scotland rack up 13 tries in dominant USA win

Nov 1st 2025, 8:00 PM 942 Views 2 Comments

LIVE: Ireland v New Zealand, November Test From The 42
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LIVE: Ireland v New Zealand, November Test

Feinberg-Mngomezulu guides South Africa to big win over Japan
# Dominant
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# Dominant

Feinberg-Mngomezulu guides South Africa to big win over Japan

Nov 1st 2025, 6:32 PM 1,445 Views 2 Comments

Henry Pollock shines off the bench as England see off Australia
# Impressive
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# Impressive

Henry Pollock shines off the bench as England see off Australia

Nov 1st 2025, 5:28 PM 2,557 Views 24 Comments

Don't call it a comeback: Jack Crowley’s testing year comes full circle with All Blacks rerun
# Fits And Starts
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# Fits And Starts

Don't call it a comeback: Jack Crowley’s testing year comes full circle with All Blacks rerun

Nov 1st 2025, 8:00 AM 2,875 Views 14 Comments

The 25-year-old has refined his game and earned back some of the trust he seemed to lose last November.

Baird gets another shot to make statement in Ireland 6 jersey
# Competition
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# Competition

Baird gets another shot to make statement in Ireland 6 jersey

Nov 1st 2025, 7:00 AM 143 Views 2 Comments

'You'd probably catch salmonella off me I was so raw'
# Memories
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# Memories

'You'd probably catch salmonella off me I was so raw'

Nov 1st 2025, 6:30 AM 80 Views 0 Comments

Ireland aim to repeat the feat against the All Blacks at Soldier Field
# The Big Day
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# The Big Day

Ireland aim to repeat the feat against the All Blacks at Soldier Field

Nov 1st 2025, 6:00 AM 92 Views 2 Comments

Andy Farrell’s men have enjoyed the build-up in Chicago but now they need to pitch up.

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz
# Marks Out Of 10
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# Marks Out Of 10

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz

Oct 31st 2025, 5:02 PM 593 Views 0 Comments

Ireland v New Zealand preview with James Tracy
Leinster's Osborne escapes ban after red card against Zebre
# Ruling
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# Ruling

Leinster's Osborne escapes ban after red card against Zebre

Oct 31st 2025, 2:07 PM 989 Views 2 Comments

'I don't think I was hard done by. I wasn't satisfied with my performances'
# Number 10
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# Number 10

'I don't think I was hard done by. I wasn't satisfied with my performances'

Oct 31st 2025, 6:45 AM 490 Views 2 Comments

How being a 'pain in the ass' put McCarthy on Farrell's radar
# Loosehead
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# Loosehead

How being a 'pain in the ass' put McCarthy on Farrell's radar

Oct 31st 2025, 6:15 AM 1,056 Views 5 Comments

'Staying where we are isn’t going to be good enough' - Farrell
# The Boss
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# The Boss

'Staying where we are isn’t going to be good enough' - Farrell

Oct 31st 2025, 6:00 AM 564 Views 0 Comments

Stuart McCloskey deserves his first shot at the All Blacks
# Stu
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# Stu

Stuart McCloskey deserves his first shot at the All Blacks

Oct 30th 2025, 8:24 PM 1,300 Views 6 Comments

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has backed the Ulster centre as his main man at 12.

Familiarity, friendship, contempt, and Jordie Barrett's double-edged sabbatical
# Homework
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# Homework

Familiarity, friendship, contempt, and Jordie Barrett's double-edged sabbatical

Oct 30th 2025, 7:00 PM 2,497 Views 1 Comment

Ireland and New Zealand’s midfield battle in Chicago will be of particular interest, even without Rieko Ioane.

'There’s going to be a lot of green, it's not the Aviva but it's close'
# Chicago
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# Chicago

'There’s going to be a lot of green, it's not the Aviva but it's close'

Oct 30th 2025, 6:08 PM 1,149 Views 1 Comment

Jack O'Donoghue to captain Munster against Argentina XV
# Team News
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# Team News

Jack O'Donoghue to captain Munster against Argentina XV

Oct 30th 2025, 4:42 PM 1,024 Views 5 Comments

Beauden Barrett returns at out-half as New Zealand make three changes to face Ireland
# Team News
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# Team News

Beauden Barrett returns at out-half as New Zealand make three changes to face Ireland

Oct 30th 2025, 4:31 PM 4,012 Views 10 Comments

Suaalii among regular starters to return for Australia against England
# November Internationals
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# November Internationals

Suaalii among regular starters to return for Australia against England

Oct 30th 2025, 3:18 PM 199 Views 1 Comment

'He deserves it' - Farrell backs Crowley at out-half for Ireland
# Number 10
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# Number 10

'He deserves it' - Farrell backs Crowley at out-half for Ireland

Oct 30th 2025, 2:58 PM 3,429 Views 6 Comments

Sheehan captains Ireland as McCloskey and Baird start
# Team News
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# Team News

Sheehan captains Ireland as McCloskey and Baird start

Oct 30th 2025, 12:59 PM 1,334 Views 17 Comments

Ireland co-captain McMahon to miss Six Nations after double surgery
# Injury Blow
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# Injury Blow

Ireland co-captain McMahon to miss Six Nations after double surgery

Oct 30th 2025, 12:04 PM 519 Views 0 Comments