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Rugby - Last week 2nd November 2025 - 8th November 2025

Familiar problems leave Ireland struggling to ignite before late flourish
# Comment
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# Comment

Familiar problems leave Ireland struggling to ignite before late flourish

Sat 4:56 PM 805 Views 13 Comments

Did Andy Farrell get the response he wanted? 'In short, no'
# Verdict
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# Verdict

Did Andy Farrell get the response he wanted? 'In short, no'

Sat 4:34 PM 1,032 Views 6 Comments

SNAP REACTION: Ireland 41-10 Japan
Farrell's Ireland finish strong to see off Japan in Dublin
# Closing It Out
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# Closing It Out

Farrell's Ireland finish strong to see off Japan in Dublin

Nov 8th 2025, 2:31 PM 1,213 Views 31 Comments

Andy Farrell’s side had a poor first half but pulled clear of their visitors late on.

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LIVE: Ireland v Japan, November Test

'Michael D Higgins is saying, 'Welcome home.' It was a dream'
# The Butcher
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# The Butcher

'Michael D Higgins is saying, 'Welcome home.' It was a dream'

Nov 8th 2025, 9:00 AM 1,892 Views 2 Comments

Dylan Fawsitt became the first player to reach 100 appearances in the MLR earlier this year.

Exciting Irish side take on Spain and Farrell will be watching
# Ireland Xv
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# Ireland Xv

Exciting Irish side take on Spain and Farrell will be watching

Nov 8th 2025, 7:30 AM 2,537 Views 4 Comments

'It's a nice feeling, being able to help people away from rugby'
# Andrew Porter
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# Andrew Porter

'It's a nice feeling, being able to help people away from rugby'

Nov 8th 2025, 7:15 AM 351 Views 1 Comment

Ireland look for dominant display against Eddie Jones' Japan
# Enthusiasm
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# Enthusiasm

Ireland look for dominant display against Eddie Jones' Japan

Nov 8th 2025, 6:00 AM 1,209 Views 0 Comments

Invigorated Caelan Doris | Japan preview
'I made the most of it' - Doris returns to Ireland captaincy refreshed
# Comeback
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# Comeback

'I made the most of it' - Doris returns to Ireland captaincy refreshed

Nov 7th 2025, 12:17 PM 1,346 Views 0 Comments

Erasmus relishing 'brutal' France rematch on Paris return
# Test
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# Test

Erasmus relishing 'brutal' France rematch on Paris return

Nov 7th 2025, 8:28 AM 627 Views 0 Comments

Ireland's supporting cast get chances to make a statement
# Brave Blossoms
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# Brave Blossoms

Ireland's supporting cast get chances to make a statement

Nov 7th 2025, 7:15 AM 204 Views 0 Comments

Moments that got away, aerial contests, and a run at 15
# Fullback
From The 42
# Fullback

Moments that got away, aerial contests, and a run at 15

Nov 7th 2025, 6:45 AM 241 Views 0 Comments

'Our intent in how we play the game, we need a reaction' - Farrell
# Challenge
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# Challenge

'Our intent in how we play the game, we need a reaction' - Farrell

Nov 7th 2025, 6:10 AM 162 Views 1 Comment

'Andy comes in and he’s a bit freer and he’ll end up getting sacked for that, mate'
# Eddie Jones
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# Eddie Jones

'Andy comes in and he’s a bit freer and he’ll end up getting sacked for that, mate'

Nov 6th 2025, 10:21 PM 1,070 Views 1 Comment

Ahern, Ringrose, and McCloskey were ruled out of Japan game
# Injuries
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# Injuries

Ahern, Ringrose, and McCloskey were ruled out of Japan game

Nov 6th 2025, 4:39 PM 4,470 Views 7 Comments

Ireland A coaches aim to 'stretch and push players out of comfort zone'
# Out To Impress
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# Out To Impress

Ireland A coaches aim to 'stretch and push players out of comfort zone'

Nov 6th 2025, 4:00 PM 2,278 Views 3 Comments

Tom Stewart to captain Ireland 'A' against Spain
# Experience
From The 42
# Experience

Tom Stewart to captain Ireland 'A' against Spain

Nov 6th 2025, 3:00 PM 2,701 Views 9 Comments

Farrell's circuitous route to Ireland debut shows his grit
# Resilience
From The 42
# Resilience

Farrell's circuitous route to Ireland debut shows his grit

Nov 6th 2025, 2:06 PM 1,368 Views 6 Comments

The creative outside centre has faced plenty of setbacks on his route to the top.

Farrell starts on Ireland debut while Doris returns as skipper
# Team News
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# Team News

Farrell starts on Ireland debut while Doris returns as skipper

Nov 6th 2025, 12:40 PM 6,365 Views 59 Comments

Andy Farrell has made eight changes to his starting XV.

France opt for Le Garrec as Dupont replacement against South Africa
# Autumn Internationals
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# Autumn Internationals

France opt for Le Garrec as Dupont replacement against South Africa

Nov 6th 2025, 11:43 AM 534 Views 3 Comments

New Zealand make Scotland changes after Barrett brothers' injuries
# All Blacks XV
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# All Blacks XV

New Zealand make Scotland changes after Barrett brothers' injuries

Nov 6th 2025, 11:36 AM 419 Views 0 Comments

How Beauden Barrett helped Tadhg Beirne to get his red card overturned
# Awareness
From The 42
# Awareness

How Beauden Barrett helped Tadhg Beirne to get his red card overturned

Nov 6th 2025, 11:35 AM 3,428 Views 10 Comments

All Blacks captain Scott Barrett confirms rugby 'sabbatical' - but he won't be following Ioane to Ireland
# Take A Break
From The 42
# Take A Break

All Blacks captain Scott Barrett confirms rugby 'sabbatical' - but he won't be following Ioane to Ireland

Nov 6th 2025, 8:30 AM 901 Views 1 Comment

Casey: 'I'm very ambitious. I want to get to the highest level'
# Driven
From The 42
# Driven

Casey: 'I'm very ambitious. I want to get to the highest level'

Nov 6th 2025, 7:30 AM 625 Views 5 Comments

Joe Heyes: Choosing England over Ireland was easy
# Decision
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# Decision

Joe Heyes: Choosing England over Ireland was easy

Nov 5th 2025, 9:08 PM 2,353 Views 3 Comments

James Tracy on Ireland's lineout and scrum frustrations in Chicago
Injured Jordie Barrett to miss rest of All Blacks tour
# Setback
From The 42
# Setback

Injured Jordie Barrett to miss rest of All Blacks tour

Nov 5th 2025, 8:17 AM 939 Views 3 Comments

Ireland go 'back to the drawing board' as they target improvement for Japan
# Ronan Kelleher
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# Ronan Kelleher

Ireland go 'back to the drawing board' as they target improvement for Japan

Nov 5th 2025, 7:00 AM 482 Views 1 Comment

'We're doing a lot of work' - Johnny Sexton says Irish attack will fire
# Flow
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# Flow

'We're doing a lot of work' - Johnny Sexton says Irish attack will fire

Nov 5th 2025, 6:00 AM 376 Views 1 Comment

Ireland's Tadhg Beirne free to play against Japan after 20-minute red card rescinded
# Verdict
From The 42
# Verdict

Ireland's Tadhg Beirne free to play against Japan after 20-minute red card rescinded

Nov 4th 2025, 10:53 PM 2,701 Views 15 Comments

Beirne appeared before an independent Disciplinary Committee this evening after receiving the red card against New Zealand.

'Fingers crossed' - Ireland's Beirne to face disciplinary hearing tonight
# Red Card
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# Red Card

'Fingers crossed' - Ireland's Beirne to face disciplinary hearing tonight

Nov 4th 2025, 2:48 PM 686 Views 6 Comments

'It was my parents and my brother. It was really special'
# Newcomer
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# Newcomer

'It was my parents and my brother. It was really special'

Nov 4th 2025, 7:00 AM 489 Views 0 Comments

Ireland/All Blacks review
Ulster centre Stewart Moore joins Newcastle Red Bulls on loan
# Prem
From The 42
# 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