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Rugby - Last year 2024

Eoin de Buitléar makes first start for Connacht in Scarlets clash
# Hooker
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# Hooker

Eoin de Buitléar makes first start for Connacht in Scarlets clash

Mar 1st 2024, 12:46 PM 4,388 Views 12 Comments

Ulster team named as life after Dan McFarland begins against Dragons
# URC
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# URC

Ulster team named as life after Dan McFarland begins against Dragons

Mar 1st 2024, 12:35 PM 4,634 Views 11 Comments

Harry Byrne starts in centre for Leinster's visit to Cardiff
# Team News
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# Team News

Harry Byrne starts in centre for Leinster's visit to Cardiff

Mar 1st 2024, 12:27 PM 6,551 Views 14 Comments

England attack coach insists they must keep a cool head after Scotland defeat From The 42

England attack coach insists they must keep a cool head after Scotland defeat

Mar 1st 2024, 10:01 AM 2,406 Views 8 Comments

Ireland confident they can 'thrive' under pressure from Felix Jones' defensive system
# Mike Catt
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# Mike Catt

Ireland confident they can 'thrive' under pressure from Felix Jones' defensive system

Mar 1st 2024, 7:30 AM 3,070 Views 4 Comments

'I can’t have any complaints, but you’d love to take that next step'
# Nick Timoney
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# Nick Timoney

'I can’t have any complaints, but you’d love to take that next step'

Mar 1st 2024, 6:30 AM 4,408 Views 4 Comments

Les Bleus' RWC hangover paints Farrell's Ireland in positive light
# Gueule De Bois
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# Gueule De Bois

Les Bleus' RWC hangover paints Farrell's Ireland in positive light

Feb 29th 2024, 8:51 PM 3,294 Views 4 Comments

France call up New Zealand-born lock for Wales clash
# Addition
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# Addition

France call up New Zealand-born lock for Wales clash

Feb 29th 2024, 7:51 PM 7,770 Views 7 Comments

Keenan and Ringrose step up rehab ahead of trip to Twickenham
# Update
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# Update

Keenan and Ringrose step up rehab ahead of trip to Twickenham

Feb 29th 2024, 2:39 PM 3,984 Views 15 Comments

Butler partners Casey at half-back as Munster name team to play Zebre
# URC
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# URC

Butler partners Casey at half-back as Munster name team to play Zebre

Feb 29th 2024, 12:47 PM 7,302 Views 7 Comments

Farrell admits to feeling 'nervous' about asking to leave Saracens
# Reflections
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# Reflections

Farrell admits to feeling 'nervous' about asking to leave Saracens

Feb 29th 2024, 10:56 AM 3,812 Views 9 Comments

Soper seeking clarity from Ulster on the pitch as he shrugs off talk of becoming permanent boss
# Interim Interim
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# Interim Interim

Soper seeking clarity from Ulster on the pitch as he shrugs off talk of becoming permanent boss

Feb 28th 2024, 10:30 PM 4,095 Views 9 Comments

How is Felix Jones' England defence shaping up for Ireland?
# D
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# D

How is Felix Jones' England defence shaping up for Ireland?

Feb 28th 2024, 4:00 PM 3,538 Views 10 Comments

The former Ireland fullback has implemented a new ultra-aggressive system.

Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell to join England training camp ahead of Ireland meeting
# Boost
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# Boost

Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell to join England training camp ahead of Ireland meeting

Feb 28th 2024, 2:31 PM 1,887 Views 8 Comments

Connacht surprised by Bealham's Ireland recall but scrum coach backs him to prove a point
# In Like Fin
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# In Like Fin

Connacht surprised by Bealham's Ireland recall but scrum coach backs him to prove a point

Feb 28th 2024, 6:05 AM 7,940 Views 27 Comments

France's Jonathan Danty suspended for rest of Six Nations
# Ruled Out
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# Ruled Out

France's Jonathan Danty suspended for rest of Six Nations

Feb 27th 2024, 6:12 PM 5,956 Views 6 Comments

Munster promote academy trio while Casey, Ahern, and Loughman report for URC duty
# Merchants Of Ennis
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# Merchants Of Ennis

Munster promote academy trio while Casey, Ahern, and Loughman report for URC duty

Updated Feb 27th 2024, 3:57 PM 11,501 Views 12 Comments

Finlay Bealham recalled to Ireland camp after being released to Connacht
# Squad News
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# Squad News

Finlay Bealham recalled to Ireland camp after being released to Connacht

Feb 27th 2024, 1:48 PM 10,178 Views 23 Comments

Returning big names give Farrell's Ireland food for thought
# Selection
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# Selection

Returning big names give Farrell's Ireland food for thought

Feb 27th 2024, 12:48 PM 7,537 Views 15 Comments

Garry Ringrose and Hugo Keenan are set to come back into the mix.

England hopeful Marcus Smith will be fit to face Ireland
# Boost
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# Boost

England hopeful Marcus Smith will be fit to face Ireland

Feb 27th 2024, 8:05 AM 2,657 Views 1 Comment

'He is a composed lad, isn’t he?' - Leinster coach praise for Frawley after Ireland start
# Stepping Up
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# Stepping Up

'He is a composed lad, isn’t he?' - Leinster coach praise for Frawley after Ireland start

Feb 27th 2024, 6:30 AM 5,395 Views 8 Comments

'I don't have a bad word to say about Dan' - Ulster CEO on head coach departure
# Exit Door
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# Exit Door

'I don't have a bad word to say about Dan' - Ulster CEO on head coach departure

Feb 26th 2024, 10:35 PM 3,035 Views 5 Comments

Galthie's position with France 'absolutely not in danger', says federation chief
# Reaction
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# Reaction

Galthie's position with France 'absolutely not in danger', says federation chief

Updated Feb 26th 2024, 9:04 PM 6,076 Views 19 Comments

Calvin Nash has delivered quality contributions in Ireland's attack
# Analysis
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# Analysis

Calvin Nash has delivered quality contributions in Ireland's attack

Feb 26th 2024, 6:03 PM 3,837 Views 5 Comments

The Munster player has produced some excellent moments across Ireland’s first three games.

'What Peter O’Mahony does well is something Ryan Baird is starting to match now'
# Rugby Weekly Extra
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# Rugby Weekly Extra

'What Peter O’Mahony does well is something Ryan Baird is starting to match now'

Feb 26th 2024, 6:00 PM 8,119 Views 30 Comments

Connacht blow as Shayne Bolton set to miss 'four to six weeks' with injury
# Injury Update
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# Injury Update

Connacht blow as Shayne Bolton set to miss 'four to six weeks' with injury

Feb 26th 2024, 5:20 PM 1,836 Views 3 Comments

'I felt it when the anthems came on and I just managed to push it back down'
# Oli Jager
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# Oli Jager

'I felt it when the anthems came on and I just managed to push it back down'

Feb 26th 2024, 8:30 AM 6,853 Views 2 Comments

Argentina down New Zealand to seal Canada Sevens three-peat
# SVNS
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# SVNS

Argentina down New Zealand to seal Canada Sevens three-peat

Feb 26th 2024, 8:03 AM 2,989 Views 0 Comments

Ireland have plenty more in the tank as attention turns to Twickenham
# Josh Van Der Flier
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# Josh Van Der Flier

Ireland have plenty more in the tank as attention turns to Twickenham

Feb 26th 2024, 6:30 AM 3,169 Views 5 Comments

Should Andy Farrell be pleased with Ireland's performance?
# On A Roll
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# On A Roll

Should Andy Farrell be pleased with Ireland's performance?

Feb 26th 2024, 6:00 AM 4,632 Views 6 Comments

There was some excellent stuff in the win over Wales.

Italy denied historic win in France as Garbisi hits the post with 82nd-minute penalty
# Six Nations
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# Six Nations

Italy denied historic win in France as Garbisi hits the post with 82nd-minute penalty

Feb 25th 2024, 5:22 PM 8,582 Views 38 Comments

Italy hold France to a 13-13 draw in Lille.

Antoine Dupont - who else? - scores with the clock in the red to knock Ireland out
# Vancouver Sevens
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# Vancouver Sevens

Antoine Dupont - who else? - scores with the clock in the red to knock Ireland out

Feb 25th 2024, 2:56 PM 7,461 Views 1 Comment

Ireland's beefy bench crucial to finishing the job in Dublin
# Bomb Squad
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# Bomb Squad

Ireland's beefy bench crucial to finishing the job in Dublin

Feb 25th 2024, 6:00 AM 4,686 Views 4 Comments

The likes of Rónan Kelleher and Jack Conan made an impression against Wales.

Mixed final results for Ireland Sevens teams in Vancouver
# SVNS
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# SVNS

Mixed final results for Ireland Sevens teams in Vancouver

Feb 24th 2024, 10:00 PM 8,818 Views 0 Comments

Van der Merwe scores a hat-trick as Scotland beat England
# Hero
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# Hero

Van der Merwe scores a hat-trick as Scotland beat England

Feb 24th 2024, 7:07 PM 6,219 Views 25 Comments

'The scoreline probably didn’t reflect the effort we’d put in' - Gatland
# Reaction
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# Reaction

'The scoreline probably didn’t reflect the effort we’d put in' - Gatland

Feb 24th 2024, 7:00 PM 5,139 Views 10 Comments

Our player ratings as Ireland earn bonus-point win over Wales
# Report Card
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# Report Card

Our player ratings as Ireland earn bonus-point win over Wales

Feb 24th 2024, 6:34 PM 9,031 Views 14 Comments

Andrew Porter, Tadhg Furlong, and Ireland’s bench were hugely influential in Ireland’s 31-7 success.

'We stuck at it' - Farrell pleased with Ireland's effort against 'tenacious' Welsh side
# Reaction
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# Reaction

'We stuck at it' - Farrell pleased with Ireland's effort against 'tenacious' Welsh side

Feb 24th 2024, 5:53 PM 2,098 Views 2 Comments

Frawley injects some life into scrappy win over Wales
# Comment
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# Comment

Frawley injects some life into scrappy win over Wales

Feb 24th 2024, 4:55 PM 3,136 Views 5 Comments

The fullback capped a fine display with his first try for Ireland.

How did you rate Ireland in their bonus-point win against Wales?
# Marks Out Of 10
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# Marks Out Of 10

How did you rate Ireland in their bonus-point win against Wales?

Feb 24th 2024, 4:34 PM 6,399 Views 38 Comments