THE PARTY LINE from a beaten up Springboks squad in Dublin was that the 29 – 15 defeat to Ireland was a wake-up call. They landed in the northern hemisphere declaring the fixture as the beginning of their journey to the 2015 World Cup. But left in the knowledge that there is still an awful …
WHILE DAVE FOLEY was delighted to mark his debut with a win and a man of the match performance, he acknowledges that he and his team mates will need to raise the bar considerably ahead of the visit of Australia next week. Ireland lacked cohesion and fluidity during an attritional first period but scored six tries …
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WHO’S PUMPED FOR Ireland v Australia? Tom McGuirk is, that’s who. Source: RTÉ Sport/YouTube This is, by far, our favourite bit. Click Here: lions rugby online store Ireland v Australia: 11 battles that will be settled once and for all by sport tomorrowO’Connell: Ireland better prepared to face ‘super power’ Australia than last year
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THERE’S BEEN QUITE a bit of discussion around Simon Zebo’s offload attempt in the build-up to Nick Phipps’ try for Australia against Ireland on Saturday evening in Dublin. The Irish player in question means it’s arguably been more of a talking point than it might have been if, for example, Tommy Bowe had attempted the …
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MUNSTER’S FIRST-CHOICE XV has had a relatively settled look to it this season, but a knee injury to centre Andrew Smith could see a change in midfield for the Champions Cup clash with Clermont on Saturday. Back row Robin Copeland, who has been a replacement in both of Munster’s European ties so far this season, …
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THEY MAY HAVE beaten a good opponent in a big European clash, but Conor O’Shea is experienced enough to know that unless his Harlequins side leave Dublin with something next week, it will have all been for nothing. And he only has to look at Leinster’s reversal against Northampton last season to see how catastrophic …
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MUNSTER STARTED OFF brilliantly to take a 6 – 0 lead over Clermont, but when you poke the bear you have to be willing to deal with the consequences. This superb individual try from Noa Nakaitaci exploited a Munster defence that had put in a commendable shift in the first half, but just was not able …
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OUR MATCH REPORT on Leinster’s 21-11 victory at the RDS can be found here. No festive fireworks Jack Carty attempts to brush off the tackle of Jamie Heaslip. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO LEINSTER WERE BUSINESS-like in getting the four points this evening, going over for their first-half maul try in relentless fashion, allowing Jimmy Gopperth to …
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Munster 28Leinster 13 MUNSTER WERE DOMINANT in victory over Leinster at Thomond Park, scoring three tries in an intelligent display against Matt O’Connor’s out-of-sorts team. The home side employed a kicking game that worked ideally on a cold, windy evening in Limerick, as Leinster struggled badly under the high ball. Munster’s effectiveness in narrow channels …
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