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‘I fondly recall those days’ – Friends reunited as Johann van Graan and Jacques Nienaber get ready to cross swords at the Aviva
Johann van Graan will drink to a career-long friendship with Leinster counterpart Jacques Nienaber on Saturday night - but ...
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JJ Hanrahan returns to Connacht squad as Pete Wilkins’ strong side aim for top Challenge Cup seeding in Cardiff
JJ Hanrahan is back after his anterior cruciate ligament injury and goes straight on to the Connacht bench for Friday night’s ...
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Maggie Alphonsi believes Ireland will be contenders at Women’s World Cup
Former Ireland player Keith Earls told a story in a panel discussion at the Lidl Ladies National Football League launch at ...
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‘It's exciting to go from two huge games in the Champions Cup and into an international against England at home’
Quickly switching from club to international mode is part of being a top-level professional rugby player, but that doesn’t ...
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Rúaidhrí O’Connor: Simon Easterby’s job is to steer a strong squad on paper to a Six Nations three-peat
There’s something in the minds of most rugby fans that draws the attention to the names that are absent from a squad sheet, ...
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Cian Tracey: Who are the winners and losers from Simon Easterby’s first Ireland squad?
As expected, in what was his first Six Nations squad announcement as Ireland interim head coach, Simon Easterby stuck with ...
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Ireland Six Nations squad revealed: Dan Sheehan’s miracle recovery complete as Jack Boyle gets first full call-up
Dan Sheehan's remarkable recovery from the anterior cruciate ligament injury has made him available to be part of Ireland's ...
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Leinster tighthead Rabah Slimani recalled to France squad for Six Nations
Leinster tighthead Rabah Slimani has earned a shock recall to France’s Six Nations squad. The 35-year-old has not played for ...
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‘Fair play Mack’ – Keith Earls backs former teammate Hansen over comments but says referees need more support
Munster legend Keith Earls has defended his former Ireland teammate Mack Hansen after the Connacht winger received a six-week ...
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Jacques Nienaber on Leinster’s quest for perfection: ‘We don’t always get our balance right, but we’re striving to’
Jacques Nienaber smiles as he is reminded of his assertion upon his arrival in Leinster that it would take 14 weeks for the ...
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Dan Sheehan primed to return for Ireland’s Six Nations campaign
Dan Sheehan has put himself in contention for a return to the Ireland set-up as interim head coach Simon Easterby gets set to ...