Posts Tagged "Ireland"

Ireland’s most-capped player Ronan O’Gara was on Sunday left out the Six Nations squad to face France in Dublin next weekend, raising more doubts over the 36-year-old’s international future.

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Argentina suffered a record 46-24 defeat by Ireland at Lansdowne Road in Dublin on Saturday as the hosts secured their place as a second-tier nation ahead of next month’s World Cup draw.

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Australian sports pundit Russell Barwick had the blogosphere and airwaves humming as he denounced the Ireland Olympic team for not being part of the highly successful Team GB on ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption program.

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Saturday’s third New Zealand-Ireland rugby clash might seem like a dead Test with the series secured for NZ, but the firey Irish came within moments of securing a famous victory in the second Test. Join us for live scores and blog from 5:35pm AEST of a big third Test.

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The performance may not have pleased All Blacks coach Steve Hansen but his team’s character left him a happy man after they left it late to down a gallant Ireland in Christchurch on Saturday night.

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Grant Fox was a number 10 who didn’t have much pace. He never scored a try for the All Blacks. But like all great playmakers he was quick between the ears.

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This Celtic clash comes hot on the heels of a sobering draw in Paris for the Irish and a series of valiant, if not brainless, losses for Scotland.

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I wrote an article outlining the ten Australian athletes I miss watching. Today, the focus shifts to international cricketers. I’ve selected one player from every major Test playing nation.

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Australia coach Rodney Eade admits the International Rules series against Ireland is probably lost, but there’s still time to make a stand in the second Test and regain some pride.

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Australia admit they were “shocked” by Ireland in Friday night’s record International Rules loss. The Irish team humbled Australia in the first of two clashes, winning 4.17.5 (80) to 1.8.6 (36).

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It is that time of year again, when Australia and Ireland clash in the International Rules Series, yet if the pessimists and cynics are to be believed, this year may be the last of the now ancient hybrid game.

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The 2011 International Rules series kicks off tomorrow week with the first of two games to be played at Etihad Stadium, Melbourne. The second game will be played at Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast the following week.

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Wales’ worthy defeat of Ireland on Saturday not only decided who would proceed to the Rugby World Cup semi-final, it also gave a firm indication that a Kiwi will coach the British and Irish Lions against the Wallabies for a second consecutive series.

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Former representative rugby league stars Les Kiss and John Muggleton have made bigger names for themselves as rugby defence coaches. But Kiss will be hoping his career path doesn’t take the dramatic downturn suffered by Muggleton.

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Irish coach Declan Kidney and skipper Brian O’Driscoll have performed miracles at the Rugby World Cup. They’ve turned a nightmare four straight losses in the lead-up to the Cup, into four wins when it counted.

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The Wallabies, I’m quite sure by now, have tried and tested every one of the Australian faithful to the edge of both amazement and despair this year.

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The Australians will swap their gold for azzurri this Sunday night when Italy face off against the unbeaten Irish line-up in the final match for pool C in the opening round.

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Ireland brushed aside tournament newcomers Russia 62-12 on Sunday to remain in charge of their pool ahead of their make-or-break World Cup showdown with Italy next weekend.

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Ireland are looking to build on the momentum of their hallmark Rugby World Cup victory over Australia as they press on to lock down top spot in their group against Russia in Rotorua on Sunday.

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Do I honestly look as though I could knock back eight cans of Heineken during a match? “No, but I could, no problem,” said the Kiwi girl at the beer stand in Eden Park’s new South Stand.

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