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July
July 2024
battle in pretoria
Ireland sights set on wrecking the Springboks' homecoming
6 Jul
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Background
'One of the hotel staff started speaking Afrikaans to me' - van der Flier
6 Jul
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Big News
'It came as a surprise' - Springboks wary of Osborne's big left boot
5 Jul
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story
'Play your Irish' - How South African and Irish rugby are interwoven
5 Jul
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3
hype man
'It’s hilarious' - Farrell welcomes Rassie's hype-building efforts
5 Jul
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Selection
'He's got presence. He’s confident in his own ability' - Farrell on Osborne
4 Jul
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15
Farrell makes big, exciting Osborne call that comes with risk
The 22-year-old Naas man has made just two professional starts at fullback.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Johannesburg
4 Jul
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Team news
Osborne and Casey start for Ireland against the Springboks
4 Jul
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rugby country
Ireland tour diary: South Africans are obsessed with rugby
The welcome for the Irish has been nothing but enthusiastic and genuine.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Johannesburg
4 Jul
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RELATED
'Both teams have to play at altitude, so whoever deals with it the best will win, I suppose'
4 Jul
What Chasing the Sun told us about how the Boks view Ireland
3 Jul
'He had his laptop out in Ibiza airport, reviewing Munster's scrums'
2 Jul
cutting
'Women's rugby was trying to exist in Ireland on the smell of an oily rag'
4 Jul
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big interview
'A lot of people are chasing Ireland now. We can’t be looking in the rearview mirror'
David Nucifora sits down with The 42 as his time as IRFU performance director nears the end.
On the IRFU's central contract system and Irish Qualified programme
Player movement between the provinces
And the growth of Ireland's Sevens programme
Murray Kinsella
3 Jul
8.8k
8
Debut
Ireland set to hand 22-year-old Osborne big chance against Boks
3 Jul
13.8k
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good craic
'It's a real privilege' - Ireland train with players from Alexandra township
3 Jul
2.3k
1
poc
'Rassie seems to enjoy doing the media stuff. We haven’t paid a lot of attention'
3 Jul
3.9k
2
Unfinished Business
What Chasing the Sun told us about how the Boks view Ireland
“They get so much satisfaction out of, we are clever, we are clever.”
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Johannesburg
3 Jul
5.2k
15
RELATED
'The Irish maybe don't 100% understand the South African sense of humour'
2 Jul
World Cup was 'huge disappointment' but Keegan confident in Ireland's mental skills
2 Jul
'ROG is lining it up and suddenly taps it and jumps over the line'
30 Jun
intensity
'He had his laptop out in Ibiza airport, reviewing Munster's scrums'
Jerry Flannery’s Springboks defence will look to keep Ireland quiet this weekend.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Pretoria
2 Jul
9.8k
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Update
Ireland have a fully-fit squad to choose from for Boks clash
2 Jul
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15
estimate
Etzebeth says 'Irish media definitely targeted me' after RWC comments
2 Jul
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19
Rivalry
'The Irish maybe don't 100% understand the South African sense of humour'
2 Jul
16.0k
5
Team news
Erasmus names powerful Springboks team to face Ireland
The Springboks boss has gone for a 6/2 bench split in the first Test.
2 Jul
6.0k
17
Mental Space
World Cup was 'huge disappointment' but Keegan confident in Ireland's mental skills
Ireland’s performance coach believes the players are in a good place for this South Africa tour.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Johannesburg
2 Jul
2.2k
0
narrative
'It has created this ‘who is number one in the world?’'
1 Jul
6.5k
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On Tour
Ireland tour diary: Pitstop in Kenya en route to land of the Springboks
There are a few Irish links in Kenyan rugby.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Nairobi
1 Jul
4.7k
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June
June 2024
turning point
'ROG is lining it up and suddenly taps it and jumps over the line'
30 Jun
6.8k
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Ordeal
'It was mind-blowing. When they explain the dangers, rugby goes out the window'
30 Jun
7.2k
3
Boerewors
'It would have been awesome to play for Ireland but I was nearly 30'
29 Jun
12.6k
4
izzy
Cormac Izuchukwu was supposed to be in Tequila this week
29 Jun
3.0k
1
west is best
'It was a culture shock, straight into drinking so much Guinness!'
28 Jun
13.7k
1
job
Why Jimmy O'Brien is the man to step up in Ireland's number 15 shirt
28 Jun
2.9k
3
South African Day
'It's similar to South Africa here in that people look after each other'
27 Jun
5.7k
2
Konnichiwa
The Japanese coach who came to Ireland to study the rugby
27 Jun
7.2k
1
Halfback
Murray or Casey? JGP's injury leaves Ireland with decision at 9
27 Jun
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home away from home
'I promised my mother-in-law we'd be back in three years but the rest is history'
26 Jun
21.6k
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ringer
'I just had a small fracture... they kind of put my safety first'
26 Jun
9.0k
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on a high
'What did Glasgow do?' - Ireland not worried about altitude against Boks
26 Jun
2.9k
3
depth chart
How different is the Springboks squad to the World Cup?
25 Jun
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playmaker
'His ceiling is very, very high and we haven’t even seen the start of it yet'
25 Jun
8.7k
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Mind Games
'Let them keep talking' - Ireland not interested in war of words with Boks
24 Jun
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Challenge
Irish provinces face up to reality of the competition getting better
22 Jun
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9
ROG
La Rochelle's revenge mission against high-flying Toulouse
21 Jun
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