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colour clash
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Liveblog
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Job Done
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Crime and Punishment
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unlucky 7
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Gamechanger
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player movement
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Champions Cup
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back in the hunt
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Prospect
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fullback option
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breeding ground
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red or dead
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obsessive
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Inter-pro
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old gods and the new
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luckless
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Under the knife
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slam dunc
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futureproof
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forces of nature
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big game pedigree
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hard fought
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half-back
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Open season
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Stung
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Champions Cup
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contenders ready
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murray-mania
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official business
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front foot
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Coach Kavanagh
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Discipline
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maul or nothing
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laid lowe
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