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QUIZ: How well do you remember the international rugby year?
28 Dec 2017
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Rugby
Your provincial mid-term report cards are right here
23 Dec 2017
8.7k
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lock out
Sophie Spence announces retirement from international rugby after omission from Six Nations squad
22 Dec 2017
23.1k
12
pro14
Stockdale at fullback with fellow former U20 star McPhillips primed for Ulster debut
22 Dec 2017
9.0k
22
Squad
9 uncapped players as Ireland Women build up to Six Nations without Spence and Murphy
22 Dec 2017
5.0k
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punishing
Christmas cool-off welcome after another weekend of big Champions Cup collisions
18 Dec 2017
14.8k
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Isa Isa Isa
'To think he retired from the game 5 years ago': Nacewa an inspiration again for Leinster
16 Dec 2017
15.0k
43
johnny be good
Sexton 'up and around by half-time' lending a helping hand to Ross Byrne after HIA
16 Dec 2017
13.8k
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PROBLEM SOLVING
Leinster lose Sexton, but battle from 14 points down to beat Chiefs
16 Dec 2017
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Champions Cup
Leinster hoping to show their expansive side on the 'fast track' of the Aviva
16 Dec 2017
6.0k
17
Champions Cup
Cooney lands 27 points as Ulster win 10-try shoot-out with 'Quins
15 Dec 2017
28.8k
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Champions Cup
Cullen hoping to see fresh face of Leinster after tight turnaround
15 Dec 2017
4.1k
2
Champions Cup
'There must be a bit of a gene inside me which doesn't mind the down and dirty stuff'
15 Dec 2017
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no update
Heaslip determined to stay shtum on back injury
14 Dec 2017
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chief
A 'special' return to the Aviva awaits Ian Whitten as he prepares to put the heat on Leinster again
14 Dec 2017
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don't give up
'The papers were signed to retire': After near career-ending neck injury, Cian Healy is thriving again
13 Dec 2017
27.5k
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Black Ops
New Zealand captain Kieran Read to undergo surgery on back issue
13 Dec 2017
4.2k
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salbutamol
Chris Froome failed drug test during La Vuelta with twice the permitted level of asthma medication
13 Dec 2017
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blindsided
Rhys Ruddock to consult surgeon this week amid hamstring fears
12 Dec 2017
4.2k
5
coach's code
'If you start complaining about a refereeing decision, you haven’t been good enough'
11 Dec 2017
11.5k
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mission statement
'If we want to be ambitious, we have to back it up' -- Tadhg Furlong
11 Dec 2017
7.1k
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layover
Weather hits Leinster's travel plans to leave Cullen's men grounded in Exeter
11 Dec 2017
10.5k
22
Champions Cup
'A proper cup rugby match': Cullen pleased with Leinster's patience to force win
10 Dec 2017
8.3k
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Reaction
Talking points after Leinster scalp English champions Chiefs
10 Dec 2017
15.2k
29
scalp
Leinster grind out crucial Champions Cup victory in Exeter epic
10 Dec 2017
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40
Sunday Service
Leinster not getting caught up in Exeter's fairytale story
10 Dec 2017
14.2k
9
Home front
Ex-Chief Hayes blazing a trail for Shannon in his own December back-to-backs
10 Dec 2017
8.8k
1
rog and razor
O'Gara forever grateful to Crusaders boss Robertson as he gets set 'to front up from day one' in NZ
9 Dec 2017
9.4k
14
Reshuffle
Kilbride's Conor Devaney named Roscommon captain for the year ahead
9 Dec 2017
4.5k
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home comforts
'It's important the public know the IRFU pay well' -- O'Gara
9 Dec 2017
30.2k
39
2020 vision
Garry Ringrose set to sign two-year extension with Leinster
8 Dec 2017
19.8k
72
no ringrust
Cullen backs 'up-to-speed' Ringrose in reforged partnership with Henshaw
8 Dec 2017
4.7k
5
get a luke in
McGrath relishing return to high-intensity after cameos in November
7 Dec 2017
3.9k
4
Focus
Jack Conan striving to lock in and rid his game of 'mental tap-outs'
6 Dec 2017
5.2k
9
j lowe
'He never stops talking on the pitch': Lowe's infectious energy propelling Leinster into Europe
5 Dec 2017
8.5k
30
Zero Tolerance
Cardiff see controversial red as Warriors stay perfect
1 Dec 2017
10.8k
23
rapid fire
7-minute Hidalgo-Clyne hat-trick puts Southern Kings into winter break with 10 straight defeats
1 Dec 2017
9.0k
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SUAF
November gives Wootton irresistible scent of international rugby
1 Dec 2017
8.1k
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true grit
'The days I thought I wouldn't play again, they were the toughest'
1 Dec 2017
9.6k
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Team-Sheet
Van der Merwe set for first Ulster start as McCloskey returns for date with Dragons
30 Nov 2017
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