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Rugby

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good reads
22 of our favourite sports books
22 Mar 2020
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good reads
The Irish quartet who witnessed the end of an era at Anfield and the rest of the week's best sportswriting
22 Mar 2020
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Irish Abroad
'It's going to be tough, so this has to be the players' bit of escape'
22 Mar 2020
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Sportswriting
Late nights, dark places, and knowing when to pull back - The Art of Ghostwriting
22 Mar 2020
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Leading by example
Italy international Mbanda joins coronavirus fight as volunteer worker in Parma
21 Mar 2020
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good news
Watch: Worcester lock Fatialofa in 'miracle' recovery from spine injury
21 Mar 2020
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AIL
'I learned in Munster and Toulon that it's all about attitude and culture'
21 Mar 2020
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room at the inn
'If I can help in some way': Connacht's Copeland offering his house part-time to HSE workers
20 Mar 2020
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Let's Get Quizzical
Know Your Sport? Take our weekly quiz
20 Mar 2020
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Cuts
IRFU confirm pay deferrals of 10 to 50% as players go into 'stand down' period
20 Mar 2020
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Rule 42
QUIZ: How well do you remember Croke Park's rugby and soccer days?
20 Mar 2020
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Finances
Three Premiership clubs confirm 25% pay cuts during league suspension
20 Mar 2020
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rethink
World Rugby cancel U20 World Cup, considering alternative to 7s Olympic qualifier
20 Mar 2020
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Finished
RFU cancels entire English rugby season apart from the Premiership
20 Mar 2020
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Covid-19
Irish Rugby’s 2019/20 domestic season to conclude with immediate effect
19 Mar 2020
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Coronavirus
PRO14 suspend season indefinitely and lay out criteria for return
19 Mar 2020
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Covid-19
Sport Ireland to scale back athlete drug-testing but not 'ruling it out completely by any means'
19 Mar 2020
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World Rugby U20 Championship in Italy set to be cancelled
19 Mar 2020
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Memories
20 years on: Looking back at Brian O'Driscoll's hat-trick in Paris in 2000
19 Mar 2020
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it's in our hands
GAA and rugby stars come together in effort to curb spread of coronavirus
18 Mar 2020
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On The Clock
Speeding up the scrums a key future focus for World Rugby
18 Mar 2020
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plans
South Africa and New Zealand hope to launch new local derby competitions
18 Mar 2020
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Accident
Springboks star nearly lost leg after freak injury
17 Mar 2020
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Feel Good Story
'He's our little gift from Emmeline' - Billy and Lanlih Holland welcome baby son after tragic loss
17 Mar 2020
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OFFICIAL
Leinster and Ulster's Champions Cup quarter-finals have been postponed
16 Mar 2020
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Law
What does the 50:22 kick look like and how could it change rugby?
16 Mar 2020
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good news
Scotland player who contracted coronavirus is released from hospital
16 Mar 2020
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Trés Bien
When Joe Schmidt's Ireland went to Paris and won the Six Nations
16 Mar 2020
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Review
It's Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week
15 Mar 2020
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Sanction
Leeds could face punishment after ditching match over coronavirus fears
15 Mar 2020
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message
Keith Earls issues plea on behalf of his daughter for the public to 'listen to the professionals'
15 Mar 2020
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Until next time
Brumbies trounce Aussie rivals in final Super Rugby game before hiatus
15 Mar 2020
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Comment
Madigan will return to find Ireland's out-half depth chart all the deeper
14 Mar 2020
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restrictions
Jaguares-Highlanders cancelled, declared a draw as Super Rugby belatedly suspend season
14 Mar 2020
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lenient
Du Toit escapes with yellow despite TMO advice, Reds run Bulls ragged
14 Mar 2020
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a sort of homecoming
Ian Madigan coming back to Ireland as Ulster sign up 10 from Bristol
14 Mar 2020
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Super Rugby
Crusaders go top of Super Rugby table, Blues take down Lions
14 Mar 2020
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THE SHOW GOES ON
'Just because there's no live sport, that doesn't mean we're stopping' - Sports media versus the shutdown
14 Mar 2020
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U20 RUGBY
A visit to Willie Mullins' yard among lessons lapped up by Noel McNamara
14 Mar 2020
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