The Counter Ruck: The Irish Times Rugby Podcast
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Sep 18, 2024
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A rugby podcast from The Irish Times, presented by Nathan Johns with regular panelists John O'Sullivan, Gordon D'Arcy and Gerry Thornley.
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Why are New Zealand embarking on their own Lions tour?
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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The AFL comes for Irish rugby
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Where do Ireland go from here?
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Reaction: New Zealand ease to victory over Ireland
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Jul 18, 2026 |
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Underdog Ireland gear up for All Blacks test
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Irish rugby's state of the union down under
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Reaction: Ireland run in five tries as they beat Japan
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Jul 11, 2026 |
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What to make of Ireland's rotation for Japan?
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Where do Ireland now stand in the Nations Championship?
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Reaction: Ireland squeeze home against Australia
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Jul 04, 2026 |
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Can Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies upset Ireland?
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Ireland come up short against England in Under-20s World Championship
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Who to look out for in Ireland U20s at the World Cup
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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Why is Leo Cullen leaving Leinster?
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Leinster win back-to-back URC titles
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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What to make of Andy Farrell's Ireland squad to tour Australia and New Zealand
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Why is James Lowe leaving Leinster?
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Leinster into another final, but are their fans buying into their URC run?
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Are Leinster being set up tactically for success?
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Have Leinster hit their ceiling this season?
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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How Bordeaux outfoxed Leinster and URC quarter-finals preview
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May 29, 2026 |
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Where do Leinster and Ulster go from here?
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May 26, 2026 |
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Leinster suffer Champions Cup humbling at the hands of Bordeaux
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May 23, 2026 |
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Can Leinster break their European hoodoo?
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May 21, 2026 |
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How Leinster and Ulster warmed up for their European showdowns
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May 19, 2026 |
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How all four Irish provinces can make the URC knockouts
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May 15, 2026 |
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How Connacht are proving a stark contrast to reeling Munster
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May 12, 2026 |
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Is rugby’s TMO process fair?
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May 08, 2026 |
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Leinster reach a record ninth Champions Cup final
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May 05, 2026 |
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Leinster out to heal Champions Cup trauma; and is Aviva Stadium fatigue creeping in?
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May 01, 2026 |
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How concerned should Leinster be for Europe after Benetton defeat?
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Could injuries derail Ulster's stellar season?
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Leinster dismiss pretenders Ulster, Connacht find consistency and Ireland women crush Italy
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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URC preview, women’s Six Nations and Munster’s controversial new appointment
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Leinster have yet to fully find their mojo heading into a Champions Cup semi-final – when will it all click?
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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What’s gone wrong in Munster?
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Are Leinster champions cup contenders/how have things gone this badly wrong for Munster?
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Are we living in rugby's good old days?
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Transfer rumour mill runs hot as Irish provinces gear up for Europe
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Leinster Schools thriller + Munster's concerning financials
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Leinster’s outhalf dilemma
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Are Ireland trending in the right direction? What we learned from their Six Nations campaign
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Ireland denied the title by France's late act
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Do Scotland have a genuine chance at breaking their 11-match losing run to Ireland?
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Are Scotland primed to finally beat Ireland?
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Ireland beat a dogged Wales side under the lights at the Aviva
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Have Ireland changed their selection policy ahead of the clash with Wales?
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Data in rugby and Ireland’s tactical revolution explained
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Ireland U20s - how does the talent pipeline actually look?
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Ireland pull off one of the great Twickenham days against England
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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How might Ireland pull off a Twickenham upset?
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Did Ireland restore confidence ahead of Twickenham showdown?
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Do Ireland's rugby pathways need a serious overhaul?
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Are wounded Ireland vulnerable to an Italian job?
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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How far behind the leading pack are Ireland after defeat against France?
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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France vs Ireland - Six Nations preview
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Can rugby take off in America?
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Should Irish players have been wrapped in cotton wool ahead of the Six Nations?
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Is Ireland's Six Nations squad 'safe'?
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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What does Munster’s crushing Champions Cup exit mean for Ireland?
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Why did the All Blacks drop a coaching bombshell?
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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How did Leinster pull off their win against La Rochelle?
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Rory Best on how Ulster have turned things around
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Which province is worth paying to watch?
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Why rugby’s bomb squads are bad for the game
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Leinster and Munster’s battle for rugby’s soul
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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The role sports psychology has played in Leinster and Ireland’s success
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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Christmas takeaways from a strange provincial weekend
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Could a multiple URC champion be on the way out?
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Do Leinster’s misfires matter so long as they’re winning?
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Rugby’s stylistic direction of travel - is it for the best?
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Munster fall as Leinster fail to impress in Europe
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Ireland's path to World Cup redemption + European preview
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Why are Irish rugby tickets so expensive?
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Is international rugby becoming unwatchable?
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Saturday Shambles wraps up Ireland's November window
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Ireland vs South Africa: rugby’s biggest rivalry?
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Ireland’s record win over Australia sets up Springboks clash perfectly
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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What will Joe Schmidt's legacy with Australia be?
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Ireland’s unconvincing Japan job
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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A big weekend for Ireland’s emerging rugby talent
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Are Ireland sliding down rugby's global pecking order?
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Can Ireland upset the odds against New Zealand?
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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How to save a young Irish rugby player’s career
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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After a decade of success, can Irish rugby continue to achieve?
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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What we learned from Munster’s emphatic win over Leinster
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Ireland’s November squad: valuable rotation or more of the same?
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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How are Leinster and Munster stacking up ahead of their first meeting of the season?
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Which new academy players could shine for the provinces?
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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How many Ireland jerseys are up for grabs ahead of the Autumn Nations Series?
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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How can Ireland build on their World Cup success?
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Provincial rivals get a head start on Leinster
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Provincial previews - How will Connacht and Leinster fare this season?
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Provincial previews: How will Munster and Ulster get on this season?
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Biting controversy overshadows Ireland’s quarter-final near miss
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Ireland suffer at the hands of a vengeful New Zealand
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Ireland set up New Zealand showdown
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Ireland’s joyous World Cup start
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Ireland’s 2017 World Cup misery - what can be learned?
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Ireland’s World Cup: limping to the start line or a golden opportunity?
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Ireland are back at the World Cup. How will they fare?
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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How will the 2025 Lions be remembered?
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Who is Ireland’s greatest ever Lion?
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Thrilling second Test saves Lions tour from ignominy
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Is it do or die for Australia in the second test against the Lions?
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Andy Farrell's Lions fire the first shot in Australia
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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How can the depleted Wallabies survive a Lions onslaught?
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Slow Lions build-up finally culminates in Test week
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Does Andy Farrell know his best Lions XV yet?
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Ireland impress as the Lions struggle
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Who needs to make an impact on Ireland’s summer tour?
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Which Irish players have impressed for the Lions?
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Tom Court - Ireland's accidental Lion
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Will the Lions tour save Australian rugby?
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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The Lions in Dublin - what to expect?
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Have Leinster answered their critics with this URC title win?
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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How can Leinster end their Bulls hoodoo?
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Will Leinster’s siege mentality help them win the URC?
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Which Ireland players will step up for the summer squad while the Lions are away?
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Munster’s shootout defeat - the dark arts in rugby, yay or nay?
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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How can the provinces break France’s dominance?
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May 29, 2025 |
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Why Leinster now have to win the URC
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May 27, 2025 |
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Is French club rugby becoming more popular than Ligue 1?
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May 22, 2025 |
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Were the IRFU right to cut the men’s Sevens?
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May 20, 2025 |
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‘Getting the top two inches ready’ - How important is sports psychology to breaking a losing habit?
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May 15, 2025 |
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Have rugby fans stopped caring about the URC?
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May 13, 2025 |
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Who is in the most Irish Lions squad of all time and why?
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May 09, 2025 |
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Where do Leinster go next after more Champions Cup heartache?
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May 06, 2025 |
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Leinster vs Northampton - the comeback final revisited
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May 01, 2025 |
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Will Leinster be the only Irish team in the URC knockouts?
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Should the 7-1 split be outlawed?
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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How to fix the Champions Cup?
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Why do Leinster keep signing All Blacks?
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Will Champions Cup blowouts come back to haunt Leinster?
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Joey Carbery, Munster and Ireland - where did it all go wrong?
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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How did Munster stun O’Gara’s La Rochelle?
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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A history of Leinster and Harlequins' 'bloody' rivalry
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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How did Leinster’s young guns outmatch the Sharks?
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Have the Lions left Ireland in the lurch?
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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The gap between club and international rugby is widening - here's why it matters
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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What next for the provinces after the Six Nations?
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Are Ireland only Europe’s third best team?
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Steve Aboud: the Irishman who saved Italian rugby
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Is it easy to over-react to Ireland’s French defeat?
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Is Ireland vs France the best rivalry of the modern era?
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Are France better at developing young players than Ireland?
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Is Ireland’s production line of talent beginning to falter?
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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How Ireland escaped Cardiff unscathed
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Bold and brave team selection from Ireland and Wales ahead of Six Nations clash
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Who has been added to Ireland’s Six Nations squad and why?
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Will a new coach bounce for Wales cause Ireland problems?
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Ireland’s Scottish win has all roads leading to France
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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How do Ireland avoid a Scottish banana skin?
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Are Ireland Six Nations favourites?
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Can Ireland afford to lose to England?
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Who will start at 10 for Ireland during the Six Nations?
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Who will win the Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup?
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Are Leinster and Toulouse destined for another European final?
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Ireland’s Six Nations squad, winners and losers
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Leinster win in La Rochelle - grit or alarm bells?
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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‘I’ve been involved a lot in turnarounds’: Michael Cheika on his coaching philosophy and career to date
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Who are Ireland’s next young rugby stars?
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Should Irish rugby encourage more loan moves like Harry Byrne’s?
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Is the gap widening between Leinster and the other provinces?
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Is Ireland's central contract system in need of radical change?
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Was 2024 a successful year for Irish rugby?
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Irish women’s rugby: ‘there are loads of structural issues that are really difficult to address’
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Is the Champions Cup on its last legs?
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Irish lions - Rob Henderson
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Why can't Irish rugby produce players with genuine pace?
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Leinster’s Champions Cup opener brings a meeting with a familiar face
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Where do Ireland go after the Autumn Nations Series?
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Is Joe Schmidt the right man for Australia?
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Are Ireland back to their best after thrashing Fiji?
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Are Fiji now capable of beating Ireland for the first time in their history?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Have teams figured out Ireland's attack?
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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The Felipe Contepomi interview
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Why Ireland won’t push the panic button after All Blacks defeat
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Are New Zealand underdogs against Ireland?
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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When did the All Blacks lose their aura?
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Does Munster’s new coach need to be Irish?
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Munster part ways with Graham Rowntree
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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How a search for game time forced Ed Byrne to leave Leinster
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Who will be named in Ireland’s November squad?
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Should rugby's bomb squads be outlawed?
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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How Leinster overcame Munster in absorbing URC battle at Croke Park
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Inside the Irish women’s rugby team
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Leinster vs Munster- the history of a bitter rivalry
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Is rugby set to change forever?
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Have we just seen Ireland’s greatest ever win?
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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How did the Top14 become rugby’s answer to the Premier League?
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Is a new crop of Irish scrum halves coming of age?
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Does the Emerging Ireland tour actually benefit Irish rugby?
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Is the Champions Cup set to be devalued?
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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The Counter Ruck end-of-season special!
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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How do Ireland counter new-look Springboks?
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Luggage, player bingo and leaving certs - Ireland in South Africa
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Adam Foy - the Belvo boy with a Super Rugby medal
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Provincial demise ends domestic season
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Nigel Carolan, the Galway man plotting a hole through Munster's defence
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Ulster’s turnaround under Richie Murphy
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Third time’s not a charm - Leinster fall in Europe once more
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May 30, 2024 |
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Zebo retires, Keenan to the Olympics and Leinster's Champions Cup showdown
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May 23, 2024 |
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Rugby's new laws explained with Owen Doyle
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May 16, 2024 |
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Northampton head coach Sam Vesty on meeting Leinster at Croke Park
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May 02, 2024 |
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Does rugby need the 20-minute red card?
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Is Ireland's central contract system broken?
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Interview - Dannah O'Brien, Ireland's great outhalf hope
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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How Leicester inspired Leinster's drive to the top
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Ireland show green shoots in France defeat
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Women's Six Nations - can Ireland avoid another wooden spoon?
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Ireland win the Six Nations - Gordon D’Arcy and Gerry Thornley assess the campaign
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Ireland vs Scotland - Grudge match or rivalry?
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Ireland's Grand Slam dream dies at Twickenham
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Ireland's Twickenham Test
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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The Lawrence Dallaglio interview
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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The history of Ireland U20s
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Wales walloping leaves Ireland one win away from the Six Nations title
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Ireland vs Wales preview
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Youthful Wales show signs of life ahead of Ireland game
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Rugby's culture war - Mike Ross on the state of Ireland's scrum
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Italian demolition job with Gerry Thornley and John O'Sullivan
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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The Italian Job with Felipe Contepomi and Gordon D'Arcy
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Ireland's magic night in Marseille
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Gerry Thornley in Marseille ahead of France vs Ireland
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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France vs Ireland preview with Gordon D'Arcy and Noel McNamara
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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The Counter Ruck, a new rugby podcast from The Irish Times, coming on January 29th
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Jan 25, 2024 |