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# back five

This year

2023

'Some people handled that brilliantly, some people didn’t' - Farrell

The Ireland coach stressed that less experienced players need to be fully switched on.

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Sep 8th 2023, 6:00 AM

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O'Connell marvels at modern locks Baird and Beirne

‘The place for a workhorse second row that hits rucks all day, I don’t know how long more there is in the game for him.’

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Mar 10th 2021, 5:03 PM