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# Best XV

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Do you agree with our RWC quarter-final Team of the Weekend?
Onto the final four stage we go.
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Oct 21st 2019, 12:30 PM
The42's international rugby dream team for 2015
Unfortunately no Irishmen make the cut.
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Dec 30th 2015, 7:00 PM
7 Irish players make The Guardian's European best XV of the past 20 years
Munster’s Paul O’Connell is among the legends to make the cut for the fantasy team.
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Apr 29th 2015, 1:12 PM
5 Irishmen make it into our Six Nations Team of the Week
Wins for Ireland, France and Wales but there are inclusions for two Englishmen and a talented Italian.
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Feb 3rd 2014, 7:45 AM
Here’s our Irish XV of the Heineken Cup weekend
We have selected the best team from the four Irish provinces and the smattering of Irishmen playing abroad.
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Jan 20th 2014, 12:10 PM
Here’s our Irish XV of the Heineken Cup weekend
We have selected the best team from the four Irish provinces and the smattering of Irishmen playing abroad.
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Jan 13th 2014, 12:59 PM
'My Ireland team to face Scotland in the Six Nations is...'
Joe Schmidt starts next season’s championship with two home games in six days.
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Dec 30th 2013, 6:30 AM
Here’s our Irish XV of the Heineken Cup weekend
Two wins and two defeats from the latest round of matches but could we find room for super-sub JJ Hanrahan?
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Dec 16th 2013, 7:30 AM
'My Ireland team to beat the All Blacks is...'
The beat went on for Ireland last summer but can Brian O’Driscoll’s last crack at New Zealand be a winning one?
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Oct 28th 2013, 10:30 AM
Legend Richard Hill wants Brian O'Driscoll to captain Lions in Australia
The former English flanker has named seven Irish players in his preferred XV.
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Mar 27th 2013, 8:07 PM
6 Nations: Team of the Tournament
In all the glory of hindsight, we presented the best XV of this year’s championship.
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Mar 19th 2013, 1:50 PM
5 Irish players make it onto the Wallabies' Lions Team of the Week
Luke Marshall and Brian O’Driscoll in the centre? We like those apples.
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Mar 12th 2013, 11:45 AM
6 Nations: Team of the Week
If you are expecting to see any Irish names, you are in for a long wait.
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Feb 25th 2013, 7:45 AM
Lions team of the week, according to the official Wallabies website
Ireland and England dominate the projected starting XV for the First Test against Australia.
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Feb 6th 2013, 9:51 AM
Pro12 Team of the Week
Hefty wins for three Irish provinces means the competition for places is high.
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Jan 7th 2013, 1:27 PM
Pro12 Team of the Week
The videos have been reviewed and we’ve settled on the cream of the provincial crop.
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Jan 1st 2013, 12:17 PM
Pro12: Team of the Week
Ulster and Munster dominate the line-up after their inter-pro victories.
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Dec 23rd 2012, 3:43 PM
Heineken Cup: 3 things to look out for this weekend
European dreams could be shattered for three of Ireland’s four representatives.
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Dec 14th 2012, 5:52 PM
Pro12: Team of the week
Two defeats and squeaky wins for Leinster and Ulster but some players shone through the morass.
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Nov 26th 2012, 1:30 PM
And the team of the week awards go to...
It was a busy weekend of Gaelic Football action and Ewan MacKenna has selected his leading fifteen from the Croke Park ties.
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Aug 7th 2012, 3:31 PM