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# Big hit
CEO Willie Walsh delays retirement as Covid-19 plunges IAG into €1.68 billion quarterly loss
Willie Walsh had been due to step down in June but will remain until September.
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May 7th 2020, 8:19 AM
# Big hit
Limerick finish bottom of First Division after 26-point deduction for entering examinership
The club’s off-field problems have seen them retrospectively finish a point behind previous basement club Wexford.
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Nov 6th 2019, 7:40 PM
# Big hit
Supporter gets cleaned out while attempting to tackle mascot at Leinster schools match
That’s going to hurt in the morning.
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Jan 16th 2016, 11:42 AM
# Work Rate
Donnacha Ryan rescued Ireland after a huge hit from Slammin' Sam
The second row covered a huge amount of ground at pace to rescue Ireland.
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Sep 6th 2015, 7:12 PM
# Big hit
Ben Te'o looked particularly beastly at 13 when boshing Sam Warburton earlier
Leinster fans will be hoping this is a glimpse of things to come.
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Jan 10th 2015, 8:34 PM
We need to rethink the laws of physics after seeing Paul O'Connell driven backwards by Cudmore
The Canadian had a little help, but it was still a monstrous hit.
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Dec 15th 2014, 4:35 PM
# pint sized
'He stopped Goliath, dead': Munster's win over the All Blacks is now an ad for a stout near you
The famous 1978 victory is one of four ‘mind over matter’ themed Guinness ads.
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Nov 4th 2014, 12:25 PM
This is what a collarbone breaking shoulder charge looks like
A big hit? No question. A legal hit? Absolutely not.
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Oct 1st 2014, 6:57 PM
# Good Genes
Israel Folau's 19-year-old brother makes a big hit in rugby league
John Folau is currently on the books of the NRL’s Parramatta Eels.
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Aug 30th 2014, 4:01 PM
# smashed 'em bro
When scrum-halves meet props, captured in bone-shuddering GIF glory
The poor lad didn’t even see it coming.
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Apr 2nd 2014, 9:13 AM
# smashed 'em bro
BOOM! The hardest schoolboy rugby hit you ever want to see
And the ‘crack’ sound when the replay slows down is downright scary.
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Jun 14th 2013, 12:42 PM
# Nasty
Roy Hibbert throws down one of the most vicious dunks of the NBA playoffs
The 7’2″ Indiana Pacers centre went straight through his 6’8″ opponent on the way to the basket.
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Apr 25th 2013, 10:14 AM
# Big hit
VIDEO: Richie McCaw gets acquainted with Scott Higginbotham's knee
The Wallabies forward has received a two-match ban after being cited twice in the Bledisloe Cup draw yesterday.
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Oct 22nd 2012, 10:33 PM
# Big hit
VIDEO: Ashley-Cooper takes two Springboks out at once
The Australian centre pulled off an incredible double tackle in Perth on Saturday.
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Sep 10th 2012, 10:00 PM
# Big hit
Boom: Super Rugby kicks off with a bang as Ma'a Nonu sees red
Watch: the All Blacks star was sent off for this massive shoulder.
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Feb 18th 2011, 1:23 PM