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# Body count

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# underpowered
Munster left to re-think their way around luckless spate of injuries
Having lost the creativity of Joey Carbery, the tight five was decimated at the weekend.
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Aug 25th 2020, 3:00 PM
# Complications
Addison's back continues to be a frustration, hip op had been planned for Henderson
Ulster had hoped the Ireland second row would be able to complete his recovery during sport’s shutdown, but the surgery was delayed.
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Aug 12th 2020, 6:36 AM
# Body count
Quartet of injuries leave a sting after Ireland win
Andy Farrell may be forced to change tack against Wales next weekend.
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Feb 1st 2020, 7:24 PM
# Body count
Late call-ups increasingly important as physical toll of Rugby World Cup grows
From D’Arcy to Boss, Ireland have had no shortage of late arrivals into their World Cup squad.
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Sep 20th 2019, 2:00 PM
# November Tests
JVG hopeful Niall Scannell will play for Ireland next month, but ankle injury 'will take time to settle'
The hooker missed out on the Gloucester win after sustaining a training ground knock.
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Oct 22nd 2018, 5:55 AM
# unlucky 7
Triple injury blow tempers Munster celebrations
Tommy O’Donnell suffered a suspected broken leg while Rhys Marshall and Dan Goggin also took serious knocks.
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Oct 20th 2018, 4:04 PM
# Body count
O'Donnell 'another big blow,' Scannell a doubt as Munster move into European mode
The openside looks set for another long stint on the sidelines, while the centre left the field for a HIA.
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Mar 24th 2018, 9:14 PM
# Body count
Positive signs for Zebo amid injury strife in Munster back-line
Johann van Graan doesn’t think the jarred knee will keep his marquee back out for long.
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Nov 29th 2017, 1:47 AM
# Body count
Trio of key Connacht forwards return to full training in time for new season
Jake Heenan, Denis Buckley and Quinn Roux have shaken off knocks in time for Saturday’s home clash with Glasgow.
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Aug 29th 2017, 5:44 PM
# Body count
'Stinger' won't keep Murray from facing England, but it's a leg fracture for Tommy Bowe
Fergus McFadden will replace the Ulster wing in Joe Schmidt’s squad.
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Mar 13th 2017, 2:09 PM
# Body count
'It doesn't look great to be honest' - Schmidt fears the worst for O'Connell
The Ireland head coach says Peter O’Mahony was walking in the changing room after the game.
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Oct 11th 2015, 8:10 PM
# Body count
Victory comes at a cost for Ulster as resources dwindle for return clash with Scarlets
Head coach Neil Doak has five new injuries on his hands.
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Dec 7th 2014, 12:05 AM
# Iraq War
10 years on, Iraq War said to have cost at least 112,000 civilian lives
Including combatants on all sides and as-yet undocumented civilian fatalities that figure could be as high as 174,000, according to the Iraq Body Count organisation.
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Mar 17th 2013, 1:03 PM