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# bolter

This year
2023
Is there room for a home-based bolter in Vera Pauw's World Cup squad?
Shamrock Rovers youngster Jaime Thompson impressed at Tolka Park on Saturday.
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Mar 20th 2023, 5:00 PM
Hastings injury could open Six Nations door for Ben Healy
Scotland will take on Ireland at Murrayfield on 12 March.
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Jan 5th 2023, 3:31 PM
Last year
2022
The 'unflappable' O'Brien has put himself in the World Cup frame
Meanwhile, 21-year-old Joe McCarthy is set for his first Ireland cap this weekend.
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Nov 17th 2022, 5:09 PM
All time
'I've had a lot of ups and downs. The road to here hasn't always been easy'
Leinster and Ireland man Jack Conan starts for the Lions on Saturday.
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Jul 22nd 2021, 2:59 PM
'He can do it all' - O'Connell backs Dan Leavy as a Lions bolter
The 26-year-old made his return from injury for Leinster last weekend.
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Oct 29th 2020, 12:10 AM
From ski slopes to the World Cup: Ireland's pool opponents Samoa call in replacement scrum-half
Scott Malolua dislocated his shoulder during the Test against Australia.
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Sep 10th 2019, 7:47 AM
Schmidt says there's 'absolutely' still scope for a World Cup bolter to emerge
Connacht lock Gavin Thornbury was one of the new faces involved in Ireland camp last week.
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Aug 20th 2018, 6:30 AM
Barbarian days a welcome change of pace and set Jordi Murphy up for Fiji
The Leinster man is back on the international scene for the first time since Chicago.
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Nov 17th 2017, 6:30 AM
'She was so far ahead. She had the cheeky chappy attitude of a scrum-half, and the skills to back it up'
Former Ireland captain Fiona Coghlan recalls coaching Nicole Cronin – one of Ireland’s uncapped WRWC players – when she was 12.
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Aug 5th 2017, 7:15 AM
Late addition Barron straight into Ireland side to face Italy in U20 championship opener
Jack Kelly has shrugged off a shoulder injury to take up a role at fullback.
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May 30th 2017, 2:17 PM
Just who is Ultan Dillane, Ireland's newest Six Nations squad member?
Joe Schmidt has obviously been impressed by the 22-year old since breaking through for Connacht.
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Jan 20th 2016, 2:45 PM
Former Man United star 'interested' in vacant Derry City manager's job
However, Paul Hegarty is believed to be the front-runner for the permanent position.
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Oct 11th 2015, 4:06 PM
Murray: Playing with ROG, Wally, Hayes and Fla at Munster was huge for me
Ireland’s scrum-half recalls being flung into the international arena for the last World Cup.
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Sep 12th 2015, 3:00 PM
This 11-year-old might make England's World Cup squad with these bone-crunching smashes
This little guy could definitely dump tackle you.
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Apr 18th 2015, 1:42 PM
19-year-old Connacht hooker seeking to put a dent in Munster's Pro12 ambitions
Jack Dinneen has been drafted into the senior squad following an injury crisis in the front row.
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Apr 18th 2014, 3:38 PM
'A small bit of rust on my boots', says Zebo after near-perfect start for Lions
The Munster wing very nearly enjoyed the perfect debut Down Under.
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Jun 15th 2013, 7:30 PM