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Connacht try to settle in heat and altitude while Ireland faces blizzard

‘We don’t have three weeks to acclimatise but we are confident.’

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Mar 1st 2018, 8:52 AM

Not playing abroad 'a regret' for Paul O'Connell

Munster skipper signed a new two-year IRFU contract this week. But he admits he wonders what might have been.

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Jan 6th 2012, 11:58 AM