# hooker - Sunday 21 March, 2021
# Team News
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# Team News
Andy Friend has rejigged his team for the visit to Scarlets.
# hooker - Friday 12 March, 2021
# Hooker
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# Hooker
Rónan Kelleher returns to the bench as Ireland make three changes for the Scotland clash.
# hooker - Wednesday 7 October, 2020
# Hooker
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# Hooker
The powerful hooker won his first three caps off the bench earlier this year.
# hooker - Sunday 4 October, 2020
# Irish Abroad
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# Irish Abroad
27-year-old hooker Bryan Byrne has found a new lease of life with Pat Lam’s Bristol.
# hooker - Sunday 23 August, 2020
# Irish Abroad
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# Irish Abroad
20-year-old hooker Billy Scannell is heading into his second season with Biarritz in France.
# hooker - Sunday 2 August, 2020
# Green Shirts
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# Green Shirts
Connacht hooker Dave Heffernan is determined to add to his one Ireland cap.
# hooker - Tuesday 21 July, 2020
# The Deuce
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# The Deuce
The new Harlequins forwards coach hopes to see a stand-out emerge after Rory Best’s exit last year.
# hooker - Friday 17 January, 2020
# Ambition
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# Ambition
Ulster man Rob Herring is making a strong push to claim Ireland’s number two jersey.
# hooker - Thursday 21 November, 2019
# Number Two
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# Number Two
The 27-year-old is keen to go to another World Cup with his country.
# hooker - Wednesday 13 November, 2019
# Champion
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# Champion
Schalk Brits insisted there would not be another comeback.
# hooker - Saturday 24 August, 2019
# Final Chapter
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# Final Chapter
Ireland captain Rory Best believes his team can overcome this year’s Six Nations disappointment.
# hooker - Saturday 18 May, 2019
# Red Blooded
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# Red Blooded
With a new baby in the house, the hooker has been travelling back and forth from Gloucester during his loan stint in the Premiersip.
# hooker - Friday 26 April, 2019
# Hooker
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# Hooker
The 98-times capped hooker has been lined up by Bernard Laporte.
# hooker - Tuesday 5 March, 2019
# Omission
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# Omission
Ulster’s Rob Herring is set to come into Joe Schmidt’s extended training squad.
# hooker - Wednesday 23 January, 2019
# Digging In
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# Digging In
Leinster hooker James Tracy is searingly honest about his search to rediscover top form.
# hooker - Friday 23 November, 2018
# The Butcher
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# The Butcher
Eagles hooker Dylan Fawsitt moved to the US in 2014 and is now set to face his native Ireland.
# hooker - Monday 22 October, 2018
# November Tests
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# November Tests
The hooker missed out on the Gloucester win after sustaining a training ground knock.
# hooker - Thursday 18 October, 2018
# Hooker
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# Hooker
Munster’s Niall Scannell has started his season in excellent form.
# hooker - Friday 31 August, 2018
# Irish Abroad
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# Irish Abroad
The former Ulster hooker has suffered greatly with injuries in the last year and a half.
# hooker - Saturday 28 July, 2018
# Del Boy
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# Del Boy
Connacht hooker Shane Delahunt is still balancing farming and professional rugby.
# hooker - Sunday 24 June, 2018
# Hooker
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# Hooker
Ulster front row Rob Herring was one of the big winners on Ireland’s tour Down Under.
# hooker - Saturday 16 June, 2018
# Scans
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# Scans
The Cork man was only called up after Rory Best’s injury but now finds himself in the starting XV.
# hooker - Wednesday 13 June, 2018
# Journey
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# Journey
Brandon Paenga-Amosa had a remarkable rise over the last year.
# hooker - Wednesday 6 June, 2018
# Hooker
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# Hooker
With two uncapped hooker s left in his squad, Cheika has turned to the four-times capped Waratah.
# hooker - Saturday 17 February, 2018
# Irish Abroad
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# Irish Abroad
The 20-year-old hooker is thriving in his first season with the Premiership giants.
# hooker - Tuesday 23 January, 2018
# Medical Joker
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# Medical Joker
The injury-plagued hooker has fallen down to fifth in the Munster pecking order and will hope to get a run of games in ProD2.
# hooker - Thursday 28 September, 2017
# Steady Nerve
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# Steady Nerve
‘I did pretty much every single session besides the day that I got married. That was the one day I had off over the summer.’
# hooker - Monday 28 August, 2017
# Perspective
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# Perspective
“It puts things into perspective,” says the hooker after suffering two injuries since the birth of his twin boys.
# hooker - Saturday 3 June, 2017
# Team-Sheet
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# Team-Sheet
Ronan Kelleher is one of six changes for Ireland as they target a big response to defeat against Italy.
# hooker - Sunday 30 April, 2017
# Grassroots
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# Grassroots
Jason Harris-Wright will look to help Clontarf to AIL glory before joining Pat Lam at Bristol.
# hooker - Wednesday 18 January, 2017
# Explosive
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# Explosive
The Leinster hooker is positive about making a full recovery from his hamstring injury.
# hooker - Wednesday 20 January, 2016
# Captain Fantastic
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# Captain Fantastic
The hooker has been inspirational throughout his 89 caps for his country.
# hooker - Friday 15 January, 2016
# Live Rounds
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# Live Rounds
“With so many young guys coming in it’s been bloody exciting this week”.
# hooker - Saturday 2 January, 2016
# Surf Up For The...
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# Surf Up For The...
Ulster’s back-up hooker wants to be more than just Rory Best’s apprentice.
# hooker - Wednesday 9 December, 2015
# Fin
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# Fin
The Racing 92 hooker joins the likes of Michalak, Papé and Mas in international retirement.
# hooker - Wednesday 18 November, 2015
# No Go
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# No Go
The southern province were close to finalising a deal with the 102-times capped Australian.
# hooker - Thursday 5 November, 2015
# Champions Cup
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# Champions Cup
The Ulster skipper can’t afford to dwell on the World Cup. But he can build on his personal display.
# hooker - Friday 2 October, 2015
# Interview
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# Interview
Ireland hooker Rory Best sat down with The42 to chat lineout plays, defensive mauls and refereeing trends.
# hooker - Wednesday 9 September, 2015
# By Hook Or Crook
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# By Hook Or Crook
For a long time, a comeback looked doubtful for Mike Sherry, but he made an emotional return to the field of play last month.
# hooker - Tuesday 8 September, 2015
# Citizen Strauss
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# Citizen Strauss
Hooker Richardt Strauss is now officially an Irishman.
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