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# Lansdowne Road

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# Match Report
Ireland break down every part of Welsh game to bring Triple Crown into view
Paddy Jackson and Chris Henry provided the tries as Ireland’s defence kept Wales to a single opportunity.
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Feb 8th 2014, 4:25 PM
# the big one
Heaslip ready to meet familiar fire with fire
“The way Wales play the game, you have to be physical to negate that.”
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Feb 7th 2014, 3:00 PM
# COYBIG
Ireland to take on Turkey in Dublin
The FAI has announced news that Martin O’Neill’s side will play a friendly at Lansdowne Road on 25 May.
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Feb 7th 2014, 12:21 PM
# Grudge match
'We're ready to have the kitchen sink thrown at us' - Rhys Priestland
The Welsh out-half has a winning record over Ireland during his four-year Test career.
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Feb 6th 2014, 8:16 PM
# rematch
John Delaney 'hopeful' of March 2015 date with England in Dublin
The two sides have not met in Ireland since the abandoned friendly in 1995.
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Feb 3rd 2014, 6:00 PM
# Breakthrough
VIDEO: Andrew Trimble ends 40 minutes of fierce Scottish resistance
The Ulster winger finished off a fine, sweeping move in first half injury time.
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Feb 2nd 2014, 4:10 PM
# Interview
‘As I get older it gets easier’: Toner in prime condition for Scottish friction
The second row is high on confidence these days and will aim to stop Scotland at source today.
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Feb 2nd 2014, 3:53 AM
# margin calls
Schmidt determined to see Ireland meet expectations
The Kiwi coach has also explained that a stomach bug was the deciding factor in leaving Gordon D’Arcy out of the side.
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Jan 31st 2014, 2:13 PM
# 6 Nations
Rory Best: 'The tackle that broke my arm didn't feel bad until I heard a snap'
The Ulster hooker has rediscovered his form and throwing touch but an old Scottish foe lies in wait.
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Jan 30th 2014, 8:00 AM
# Six Nations
Conor Murray planning rough Lions reunion with Scottish enemies
The scrum-half will face off against Scotland’s Sean Maitland and Stuart Hogg at Lansdowne Road this weekend.
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Jan 29th 2014, 5:00 PM
# final farewell
'A bloody hard thing to do' - O'Driscoll on Ireland's Grand Slam hopes
The backline talisman insists his team have respect for Scotland but are ‘totally capable of beating them’.
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Jan 29th 2014, 8:00 AM
# Six Nations
Brian O'Driscoll ready to 'empty the tank' as Ireland report clean bill of health
The legendary centre is focused on his final international campaign while Tommy Bowe and Donnacha Ryan need to prove their fitness.
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Jan 28th 2014, 1:41 PM
# Heineken Cup
'Play Munster v Leinster semi final at Croke Park... if they both get there'
Former Munster forward David Wallace believes GAA headquarters would be perfectly suited for the potential cup tie.
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Jan 20th 2014, 4:34 PM
# Best XV
'My Ireland team to face Scotland in the Six Nations is...'
Joe Schmidt starts next season’s championship with two home games in six days.
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Dec 30th 2013, 6:30 AM
# Homecoming
Irish women's rugby team to play at the Aviva Stadium
It will be the first time a women’s 6 Nations game has been staged at the venue.
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Dec 20th 2013, 12:20 PM
# column
'O'Brien dearly missed as Saints won every single collision' - Shane Byrne
The former Leinster hooker believes Leo Cullen would have made a massive difference in the province’s home defeat.
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Dec 16th 2013, 8:00 AM
# Heineken Cup
Marty Moore delighted to avenge 43-0 hammering at Franklin’s Gardens
The tighthead prop has enjoyed a stellar rise in his brief time with Leinster’s senior squad.
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Dec 10th 2013, 7:00 AM
# Numbers Game
5 telling stats from an unbelievable clash with the All Blacks
Heaslip’s Trojan effort, O’Connell’s awesomeness and the All Blacks efficiency in exploiting gaps.
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Nov 25th 2013, 12:12 AM
# Report
Sexton penalty miss proves crucial as Ireland are denied at the death
Ireland got off to a perfect start when Conor Murray dived over after four minutes of play.
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Nov 24th 2013, 4:21 PM
# History Boys
POC: 'If there was ever an Irish team capable of beating New Zealand, this is it'
The Irish captain feels his team are one decent performance away from becoming a team that can achieve great feats.
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Nov 24th 2013, 10:15 AM
# blinkered
9 reasons why Ireland can beat New Zealand on Sunday
We’ve been softening this particular Kiwi up for 108 years and now its ripe for the plucking.
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Nov 23rd 2013, 11:00 AM
# score to settle
'It was fairly shameful to have 60 points put on you' - Cian Healy
The Irish prop prefers to look forward but found himself reflecting on a tough 2012 tour to New Zealand.
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Nov 23rd 2013, 8:00 AM
# Flashback
Painful memories of blowing a 21-7 lead against the All Blacks
David Wallace recalls a harrowing defeat against New Zealand that marked Richie McCaw’s Test debut.
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Nov 23rd 2013, 7:15 AM
# Team news
Sexton, O’Driscoll and Kearney named in Ireland team to face New Zealand
The trio were injury doubts this week but all took part in training in Maynooth this morning.
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Nov 22nd 2013, 1:34 PM
# Interview
Justin Marshall: Replicate Christchurch without 'choking' and Ireland could win
The former All Blacks scrum-half has highlighted Sean O’Brien, Cian Healy and Tommy Bowe as the Irish dangermen.
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Nov 21st 2013, 2:15 PM
# 1st 5/8
I'm not stepping into Dan Carter's shoes, I wear my own -- Aaron Cruden
With half of his 28 All Black caps coming from the start, the Chiefs number 10 won’t be considered a back up option any more.
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Nov 21st 2013, 12:45 PM
# read and weep
Kieran Read maintaining his pokerface on cusp of clean sweep
The world’s best number eight is one game away from making history, but his feet are firmly on the ground.
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Nov 20th 2013, 2:11 PM
# Silver lining
New Zealand confirm injured Dan Carter will miss Irish Test
Irish rugby fans, meanwhile, must wait until Tuesday to learn if Jonny Sexton and Rob Kearney will be ruled in or out.
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Nov 18th 2013, 9:03 AM
# nullified
McKenzie: We had our homework done on Ireland
The Wallabies coach saw us coming.
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Nov 16th 2013, 8:59 PM
# out of 10
Player ratings: here’s how the Irish team got on against Australia
Joe Schmidt’s men were handed an attacking lesson by the Wallabies at Lansdowne Road.
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Nov 16th 2013, 7:38 PM
# subtle
McKenzie's veiled dig at Deans over sudden emergence of playmakers
The Wallaby coach has added three talented attacker to the backline his predecessor fielded against the Lions.
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Nov 15th 2013, 4:03 PM
# captain paulie
Picking the Irish team was too simple a task in recent years – Paul O’Connell
The Munster lock is eager to make up for lost time under new Ireland coach Joe Schmidt.
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Nov 15th 2013, 7:55 AM
# tall tale
POC on Devin Toner: 'I feel like a junior second-row beside him in the line-out'
The Munster and Leinster locks will start their first game together for Ireland this weekend.
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Nov 14th 2013, 7:28 PM
# hard as nails
'Not the Roy of the Rovers story people think it was' - O'Connell on Lions arm-break
The Ireland captain played the final stages of the tourists’ first Test win with a double arm fracture.
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Nov 14th 2013, 5:37 PM
# Forward Thinking
Schmidt looks to build Irish squad to '30 or 35' international class players
The Kiwi revealed that Gordon D’Arcy and Conor Murray were selfless squad players personified after they were dropped from the starting XV.
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Nov 14th 2013, 4:01 PM
# worth the wait
Ireland captain O'Connell eager to put 'frustrating couple of years' behind him
The Munster lock last started for Ireland in France in the 2012 Six Nations.
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Nov 14th 2013, 2:06 PM
# Team news
D'Arcy and Murray cut as Schmidt names strong Ireland team
Paul O’Connell will captain Ireland from the second row and fellow Lions Cian Healy and Sean O’Brien return to the starting XV.
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Nov 14th 2013, 1:35 PM
# Fronting Up
Australian front row a formidable unit, warns Mike Ross despite Lions mauling
The Leinster prop has predicted a bright international future for teammate Jack McGrath.
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Nov 12th 2013, 7:30 AM
# samoan view
Ireland can beat Australia but are trailing in New Zealand's wake
Samoa coach Stephen Betham believes the All Blacks and South Africa are untouchable at present.
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Nov 10th 2013, 2:00 PM
# Winning Start
Relieved Schmidt craving further success as youth sees Ireland home
The New Zealander feels his team must up their performances levels ahead of the Australia and All Blacks Tests.
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Nov 9th 2013, 9:46 PM
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