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# player diary

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# revenge mission
Mark Quigley: St Pats out to avenge 7-1 Setanta Cup drubbing by Sligo
The Saints striker is currently easing himself back into first team football but is pleased his teammates are hitting form.
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James Hart on Grenoble's slump from Heineken Cup chasers to relegation battlers
The Irish scrum-half has been part of a team that has slumped from fourth to 10th in the last two months.
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'Roddy will have Derry fired up as the champions are coming to town' - Mark Quigley
The St Patrick’s Athletic striker is expecting a stern test from the winless Candystripes.
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Rugby's ruthless run-in: 'No-one remembers the team that comes second'
Former Ulster fullback Adam D’Arcy gives us an insight into the “ruthless” run-in that will make or break many careers.
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Hart: 'I never spoke with Matt O'Connor about Leinster switch when I was home'
The Grenoble scrum-half is preparing for a weekend clash with Jonny Sexton’s Racing Métro.
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James Hart: 'I can't see how Ireland are going to lose to France this weekend'
The Irish born Grenoble scrum-half said farewell to one sporting legend and met another.
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Mark Quigley: 'I was jumping around my house like a fan when Keith Fahey signed'
The St Patrick’s Athletic forward talks pre-season epidurals, ‘street footballer’ Chris Forrester and Martin O’Neill’s visit to Richmond Park.
# player diary
'We're playing Clermont on Friday and I've been hurling all week' - James Hart
Grenoble’s Irish scrum-half is hoping to overcome a stomach bug to face on of the Top 14′s most fearsome sides.
# Away Days
Player Diary: Adam D'Arcy and Ulster gear up for their first match of the season
“We were all standing round arguing who would carry the hostage out, and didn’t even notice him get up and walk out the door himself.”
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Provincial matters: Ulster's Adam D'Arcy with his take on pre-season prep
“Everyone is determined to continue on the success of last season and hopefully bring some trophies back to Ravenhill,” says the full back.