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Villa were working on penalties for four weeks before last night's play-off win, Smith says

His side netted four of their five penalties against West Brom to secure their place in the final on 27 May.

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May 15th 2019, 11:09 AM

All about Joe Schmidt's 'Killer drill' and the tactics that delivered a Six Nations

Trevor Hogan, speaking on Off The Ball last night, gave an insight into a training ground technique that directly led to two Irish tries.

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Mar 19th 2014, 2:07 PM