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Wednesday 2 December 2020
It’s not the first month that comes to mind when big rugby fixtures are concerned, but it’s grabbed our attention plenty of times before.
The imposing wing was responsible for some of this century’s most eye-catching rugby moments and only four men have scored more tries.for Ireland.
The Lions plan to have a tour in full swing this time next year.
Some of us can’t tell what day it is, never mind know when the 2019/20 season ends and the 20/21 campaigns begins.
James Ryan, Jacob Stockdale and the boys lit up the tournament.
Ireland were hot property in 2018 and they scorched to a landmark tour success down under.
The tournament has gone by a few names over the decade, but the Guinness Pro14 final was due to be played today.
There’s been frig all rugby played in this decade, so cast your mind back to the last one.
It was a long old decade that brought the formation of the Celtic League and the rise of Munster and Leinster in Europe.
You’ve spotted Simon Geoghegan, now see how you fare with the rest.
Tries! You love ‘em, I love ‘em. They’re what we all tune in to see, but some scores and scorers are more indellibly inked into our memory than others.
The little number next to every player on the team-sheet tells a story, but do you know them by heart?
Where’s our, flippin’ pride? It’s in the track records of these fine upstanding gentlemen.
His career was too short, but he left an imprint all across Irish rugby.
THE SHOPS ARE back, festive music is playing and the weather is going to get absolutely Baltic this week. Even though it’s been a strange year, you’d know Christmas is on the way.
But although it’s a time for giving and the shops are open again, the usual scenes of charity fundraisers on the streets will likely be less frequent due to public health concerns.
Many people make a point of putting some money, food or other items away to make a donation to a particular cause around this time of year, and will likely have to go a bit out of their way to do so in 2020.
Are you one of those people? This morning we want to know: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
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