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Rugby

All time
Diversity is Strength
All Blacks release new video as Folau anti-gay row rumbles
24 Apr 2018
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mental skills
Forward thinking: Keith Earls prepares himself for action with daily visualisation work
24 Apr 2018
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6
papers podcasts and pubs
Hartley hits back at 'so-called experts' who called for his retirement due to concussion
24 Apr 2018
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10
record chaser
Time even catches up with Bryan Habana eventually: Springbok legend to retire
24 Apr 2018
5.7k
5
big jaco
Taute back in training after 7 months out as Munster monitor Ryan and Scannell
24 Apr 2018
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Isa Isa Isa
Leinster great Isa Nacewa to retire from rugby this summer
24 Apr 2018
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anthony foley trophy
Fardy and Furlong join Sexton in European Player of the Year shortlist
24 Apr 2018
19.5k
20
Great expectations
Irish Rugby says job advert for unpaid full-time intern that needed a masters or PhD was a 'mistake'
24 Apr 2018
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47
squad goals
Munster trophy hopes rest on Pro14 as Racing build towards Leinster
24 Apr 2018
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15
Mind Games
Analysis: A clever little moment that sums up Donnacha Ryan's excellence
23 Apr 2018
45.5k
28
Setback
O'Brien vows to return 'a new man', as Leinster deny flanker was rushed back
23 Apr 2018
8.3k
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Injury Update
Leinster hopeful McFadden's hamstring injury doesn't rule him out of Bilbao
23 Apr 2018
6.0k
25
fresh wound
Back from injury, but the pain of semi-final defeat runs deep for Keith Earls
23 Apr 2018
6.5k
10
Man Down
England's Dylan Hartley set for extended break from rugby due to concussion
23 Apr 2018
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16
decisions
'We're not in the business of hoarding players, we're here to develop players'
23 Apr 2018
30.9k
121
Awards night
Earls, Furlong, Murray and Sexton up for Players' Player of the Year
23 Apr 2018
9.2k
27
scores on the doors
Pick your favourite out of these three brilliant nominees for Rugby Players Ireland Try of the Year
23 Apr 2018
10.8k
17
next hurdle
Lessons and mining vast experience in Leinster doesn't end with place in the final
23 Apr 2018
8.7k
23
shoulder to the wheel
'It's a serious effort to get back in that timeframe': Henshaw huge for Leinster after shoulder injury
23 Apr 2018
16.0k
20
The Boss
'I'd never criticise my players. When we lose, it's on me' - Van Graan
23 Apr 2018
11.3k
31
Workhorse
Donnacha Ryan a difference-maker in Racing's win over Munster
22 Apr 2018
23.7k
43
Picture this
It's Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week
22 Apr 2018
11.3k
3
Onwards and Upwards
A new face for Division 1A next season as UCC and Banbridge advance in AIL play-offs
22 Apr 2018
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finalists
Leinster will be favourites but Racing a real danger with Teddy Thomas and co.
22 Apr 2018
8.7k
19
bilbao bound
Sexton braced for 'special and tough' clash with former club Racing in Champions Cup final
22 Apr 2018
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4
down and out
O'Mahony: 'I'm tired of learning lessons... I'm tired of losing semi-finals'
22 Apr 2018
52.8k
111
semi-final pain
'It's a very tough one to take but it's rugby, it's life'
22 Apr 2018
12.4k
23
dream over
Munster's dire first-half leaves them with too much to do against Racing
22 Apr 2018
38.1k
183
too hot to handle
Racing 92 v Munster, Champions Cup semi-final
22 Apr 2018
118k
107
Leo
Cullen bidding to become first man to lift European Cup as both player and coach
22 Apr 2018
9.3k
14
Champions
UL Bohemians retain Women's All-Ireland League crown with win over Old Belvedere
22 Apr 2018
2.7k
positive impact
'The most impressive thing about Scott is what he's doing with the younger guys off the field'
22 Apr 2018
8.0k
4
read the game
Kilkenny v Tipperary 1968, Arsenal's miracle worker Wenger and the week's best sportswriting
22 Apr 2018
5.9k
Showtime
Munster not thinking about all-Irish final before facing the heat in Bordeaux
22 Apr 2018
20.4k
20
Greed is Good
'We're part of something really special and winning is such a great feeling'
22 Apr 2018
17.6k
11
big picture
Sexton on Larmour: 'He backs himself... he backed himself against 10 Scarlets on the short side'
21 Apr 2018
20.8k
19
late and great
Dramatic late Timoney try keeps Ulster's Pro14 playoff hopes alive against Glasgow
21 Apr 2018
11.4k
10
Disappointment
Pivac full of praise for Leinster as Scarlets turn their focus to Pro14 run-in
21 Apr 2018
11.9k
3
bilbao beckons
'We've had two great days in the Aviva, but it's a very different challenge to go away to Spain'
21 Apr 2018
9.3k
14
Red Army
Letter from Bordeaux: Munster fans out in force in French sunshine
21 Apr 2018
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