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Rugby

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Munster look to Director of Rugby model with Foley set to stay on
We'll Leave It There So: Axel to stay behind the wheel in Munster and the rest of today's sport
Nine tries shared out as Belvedere see off Blackrock in Leinster schools rugby classic
Toulon give Bryan Habana permission to wreak havoc in rugby 7s
'Our attack is in a good place' - Ireland look to kick on in Twickenham
Sexton and Zebo in full training but Ireland will 'wait and see' on Payne
Gilroy, Foley and Murphy added to Ireland's Six Nations squad
Dan Carter's gloriously quick thinking sets up Racing's winning try
Schmidt not taking England's 'Aussie Rules' bait ahead of Twickenham clash
Sacre bleu! France player deemed ineligible only hours after being called up to Six Nations squad
It's Sunday so here are 12 of our favourite pictures from the sporting week
Connacht top the table, Leinster stay hot on their heels and the weekend's Pro12 highlights
Defensive errors prove costly for Ulster as Scarlets win in Belfast
Richie McCaw lends his support to calls for New Zealand to change its flag
Big Sam's a Beyonce fan, Frampton's pizza agony - it's the sporting tweets of the week
17 reasons we're absolutely stoked about the return of Super Rugby
How pro golfers love Happy Gilmore as much as us and all the week’s best sportswriting
Connacht return to top of the Pro12 after high-scoring win over Zebre
Nacewa's second-half try enough as Leinster edge Cardiff
Jerome Kaino was sent off for this ferocious right hand in a pre-season match
Big boost for Ireland as O'Donnell winning England fitness race
Schmidt says Ireland will blood new players in remainder of Six Nations
'It's the same weather, but the same warmth': Schmidt overwhelmed on return to Mullingar
Munster man Ryan propping up Agen's bid to stay in the Top 14
Henshaw: 'I’ve been saying to myself that I’ve let people down in Connacht'
'The IRFU have done some sterling work to keep them in euros' - Schmidt
Munster come up short after terrible start against Glasgow Warriors
We’ll Leave It There So: Injury woes for Ireland, McIlroy's TRX workout and today's sport
'Stupidly, sometimes as players we can try to hide that'-- Keith Earls on concussion
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Marmion starts to boost Connacht as Lam's men look to make it 3 wins on the bounce
Sean O’Brien ruled out for remainder of 6 Nations, Sexton ‘rolls ankle’ in training
Ulster make seven changes as Chris Henry starts for the first time in two months
Conan back from injury and Kearney handed debut as Leinster make 8 changes for Cardiff trip
Lynne Cantwell: 'Do we have under-developed rugby decision-makers?'
Read to take over from McCaw as All Blacks captain
We'll Leave It There So: Payne signs on, Rovers' Indian odyssey ends and all of today's sport
Payne to paper - Jared signs new two-year IRFU contract
Eddie Jones has already improved England - Cheika
'Ireland are formidable when they get going': England back Brown aims to keep Ireland at low ebb