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Rugby

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Team-sheets
Munster bring back the big Os while Henshaw boosts Connacht in New Year inter-pro
31 Dec 2014
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snapshots
28 brilliant images that sum up the sporting year
31 Dec 2014
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sit down
Jonny Wilkinson humbly accepts knighthood, doesn't get knighthood
31 Dec 2014
16.3k
4
Money
Ban on alcohol sponsorship of sport possible once alternative financing is found -- Varadkar
31 Dec 2014
9.8k
44
Homegrown
22-year-old Conan learning the ropes from Heaslip at Leinster
31 Dec 2014
4.0k
obituaries
The sports personalities we lost in 2014
31 Dec 2014
10.2k
8
Year in Review
From the Aviva to Zurich -- It's our A to Z of the sporting year
30 Dec 2014
9.3k
5
cheap oscars
Keano's beard, Henry's Decima and a spy in a tree: The Score.ie's alternative sports awards
30 Dec 2014
5.8k
mismatch
Sonny Bill Williams' next boxing opponent has done 'zero training in the last few years'
30 Dec 2014
10.7k
8
County Highlights
4 Connacht titles in-a-row and a rugby resurgence - Mayo's 2014 sporting highlights
30 Dec 2014
3.7k
9
Cruel
12 weeks out for Leinster's McLaughlin as frustrating season continues
30 Dec 2014
3.0k
boooo
Brolly v Hunt and 5 more of 2014's most tedious stories
30 Dec 2014
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4
Chuffed
There has never been a person on earth happier than a tighthead prop after scoring a try
30 Dec 2014
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5
Exiles
From Gits to CJ Stander: A world XV of guys who didn't play international rugby in 2014
30 Dec 2014
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21
small ball
Ben Kay nailed a hurling shot in front of Tomás O'Leary on BT Sport last night
30 Dec 2014
31.5k
18
Player power
Leinster coaches put onus on players to start delivering the goods
30 Dec 2014
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12
West's awake
Henshaw set for Connacht return in sold-out New Year's Day Munster tie
30 Dec 2014
3.6k
8
just the stats
Allstars, aces and The Undertaker: The sporting year in 15 numbers
30 Dec 2014
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GOAL SETTING
World Cup with Ireland is 'top of the pile' for Luke Fitzgerald
30 Dec 2014
3.6k
11
byrne bros
Mount Leinster Rangers and Mullins magic - Carlow's 2014 sporting highlights
30 Dec 2014
2.7k
5
dream team
Two Irish players made Midi Olympique's world XV for 2014
29 Dec 2014
38.0k
26
bonecrunchers
Northampton have been disemboweling opposition players for the entirety of 2014
29 Dec 2014
5.4k
Slaneysiders
Aidan O'Brien remains the best and Leinster club champions - Wexford’s 2014 sporting highlights
29 Dec 2014
3.5k
3
Big names
Leinster's injuries ease as McFadden and Te'o return to the mix
29 Dec 2014
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RISE UP
Half-term report: Connacht keen to make further progress under Lam
29 Dec 2014
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3
sleight of hand
Jack Conan's offload against Munster would make Sonny Bill Williams proud
29 Dec 2014
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Sweet Success
Schmidt's Ireland wrap up Six Nations in Paris - My 2014 sporting moment
29 Dec 2014
2.8k
Solidarity
'It's up to the players' - Fitzgerald defends 'brilliant' Leinster coach O'Connor
29 Dec 2014
8.8k
12
Lucky for some
Oooomph! 13 huge hits that shook our bones in rugby this year
29 Dec 2014
6.6k
5
Evolution
How to change minds and influence people: Irish athletes who altered public perceptions in 2014
29 Dec 2014
4.9k
Mumhan Abu
Half-term report: Munster lead the way for the Irish provinces
29 Dec 2014
10.8k
12
'I'm a zombie' - Bastareaud and Toulon knocked off peak of Top 14
29 Dec 2014
6.3k
Derby Season
Attention turns to Lam's Connacht as Munster strive for consistency
29 Dec 2014
3.6k
Quiz
How well do you remember the Irish provinces' year of rugby?
28 Dec 2014
14.7k
alison miller
Portlaoise's 8-in-a-row and five Allstars - Laois's 2014 sporting highlights
28 Dec 2014
3.5k
Exiles
Court off the mark in the Premiership as Irish coaches taste defeat
28 Dec 2014
7.2k
freak incident
Johan Goosen is the current clubhouse leader for the most ridiculous rugby injury of the season
28 Dec 2014
6.7k
new stars
Scorching wings to powerful props: 5 international players who broke through in 2014
28 Dec 2014
7.5k
9
Contenders
Analysis: Munster's men send clear message to Schmidt in Leinster win
28 Dec 2014
18.6k
40
Try time
Those boys can play! The best southern hemisphere tries of 2014
28 Dec 2014
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