# summer-tour - Thursday 14 June, 2018
Tadhg Furlong is back in Ireland’s starting XV and desperate to rediscover that winning feeling in Melbourne.
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# summer-tour - Friday 1 June, 2018
The head coach has long viewed the Ulster man as an invaluable presence on the field, so his off-field presence will be more than welcome approaching the first Test against the Wallabies.
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# summer-tour - Thursday 31 May, 2018
Wales face Rassie Erasmus’ Boks in Washington on Saturday.
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# summer-tour - Wednesday 23 May, 2018
Joe Schmidt’s 32-man squad features two uncapped players and a host of proven stars.
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# summer-tour - Tuesday 22 May, 2018
Mathieu Bastareaud’s responsibilities will be increased with captain Guilhem Guirado rested.
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# summer-tour - Friday 4 May, 2018
Michael Cheika’s first-choice scrum-half picked up a knee injury in the heavy loss to Ronan O’Gara’s Crusaders.
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# summer-tour - Thursday 5 April, 2018
The 31-year-old expects to return for Leinster next week against Benetton.
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# summer-tour - Wednesday 28 March, 2018
The South African was due to be assistant referee for Ireland’s Grand Slam victory in Twickenham, but was replaced after his involvement in an England training
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# summer-tour - Monday 26 March, 2018
Simon Raiwalui helped Stade Francais claim their Bouclier in 2015 and is currently working with Biarritz.
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# summer-tour - Monday 26 June, 2017
Not content with sealing a record for himself, the Limerick man assisted five tries for five different scorers.
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# summer-tour - Saturday 24 June, 2017
Ireland had some freedom to play in the US and Japan, but these men made the most of the chances.
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It was far from the free-running rugby of the opening two Tests, but Ireland’s willingness to work was exemplified by their totemic lock.
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We’ve got an early minute-by-minute in store for you as Ireland wrap up their season in Tokyo’s Ajinomoto Stadium.
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# summer-tour - Friday 23 June, 2017
The finale of a lengthy international campaign is your early-morning appetiser.
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The Dubliner has been impressed by Japanese culture, but is wary of their Kiwi-esque style ahead of his final match of the season.
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# summer-tour - Wednesday 21 June, 2017
The Kildare man has been patient for province and country, but promises to grab any Test start opportunity with two hands.
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# summer-tour - Tuesday 20 June, 2017
The Munster wing says he was not consistent enough to earn international recognition before this year.
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# summer-tour - Monday 19 June, 2017
The back-row had to wait two years between his two Irish caps.
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# summer-tour - Saturday 17 June, 2017
Ireland’s Rugby World Cup pool looks even more manageable after this morning’s seven-try rout.
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Joe Schmidt’s side hit the 50-point mark for the second week running thanks to big displays from Earls and Jack Conan.
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We’re getting in a pre-breakfast helping of international rugby. There’s plenty for everyone.
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# summer-tour - Thursday 15 June, 2017
Cast your mind all the way back to 2005.
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Experimentation has taken a back seat this week after five new caps were unleashed against the US.
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Off the back of a comprehensive win over the US Eagles, Ireland face stiffer competition in Shizuoka on Saturday.
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The flanker reckons it’s around 15 years since he played without headgear, but the heat in New Jersey and Japan has forced a change.
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# summer-tour - Wednesday 14 June, 2017
Wales’ meeting forms one half of a double header in Eden Park with the All Blacks meeting Samoa in the main event.
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Staving off jet-lag is the first job for Joe Schmidt’s squad after arriving in Japan yesterday.
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The centre landed a beauty from the sideline in New Jersey, but it won’t necessarily become a regular occurence.
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# summer-tour - Tuesday 13 June, 2017
All that was missing was a bit of aqua aerobics.
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The out-half will be sidelined for four weeks with an ankle injury.
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The Munster prop is one of the older members of the squad but Saturday’s game against USA was his first start in a green shirt.
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# summer-tour - Saturday 10 June, 2017
We’re going minute-by-minute as Joe Schmidt’s young squad meet the USA in New Jersey.
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The eastern European side are also likely to be part of Ireland’s pool at the next World Cup.
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# summer-tour - Friday 9 June, 2017
Joe Schmidt’s side face USA Eagles tomorrow night.
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AJ MacGinty will come up against a few familiar faces in New Jersey tomorrow night as he continues his international adventure with USA.
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# summer-tour - Thursday 8 June, 2017
Keith Earls is enjoying spending time with his former team-mate in New Jersey.
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# summer-tour - Tuesday 6 June, 2017
The Connacht scrum-half jokes that meeting JJ Watt was one the highlights of the last tour to the US as he was left out of both matchday squads.
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# summer-tour - Thursday 1 June, 2017
Three backs-focused coaches are helping Ireland’s summer tour preparations, but Murphy feels caught between two stools as an Irishman in the English system.
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# summer-tour - Wednesday 31 May, 2017
Ulster’s Sean Reidy will replace the Munster man once the squad get to Japan for the second and third matches of their tour.
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# summer-tour - Friday 24 March, 2017
The 23-year-old understands that he must prove himself to Joe Schmidt at provincial level again.
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Rain and drizzle; breezy this morning
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Min: 5 °C
Cloudy with a little rain
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Min: 4 °C
A couple of showers in the morning
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