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'You don't see much bollocking anymore': Welsh legend Jones on tough sessions with Schmidt and Sexton

Adam Jones was taken aback at the intensity brought by Joe Schmidt and ‘coach’ Johnny Sexton.

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Mar 12th 2019, 1:59 PM

'Be prepared for the drop after the peak': the stark realities of being an Irish winter athlete

Conor Lyne was flag-bearer at the Sochi Olympics in 2014.

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Feb 15th 2018, 8:00 AM