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    Rovers Favourites To Do 3 In a Row As Airtricity League Swings Back Into Action
    Share For Airtricity League fanatics like myself this Friday has been too long coming, it will see the beginning of the new Airtricity League season and already the defending champions under new management are favourites to win the league and doing yet another 3 in a row, a fate achieved back from 1983/84 until the 1985/86 season on their way to the famous 4 in a row. However...
    by at February 27th, 2012 at 08:02 pm
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    Ireland Vs Wales Preview
    Share The Rugby World Cup may well be over and done with and a distany memory for most, but for Declan Kidney and his Ireland side the memory of another failed world cup campaign will still be very much set into their minds along with thoughts of what could have been had they pulled their fingers out in the quarter finals. Now four months on Ireland have the perfect opportunity...
    by at February 3rd, 2012 at 04:02 pm
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    Schalke Vs Manchester United Preview
    Share With one hand on a record 19th title, Manchester United now travel to Germany for phase two of their mission to land a domestic-Champions League double. The FA Cup blip against Manchester City already seems a distant memory for Sir Alex Ferguson’s side, who are two wins away from winning the Premier League. Yet while even Schalke manager Ralf Rangnick accepts...
    by at April 26th, 2011 at 03:04 pm
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    The Battle of Manchester Rolls Into Wembley
    Share Two arch-rivals will go head to head at Wembley today in one of the most highly anticipated FA Cup semi-finals of recent times. Despite being in the capital, the national stadium is set to have a very Mancunian feel about it as red and blue collide with United, chasing a hat-trick of trophies this season, taking on City who chase their first piece of silverware for...
    by at April 16th, 2011 at 01:04 pm
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    Red Devils Look To Destroy Arsenals Remaining Cup Hopes
    Share Man United vs Arsenal is an FA Cup quarter final between the two most successful clubs in the history of the competition.  Both Man United and Arsenal need a win to end what has been a miserable few weeks for the two teams. Man United come into this game on the back of two defeats to big rivals and they will not want to make that a hat-trick when they play Arsenal. ...
    by at March 12th, 2011 at 08:03 am
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    Manchester United vs Arsenal Preview
    Share Undisputedly, the most anticipated fixture of the month, Manchester United are set to face Arsenal in Premier League, who currently sit on top of the table, though United have a game in hand. As you would expect, the aggressive nature of these two teams has led to a few harsh words being thrown about by players. A good example is Evra’s definition of the emirates,...
    by at December 13th, 2010 at 06:12 pm
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    O’Connell On The Bench For Ospreys Clash In Thomond
    Share Ireland and Munster’s inspirational force, Paul O Connell has been included in Munsters team to face the Ospreys at Thomond Park on Sunday, but if he is to feature it will be as a substitution as hes named on the bench. O’Connell hasnt started for Munster since before last March, as hes been out of action since his groin injury he sustained while on Six...
    by at December 10th, 2010 at 04:12 pm
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    Leinster Name Team For Clermont Clash
    Share The Leinster team to face ASM Clermont Auvergne in Sunday’s Heineken Cup Pool 2 clash in Stade Marcel Michelin (KO: 4pm local, 3pm Irish time) has been named. Youngster Eoin O'Malley Steps In At 13 For The Injured Brian O'Driscoll Sunday’s game marks Leinster’s 100th appearance in the competition and the team will be led once more by Leo Cullen who...
    by at December 10th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
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    Ireland Ready To Pummel Pumas
    Share Sexton To Start Instead of O'Gara Ireland have made five changes from the team beaten by New Zealand for Sunday’s final autumn Test against Argentina. Full-back Geordan Murphy and winger Andrew Trimble come in for the injured Rob Kearney and Luke Fitzgerald while Peter Stringer starts at scrum-half. In the front row, Sean Cronin replaces sidelined Rory...
    by at November 26th, 2010 at 03:11 pm
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    Trap and Given Back Cunningham To Shine
    Share Greg Cunningham will win only his third Republic of Ireland cap in tonight’s friendly against Norway with both Giovanni Trapattoni and Shay Given providing a ringing endorsement for the 19-year-old. Giovanni Trapattoni and Shay Given Hold Plenty of Admiration For Young Cunningham The Galway teen has played five times so far during a loan spell at Leicester...
    by at November 17th, 2010 at 10:11 am