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Comon Sense Prevails As O’Gara Gets Starting Role At 10 For Azzuri Clash
Ronan O Gara was man of the match against Russia last week and starts this week ahead of the off form Sexton The Ireland team to play Italy in the final Rugby World Cup Pool C match against Italy this Sunday shows eight changes and one positional switch to the starting side...
by Daniel Pitcher at September 30th, 2011 at 01:09 am
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Ireland Remain On Course To Top Pool Following Russian Crushing
Man of the match Ronan O Gara has now given Declan Kidney a selection headache for the 10 shirt Ireland 62 - 12 Russia Ronan O’Gara staked a starting claim as second-string Ireland boosted their World Cup spirits further with a crushing 62-12 victory over Russia. Ireland...
by Daniel Pitcher at September 25th, 2011 at 08:09 pm
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Kidney Rings In The Changes For Russia Clash
Fergus McFadden (middle) makes his first Rugby World Cup start on Sunday The Ireland team and replacements for the Rugby World Cup Pool C match against Russia in Rotorua International Stadium on Sunday (kick-off 6.00 pm local time/6:00am Irish time) has been announced and...
by Daniel Pitcher at September 23rd, 2011 at 06:09 pm
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Kidney Kicks Horan Into Touch With “Cheat” Rebuttal
Ireland coach Declan Kidney has hit out at claims by former Australian star Tim Horan that Irish players feigned injury during last week’s stunning World Cup 15-6 win over the Aussies. Horan said he had been told about the alleged tactics by Australian-born Irish backs...
by Bob McKenzie at September 23rd, 2011 at 06:09 pm
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Trapattoni Names Squad For A Teams Andorra & Armenia
James McCarthy, Jon Walters and Seamus Coleman have returned to the Republic of Ireland squad for the Euro 2012 qualifiers against Andorra and Armenia. McCarthy and Walters were left out of the 0-0 draws with Slovakia and Russia earlier this month, while Coleman is back...
by Bob McKenzie at September 23rd, 2011 at 06:09 pm
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Goochie Goochie Goo No Match For Awesome Boys In Blue
Dublin 1-12 - 1-11 Kerry AudioPlayer.embed("pod_audio_1", {soundFile: "http%3A%2F%2Fsportspeak.eu%2Fmedia%2Fpodcast_2011_09_19_01.mp3"}); Its been 16 very long and painful years in the making but Dublin have been crowned All Ireland Senior Football...
by Daniel Pitcher at September 18th, 2011 at 05:09 pm
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Irish Wizards Of Oz Are Better Than Everage
Ireland 15 – 6 Australia It is one of those days where I am chuffed to be wrong. All week people had asked me who I thought would win, hands down I said Australia for sure, as did everyone else for that matter. Ireland were quite simply written off. But they always...
by Daniel Pitcher at September 17th, 2011 at 02:09 pm
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Sexton Saved Despite Blindman Kicking Display In Opener
Despite kicking like a drunken blindman in the tight opening win against the USA, Jonny Sexton retains his place against a strong Australian side for Ireland’s most crucial World Cup Match this Saturday.Eden Park will be no paradise for a stumbling Irish side, with...
by Bob McKenzie at September 14th, 2011 at 08:09 am
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Shamrock Shambles As Eagles Prey On Woeful Irish
USA 10 - 22 Ireland Tommy Bowe made up for a very poor first half with two trys Ireland have won their opening game in pool C of the Rugby World Cup 2011 against Eddie O’Sullivan’s US Eagles, but it’s not the win for Ireland that will make the headlines,...
by Daniel Pitcher at September 11th, 2011 at 08:09 am
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Hosts Open World Cup With Simplest of Ease
New Zealand 41 - 10 Tonga In previous encounters Tonga have been on the wrong end of some pretty awful scores, the sides first met in the world cup back in 1999, when New Zealand were 45-9 winners, Tonga also lost in 2000 by an incredible score of 102-0 and in...
by Daniel Pitcher at September 9th, 2011 at 01:09 pm