Rugby: Ireland in 'choke' claim
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Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan alleges a Scotland player choked Ronan O'Gara in Saturday's Six Nations game.
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Sport: Rugby union: The All Blacks skipper on how he handles the pressure.
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The Newport-Gwent Dragons claim Ulster fans racially abused the Welsh side during Friday's game in Belfast.
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Crucial talks aimed at restoring home rule for Northern Ireland ended in failure, as Catholic parties and government sources blamed hardline Protestants for &quot;choking&quot; the deal.
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Robbie Keane insists the Republic of Irelandâs efforts against France must not go to waste when they face the minnows from the Faroe Islands on Wednesday.
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November 20, 2004, Dublin - Ireland ran in seven tries and held their goal line clear as they defeated the USA 55-6 at a rainy Lansdowne Road Saturday.
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Few who witnessed the decisive sucker-punch try by Ireland&#39;s Ronan O&#39;Gara in Dublin last Saturday, scored while the Springbok captain John Smit was engaged in a lengthy conference with his team on the subject of illegal ball-killing, would use the word
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Sport: Rugby union: Ireland go into the match with France knowing a win would guarantee them a place in the quarter-finals.
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Feisty All Blacks hooker Keven Mealamu has accused Wales of lying on the ball and warned that France will be rucked out of the way if they adopt similar tactics in Paris on Sunday.
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Ireland captain Trent Johnston won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in the one-day international at Stormont here Sunday.
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Ronan O'Gara inspired Ireland to their biggest ever win over England as the recent revival in the fortune of the world champions was brutally cut short by a 43-13 Six Nations hammering here on Saturday.
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Top-ranked South Africa suffered early batting blues before posting a 35-run victory over debutants Ireland in a World Cup warm-up match here on Monday.
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IF, as New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming suggested in the wake of yesterday&#39;s embarrassing capitulation, his team began the day with a &quot;mental hangover&quot; then he faces a devil&#39;s own job getting them back on the wagon in time for the next Test, starting
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England's matchday 22 for Saturday's Six Nations rugby union international with Ireland looked to have emerged unscathed even though several players took part in Premiership matches last weekend despite pleas from national coach Brian Ashton they all be rested.
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Ireland&#39;s fine start to the World Cup qualification endures. Four points from two matches provide strong foundations, though the performance here might have yielded less.
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Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez says his players are determined not to be the also-rans of Group Six. Northern Ireland take on Wales in Cardiff on Wednesday reeling from a 3-0 defeat at home to Poland in the opening World Cup qualifier.
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Ireland and France are both under huge pressure going into Friday's vital World Cup clash in Paris.