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Bowing out
Clare great Shane O'Donnell confirms he will retire after this year's championship
2 Jul
10
The 42 Rugby Weekly
Osborne on the left wing and the Wallabies' big calls: Australia v Ireland preview
Murray Kinsella and Gavan Casey look ahead to Ireland’s first Nations Cup Test in Sydney.
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Team news
Van Poortvliet gets scrum-half nod over Mitchell for England's opener against South Africa
2 Jul
13
Junior World Championship
Ireland U20s' semi-final hopes ended in heavy defeat to Pumas
Narrow defeat to England followed by morale-sapping loss.
2 Jul
17
previous winner
'It’s always a place I enjoy playing' - Jon Rahm confirmed for Irish Open at Doonbeg
2 Jul
2
Say it Ain't Joe
'Leinster have my son working for them, I don't think they need the whole family'
2 Jul
5
Number One
The shot-stopping stars that Limerick and Clare look to for inspiration
Stephen Barry
2 Jul
Second Coming
Leinster confirm return of Joey Carbery ahead of next season
The province were in discussions with the out-half about a possible return earlier this year.
2 Jul
20
cranking up
This World Cup is threatening to become a classic of the genre
Old aristocracies faltered as where once they gorged, now they merely looked bloated relics of the past.
David Sneyd
reports from Atlanta
2 Jul
3
Team news
Osborne starts on the left wing for Ireland against Australia
Sam and Cian Prendergast are both in the starting XV for the clash in Sydney.
Murray Kinsella
Reports from Sydney
2 Jul
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Wednesday
1 Jul
king kane
England's World Cup mission is simple: protect Harry Kane at all costs
For a country that has turned its national sport into a billion-pound industry, they still somehow make themselves look like paupers when the world is watching.
David Sneyd
reports from Atlanta Stadium
1 Jul
14
Time to say goodbye
'Without any warning' - Vitor Pereira says he has been sacked by Nottingham Forest
1 Jul
7
Profanity
'You can fine me, I honestly don't even care' - Kyrgios swears at Wimbledon umpire
1 Jul
5
Up for discussion
'Conversations are happening' - Katie Taylor's Croke Park fight could be on free-to-air TV
1 Jul
3
Marco Palestra
Xabi Alonso's first Chelsea signing is €50m move for Serie A Defender of the Year
1 Jul
Line-up
Munster to face champions Bordeaux as provinces discover European pool opponents
Connacht will take on Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle in the Champions Cup.
1 Jul
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