A few changes with the injury of O’Driscoll. Horgan steps in alongside Trimble to fill the #12 spot and Geordon Murphy beats Dempsey back from injury to take Full-Back. Kearney is pushed onto the wing and Bowe remains on the other wing. The fowards remain unchanged.
IRELAND:
15: Geordan Murphy (Leicester) 55
14: Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) […]

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The misery of Saturday’s match continues as we learn that Brian O’Driscoll will not play against England next weak. O’Driscoll sustained a hamstring tear late into the Welsh game.
O’Sullivan added:
“Brian has a hamstring tear that he picked up in a ruck. It’s happened to him before.”
”He was in the approach position, his […]

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Ireland were unable to retain the triple crown for a third year running after a slow burning loss against Wales. There was a tense atmosphere in Croke park which allowed Ireland to stumble into the lead at half-time. Throughout, the Welsh defense looked impenetrable and it proved to be so as Ireland could not manage […]

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Rob Kearney will start against Wales at full-back after Dempsey and Murphy were both ruled out due to injuries. The injuries have caused Eddie to re-shuffle the back line ahead of Saturday’s game in Croke Park.
Ireland Team:
Ireland: Kearney; Horgan, B O’Driscoll (capt), Trimble, Bowe; O’Gara, Reddan; Horan, Best, Hayes, O’Callaghan, O’Connell, Leamy, D Wallace, Heaslip.
Replacements: […]

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A great win for Ireland and a stunning display of running rugby, something we haven’t seem for a while but hopefully a sign of things to come! Here are some internet quotes from Saturday’s game (read more and watch O’Gara’s stunning pass).

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Certainly a game of two-haves, Ireland grew in confidence throughout to finish on a breathtaking high. However Ireland’s come back efforts in the dying minutes were not enough to surpass the early lead clocked up by France in the first half.
A first half hat-trick from Vincent Clerc gave France a 19-6 lead at the […]

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