10 minutes into the game you would be forgiven for thinking that Ireland just might cause the biggest upset in Rugby World Cup history. Ireland started well and the team looked promising, they were certainly hitting the rucks harder than the previous two matches. At only 3-0 down Ireland were very much in the game, [...]
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RWC Result: France 25 – Ireland 3
September 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment
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RWC Result: Ireland 14 – 10 Georgia
September 15th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Ireland scraped together a win over Georgia in what became a dismal display for Ireland’s most capped team to ever play. In the final five minutes we were just hoping to win after a lack lusting Ireland faced an opposition who simple wanted the win more than us. It was a surprise to see an [...]
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Ireland still in third gear
August 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Ireland 23 – 20 Italy Ireland managed to grind out a win against Italy in Ravenhill this evening, with a flurry of tires in the last five minutes. Clearly a three point win against Italy is not the perfect scenario going into the World Cup, however credit to Italy they are a physical team who [...]
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O’Driscoll injured in Bayonne
August 17th, 2007 · No Comments
Ireland 42 – 6 Bayonne Brian O’Driscoll has suffered a fractured sinus after being punched in the face, while the injury is not as bad as first thought the IRB have demanded the French rugby union investigate the incident. This was supposedly a friendly match between Ireland and French club Bayonne but instead resulted in [...]
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Ireland out muscled at Murrayfield
August 11th, 2007 · No Comments
While it was a game of two halves a dominant first half performance by the Scottish pack was enough to claim victory against an unfamiliar Irish side. It was clear that the Scottish players have been putting in the hours at the gym and this showed early on as aggressive play from Scotland’s forwards was [...]
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Ireland write history!
February 24th, 2007 · No Comments
Ireland 43-13 England Like men possessed with passion and pride Ireland crushed England in a historic defeat at the magnificent Croke Park. After an expected nervous start Ireland stamped their controlled aggression on a day when losing was simply not an option. Every single player put there body on the line for 80 minutes and [...]
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