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Visitors' ruthlessness ensures the drought continues

By Jim Glennon Sunday November 16 2008 Would we end the drought? The question that occupied the minds of most Irish sports followers all week, and of the 82,300 present in Croke Park yesterday. The perceived wisdom was that the...

All Blacks are half way there

New Zealand weathered an intensely contested opening half of rugby before comfortably overcoming Ireland 22-3 to continue on their autumn Grand Slam road at Croke Park on Saturday.On the back of a lon...

QUINLAN RELISHING BIG CHANCE

Alan Quinlan never gave up hope of reviving his Ireland career but was still left "shell-shocked" by his selection for the Test against New Zealand on Saturday. Injury and a loss of form contributed to Quinlan falling out of...

All Blacks: McCaw lot calmer than seven years ago

Man of the match in his All Black debut seven years ago at Lansdowne Rd. Not a lot has changed since in the rugby life of Richard Hugh McCaw. He was a 20-year-old rookie then, weighing in under the 100kg mark with precious...

Howlett backs Munster men to shine twice (Yahoo!Xtra Sport)

Doug Howlett says the All Blacks should be bracing themselves for a tough stay in Ireland, starting with tomorrow's test in Dublin. The All Blacks take on Ireland at Croke Park in the second test of the UK leg of their...

DEMPSEY DETERMINED TO DENT ALL BLACKS

Girvan Dempsey is adamant Ireland will not be overawed by Grand Slam-chasing New Zealand in Saturday's clash at Croke Park. The All Blacks' second string swept aside Scotland in the opening match of their European tour but have...

John Drake : ABs need to be wary

Ireland have never beaten the All Blacks - the closest being a draw in the 1970s. But they have been close a few times recently and must fancy their chances on Sunday. Certainly Graham Henry thinks so and has reverted to the...

Accident-prone Quinlan Eager to Make Up for Lost Time

Alan Quinlan said he was 'shell-shocked' after being named in Ireland's back row to face New Zealand Considering his conservative reputation, the Ireland head coach, Declan Kidney, has already pulled a remarkable number of...

Hot international action served up

There is a whole host of mouth-watering international fixtures again this weekend. We have put together all the teams, the times and stare into our crystal ball at SARugby.com and dish out the most accurate predictions seen...

Munster Quartet Return.

No great surprise really when Declan Kidney yesterday announced his side to face the All Blacks that the Munster quartet of Tomas O'Leary, John Hayes, Alan Quinlan and David Wallace were back in the side for the mother of all...

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