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Ronaldinho’s letter, Darren Fletcher on Roy Keane and more of this week’s best sportswriting

1. “Wednesday marked 10 years since David Beckham confirmed he would leave Madrid and head to California to sign with ...

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Munster head coach Erasmus moves to dismiss link with Springbok job

RASSIE ERASMUS HAS dismissed speculation linking him to a return to South Africa to coach the national side. Reports in ...

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We’ll Leave It There So: GAA accounts, Schools Rugby upsets and all of today’s sport

Glenstal Abbey players celebrate their win over Rockwell College. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO HomeThe GAA have released their accounts for 2016 ...

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‘Apart from missing family, there’s no real desire to move back home’

WHEN YOU SPEAK to Irish players based abroad, many of them talk about a desire to return to home soil ...

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Schmidt praises debutant Scannell after Ireland build big win from solid start

IRELAND HEAD COACH Joe Schmidt praised debutant hooker Niall Scannell in the wake of Ireland’s bonus point Six Nations win ...

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‘I was like ‘I’m not leaving now, there’s 15 minutes to go in the biggest game of Irish history possibly”

WE HAVEN’T REALLY seen or heard from Jordi Murphy since that historic, and indelible, day in Chicago. He’s put the ...

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Jared Payne returns to Ulster squad after long layoff

JARED PAYNE RETURNS to the Ulster match-day 23 as Less Kiss names a strong side for their Guinness Pro12 clash ...

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France tried the ‘tackle-only’ tactic against Ireland but Nigel Owens was on the ball

FIRST, LET’S RUN through the details involved in the ‘tackle-only’ tactic that we saw Italy use to frustrate England during ...

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‘Vegas 3’ return as Ireland head to Wales with Grand Slam dream still alive

IRELAND WOMEN ARE at close to full strength again for Saturday’s Six Nations game against Wales [Cardiff Arms Park, 11.30am, ...

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Punishment may not be over for Scotland as Brown is cited for early tip tackle

AS IF THE body count in the Scottish treatment room wasn’t enough of a painful reminder from the 61 – ...

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