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# class of 95

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'They called you a lot of other things, but they didn't call you 'Sir''
From free kit to big-money deals: Irish rugby's history of jerseys
Against the head: how the issue of concussion developed from amateur to professional rugby
'Right now it's too easy for players to come in and get capped - and it shouldn't be easy for them'
Last Men Standing - the Irish rugby team from their final game of the amateur era
'I went to my father's shed, put my foot in a vice and cut off my cast with a hacksaw to go train'
Analysis: We look at just how much the scrum has changed since professionalism
Professional power has put the squeeze on Ireland's once-vibrant club rugby scene
'It was rugby's Wild West!' - The difficult early years of professionalism
Shoulder to shoulder: why Ireland's Call became the anthem for rugby's new era
Can you recognise these players from the amateur rugby era?
From 200 diehards to 11,000 season-ticket holders: how Leinster compete in the professional game
You are what you eat: how the professional era has transformed rugby players' diets
Weights, nutrition and psychology: What makes the modern rugby player?
From Auckland to Athy: Carbery was Ireland's first 1995-born international
'There's more to life than rugby': What happens when a player is forced to retire
How different is professional rugby to the good old days of amateurism?
Irish rugby's Class of '95: from the amateur era to here
Open thread: Give us your questions for our live Six Nations preview and win a signed Ireland jersey