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'When you've a couple of thousand Irish people roaring at you, those demons are blown away'
13 Aug 2017
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one box ticked
Ireland focused on executing a World Cup plan three years in the making
12 Aug 2017
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Scrum-half Cronin handed debut as Ireland make 7 changes for Japan
12 Aug 2017
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'We're trying to embrace the expectation and pressure, but it caught us'
11 Aug 2017
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Star Performers
Ireland's magnificent Maz leads our World Cup team of matchday 1
10 Aug 2017
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Analysis
The Rugby Show: Lynne Cantwell breaks down Ireland's nail-biting start to the Rugby World Cup
10 Aug 2017
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Recovery
'It starts the minute they get back to the dressing room': Recharging Ireland on a 3-day World Cup turnaround
10 Aug 2017
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sumptuous scores
Second row rampage tops the list of best tries from the WRWC opening day in Dublin
10 Aug 2017
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audience
Dramatic finish to Ireland's opening World Cup win over Australia draws over 320,000 viewers
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A night of noise, colour and drama but there's much more to come from Ireland
10 Aug 2017
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Finishers
Spence just one of the match-winning 'impact subs' that delivered victory for Ireland
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Douze points!
Gone in 11 seconds: Quickest try of the day helps France rout Japan and top Ireland's pool
10 Aug 2017
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'Ugly' win a beautifully firm foothold in the tournament for Tierney
9 Aug 2017
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Opinion
Magnificent Maz and more talking points as Ireland begin the World Cup with a bang
9 Aug 2017
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coygig
Ireland edge epic, energy-sapping tussle with Australia to get World Cup bid up and running
9 Aug 2017
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AS IT HAPPENED
Ireland make seriously hard work of Australia but open WRWC with win
9 Aug 2017
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room for improvement
Slick Winiata hat-trick helps Black Ferns gloss over set-piece struggle with Wales
9 Aug 2017
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Up and Running
Wilson crosses four times as powerful England lay down an early marker
9 Aug 2017
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World Cup Memories
'At the end of a World Cup, you need to sleep for about a week'
9 Aug 2017
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Set-piece, structure and incessant work-rate critical for Ireland in home World Cup opener
9 Aug 2017
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Redemption
'We're hissing to get out there and have a crack': Black Ferns ready to end 2014 hurt
9 Aug 2017
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Ready to go
Snap happy! President Michael D Higgins presents the Ireland side with their jerseys
8 Aug 2017
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Opinion
Leading the charge for women in sport: How important this World Cup is
8 Aug 2017
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Concern
Former Irish international worries for inexperienced players ahead of World Cup
8 Aug 2017
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Talking over as Ireland Women prepare to take hold of jersey and Australia
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Green Party
Ireland team named for World Cup opener against Australia
8 Aug 2017
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the Wallaroos
'The pressure is on them. We're the underdogs': Australia out to gatecrash Ireland's party
8 Aug 2017
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The Time Is Now
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8 Aug 2017
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Time quizzes by
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8 Aug 2017
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Home Advantage
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8 Aug 2017
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Quiz: Name the sport/team this player represented before turning to rugby
7 Aug 2017
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belief
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7 Aug 2017
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growing the game
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7 Aug 2017
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'I think you've got to answer yes. It's a home World Cup, a once in a lifetime thing'
7 Aug 2017
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bring it
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6 Aug 2017
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black fern
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6 Aug 2017
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Steedy as she goes
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6 Aug 2017
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grist to the mill
Ireland Women striving to make sporting role models a not-so-rare commodity for girls
6 Aug 2017
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History in the making
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bolter
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5 Aug 2017
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