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• What did the South Africans ever do for us?
Three tries in the second half saw Ireland through to the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup 2011 as Pool C winners! O'Driscoll's 45th try moved Ireland to 17-9 in the second half and with players all stepping up tot he mark the space was created for Keith Earls to celebrate his 24th birthday
David Wallace has been left out of Declan Kidney's squad for the warm up game against France tomorrow, Wallace has a hamstring injury but is expected to be fit for the England game on 27th August. Shane Jennings will be his replacement. O'Driscoll will return after missing the last two defeats ag
It's a bit of a shake up for an injury hit Ireland squad going into this years Six Nations.. The team features one new cap and nine changes to the team that beat Argentina in November. Fergus McFadden makes his first senior cap joining Keith Earls and Luke Fitzgerald in a new look back three.
Keith Earls has been ruled out of the summer tour due to a groin injury, Gavid Duffy will take his place. Earls is the next name in a growing list of players who will not be travelling including O'Connell, Rory Best, McLaughlin, Ferris, Leamy and Fitzgerald
A war of words has raged this week with dangerous amounts of Celtic passion passing back and forth. Unfortunately Wales had little platform and no drive to win this. Ireland were solid under pressure and even entertaining in places, this was a low-octane game compared to last years Grand Slam game!
An improvement, and less of a nightmare than Paris - Ireland remain on course fot he Triple Crown, and maybe even the tournament if France take their eyes of the ball. In a soggy Twickenham Ireland got it just about right! The line-out fired, and the scrum looked improved. Sexton came off not ear
