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IRELAND TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v Canada, GUINNESS Series 2008, Thomond Park Stadium, Saturday, November 8, kick-off 5.15pm): 15 – Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 14 – Tommy Bowe (Ospreys) 13 – Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt) 12 – Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Le
Eoin Reddan has urged the IRFU to act swiftly to appoint a new successor to Eddie O'Sullivan: 'The important thing is to get on with it. It would be great to get someone who is successful and who can take us forward,' said the Wasps scrum-half. 'That's what happened seven years ago with Eddie -
It was probably England's most inspiring performance to date in this Six Nations getting their first victory over the Irish in five games between the two. Things couldn't have been more different from that historic victory (for not just sporting reasons) at Croke Park last year, only Phil Vickery
England secured their Grand Slam and championship double tonight at Kingsholm, running home seven tries! Scorers: England: Tries: Seb Stegmann, Hugo Ellis, Luke Eves, Matt Cox, Noah Cato, Nathan Catt, Mark Odejobi; Cons: Alex Goode 4 Ireland: Try: David Kearney; Pens: Ian Madigan 3
Ronan O'Gara will lead Ireland out at Twickenham against England on Saturday. IRELAND TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v England, 2008 RBS 6 Nations, Twickenham, Saturday, March 15, kick-off 3pm local time): Player / Club / Caps 15 - Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers) 55 14 - Tommy Bowe (Belfast
The changes will be run on Saturday when the Six Nations is decided, although the Ireland v England game will do little to affect the final result with only France or Wales eligible to win. In the absence of Brian O'Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara will captain a side, which will once again include Geordan
Shane Williams skill showed on the day, as Wales powered to a deserved victory over Ireland in what had been billed as match of the tournament- but never managed to reach the boiling point of expectation. Initial Reactions are on the money when they say it was a deserved win by the in form Welsh,
 Would you want to take on Paul O'Connell.... Wales will tomorrow and boy will they know about it! The Lock will hopefully provide some strength to a struggling line-out! Losing two full backs has probably caused the biggest confusion, with both Murphy (who had that fantastic last game) and Demp
Self belief is growing in the Ireland camp, but it's also there for Wales - could Wales' trip to Dublin really be "the match of the tournament". Eddie O'Sullivan believes so! "Because of the direction we're going and because of our own growing confidence, we could have a cracking game on our hands,
The man of the match award went to a justly deserved Geordan Murphy - as O'Sullivan declared clinical finishing the victory stroke over Scotland. The previously dropped Murphy who O'Sullivan was forced to select after injury to Dempsey went on to play the game of his life, and was involved in alm
