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It was a disappointment, lets be honest - for the first time ever, Ireland have failed to get out of the group stages of the World Cup!It would have taken a miracle, a miracle you would hope that the likes of O'Driscoll and O'Connell could muster together in Parc des Princes on a Sunday afternoon
Geordan Murphy, the Leicester fullback who looked like he might walk away from Irish Rugby last week has been recalled for the biggest match in four years for Ireland. This will be his first start in a World Cup and a must-win match against Argentina. Girvan Dempsey took a blow to the collarbone
Georgia and Namibia both have a chance to record their first win at a World Cup finals in tonights match in Lens. They've onw the hearts of neutrals around the world with some of their valiant battling displays in the tournament so far, showin them not to be just cannon-fodder in the group of dea
Brian O'Driscoll suffered a knock on the knee in training on Monday but is not in danger of missing Sunday's Pool D decider against Argentina, a team spokesman said.
Girvan Dempsey's injury has made way for Geordan Murphy to get his first World Cup start against Argentina on Sunday. Eddie O'Sullivan hasn't hit the panic button after two disappointing performances though. Denis Hickie is also in for Andrew Trimble. The pack should be left largely unchanged,
Eddie O'Sullivan believes that Ireland can upset the odds and claim a win over Argentina this weekend.They need to score four or more tries against Argentina and defeat them by more than seven points to progress. "It's the last chance saloon but we know there's a great performance in this team and
Jean-Baptiste Elissalde's boot and two tries from Vincent Clerc gave France the win they needed to keep their World Cup hopes alive. Ireland's only score came from a drop-goal in the first half by Ronan O'Gara. Scoring opened early for France after Ireland did not retreat the required 10 metres f
It was close, very close, far too close for my liking! Things were going to plan with a try from a catch-and-drive in the 16th minute from Rory Best, allowing O'Gara to convert. The rest of the first remained uneventful until late on, when Shkinin pushed Georgia up out of their own half. David
David Wallace says that Ireland must start their game against Georgia on Saturday in the same way Argentina did. "We'll have to hold on to the ball, try and break them down a lot more rather than trying to score tries from anywhere and everywhere," Wallace said. "Georgia looked very physical a
Ulsterman Trimble who is ruled out of Saturday's game is expected to be fit for the main clash against RWC hosts, France. Trimble fractured a finger in the rough and ready performance against Namibia last weekend, but should be ft again for the 21st September. Leinster's Shane Horgan will replace
