Ireland rugby union team
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Ireland will bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup in a symbolic proposal uniting the Irish and Northern Irish governments
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Guardian writers: England’s forwards impress against Australia, Ireland look good for the Six Nations and plenty of plus points for Scotland
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Eddie Butler: England and Wales rescue themselves from misery, France are … well, France, Scotland raise a gallop, while South Africa and Australia need to bounce back
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Jack Kyle, who was voted Ireland’s greatest rugby player in 2002, has died aged 88
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Paul Rees: Sexton, the world’s leading fly-half this year, is playing with supreme confidence. It is his virtuosity, a man for all seasons, that has helped make Ireland Europe’s form team
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Guardian writers: England must be more clinical, Samoa show World Cup promise and the All Blacks make a clean sweep at the end-of-year awards -
Australia coach Michael Cheika admitted his side will have to come back stronger following another narrow defeat against Ireland in Dublin
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A match-defining hit on Ben McCalman from man-of-the-match Paul O’Connell helped Ireland to a 26-23 win against Australia, a third straight autumn win
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Rugby union: Ireland held on after almost blowing a 17-0 lead in a thriller in Dublin
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Brendan Fanning: Joe Schmidt’s attention to detail is paying dividends and after beating South Africa Ireland have Australia in their sights
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Robbie Henshaw will have his first tangible crack at Ireland’s vacant 13 shirt on Saturday after being paired alongside Gordon D’Arcy for the Dublin Test
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Coach Michael Cheika gives Matt Toomua gets his chance at inside centre against Ireland as Beale waits
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Chris Henry suffered a blockage of a small blood vessel in his brain on the morning of the Test against South Africa
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Guardian writers: England are as frustrating as ever, Wales v Fiji is best erased from the memory and has Dan Carter’s time passed? -
The lock David Foley enjoyed a dream debut for Ireland in the 49-7 victory over Georgia in Dublin
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The Ireland centre Darren Cave interrupted a holiday in New York to return home and play in Sunday’s international against Georgia
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The full-back will join the Wallabies squad to face Ireland on 22 November alongside back-row forward Jake Schatz
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Dean Ryan: New Zealand had the experience while Ireland had off-field guidance for youngsters to produce in tight matches
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South Africa's head coach Heyneke Meyer reflects on his team's defeat by Ireland and looks ahead to Saturday's clash against England
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Ireland’s fly-half Johnny Sexton is one of five players nominated for the 2014 International Rugby Board world player of the year award
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Springboks number eight Duane Vermeulen and defence coach John McFarland look ahead on Tuesday to upcoming international matches
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Guardian writers: England are not short of tantalising options before the World Cup, New Zealand miss Dan Carter, Wales still need balance and Ireland showed there is life after Brian O’Driscoll -
Jonathan Sexton outshines Handré Pollard at fly-half as South Africa coach suggests changes for Saturday’s game with England
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A tenacious Ireland performance brought them a deserved victory against an erratic Springbok side at the Aviva Stadium
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Rugby union: Ireland produced one of their all-time great displays to stun heavily fancied South Africa in Dublin
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Mike Averis: An experimental Ireland have a new centre pairing against South Africa, the second best team in the world
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The Connacht centre Robbie Henshaw has replaced Gordon D’Arcy at 12 in the Ireland side to face South Africa on Saturday
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The South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer has remained loyal to the players who beat New Zealand last month by naming an unchanged starting lineup against Ireland
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The South Africa lock Victor Matfield says Ireland’s captain, Paul O’Connell, is the ‘best player I have played against’
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Eddie Butler: The southern hemisphere teams are still ahead of the European game and this November’s match-ups offer England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland and France a variety of options and challenges
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South Africa's national rugby team train in Johannesberg ahead of their match against Ireland on 8 November in Dublin
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The Ireland wing Andrew Trimble looks set to miss the forthcoming autumn internationals after Ulster confirmed that he has suffered significant toe ligament damage
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Sean O’Brien will miss Ireland’s autumn Tests and is a major doubt for the Six Nations after being ruled out of action for six months
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