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Nothing to fear against French
THE faces of coach Mike Ruddock and captain Luke McGrath said it all minutes after their valiant 31-26 defeat by New Zealand in Vannes late into last Thursday night.
Come-Black not enough
IRELAND came within a whisker of a sensational, heroic humbling of New Zealand, losing out 31-26 in their U20 World Cup Pool decider at Vannes last night.
Ireland must stifle All Black magic
IRELAND U20 v NEW ZEALAND U20
Billy called up to cover tourists' back lines
BILLY Twelvetrees has been called up by the British and Irish Lions from England's tour of Argentina to provide back line cover.
O'Mahony calls for cool heads
Ireland captain Peter O'Mahony says his team will not take a backwards step against a physical Canadian team on Saturday.
Zebo set to start against Waratahs
MUNSTER'S Simon Zebo has been rushed straight into the British and Irish Lions team and will start on the left wing for the tour match against Super Rugby's New South Wales Waratahs on Saturday.
Gatland upbeat despite 'average' display
WARREN Gatland yesterday reflected on a mixed performance by the British and Irish Lions in their latest Australia tour match.
O'Brien: Waratahs will bring tough test
SEAN O'Brien expects his former Leinster boss Michael Cheika to send out a fired-up New South Wales Waratahs team against the British and Irish Lions on Saturday.
Brown joins Scots' growing injury list
SCOTLAND'S injury crisis took yet another turn for the worse after it was revealed captain Kelly Brown will miss the rest of the tour of South Africa due to injury.
Kiss: Bug a worry for team
IRELAND'S preparations for Saturday's meeting with Canada have been hit by a stomach bug which has struck down a small number of the squad.
O'Driscoll is full of pride for the lions
THE British and Irish Lions continued their mostly unopposed march through Australia in a 64-0 whitewash of Combined Country where they will have shown the Wallabies almost as little as they would have learned – nothing.
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Rugby hero dad loves my feminine outfits, reveals Irish designer Anderson
DUDE looks like a lady. He's the darling of London's fashion scene but we're not sure many Irish men will be snapping up designer JW Anderson's latest creations.
Russell Crowe chased me in corridor - Lisa
IT'S not every day Russell Crowe chases you down a hotel corridor. But that's exactly what happened to Xpose host Lisa Cannon (33).
'My beau loved Liberace flick'
SHE'S busy making sure her papers are in order before she heads across the pond.
We can't risk more children - Neven
CELEBRITY chef Neven Maguire and wife Amelda won't risk having another baby for the sake of their 15-month-old twins.
I couldn't be Ireland manager, it's just too stressful, says Duff
FOOTBALLER Damien Duff has no plans to become Ireland manager as it's "too stressful".
Bono interview answers all the criticisms in new book – Gaybo
GAY Byrne believes Bono disproves the claims made against him by a scathing new book in an hour-long interview for his Meaning Of Life TV series.
Love/Hate cast turns out to see co-star Nidge tread the boards
THE Love/Hate crew were out in force last night to cheer on Nidge as he took to the stage.
Wogan prepares for his cameo role in next Moone Boy series
Terry Wogan is set to make a cameo appearance in the third series of Moone Boy.
Hardman actor Winstone in town to shoot Sky series on smugglers
SMUGGLERS took over Brittas Bay in Co Wicklow yesterday for the first day filming of a new Sky series.
I will be cringing as I watch myself pose on TV, says Holly
SHE'S about to strut her stuff like there's no tomorrow on hit TV show Britain And Ireland's Next Top Model.
