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Defence
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Analysis: Ringrose shines as Ireland's strong defence shuts Scotland down
24 Sep 2019
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Defence Wins Titles
Andy Farrell's defence is pivotal if Ireland are to make history at the World Cup
19 Sep 2019
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Cheese
'Those sorts of things, they give the other players real confidence'
9 Sep 2019
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Defence
'Poor Jacob had to try and make reads that were really difficult'
30 Aug 2019
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Review
Analysis: England run rampant through Ireland's defensive horror show
26 Aug 2019
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problems
Liverpool stand-in Adrian a doubt after fan 'slipped and kicked his ankle' during Super Cup celebrations
16 Aug 2019
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NATO
Turkey receives first batch of Russian missile defence system angering US
12 Jul 2019
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Anger
'Disgraceful' - USA face backlash over 13-0 World Cup win
12 Jun 2019
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Security
'Soldiers are living on the breadline': More than 3,000 quit Defence Forces in four years
30 May 2019
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Munster
'The one thing that stood out was the stag... The stag stands its ground'
4 May 2019
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saga over
Defence coach Edwards confirms Wales exit after turning down new contract
2 May 2019
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Defence
'I wouldn't take Van Dijk over any of Man United's centre-backs,' says Vidic
22 Feb 2019
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Analysis: How Ireland's defence adapted after harsh English lessons
13 Feb 2019
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Gavin Williamson
UK plans drone 'swarm squadrons' after Brexit, says defence secretary
11 Feb 2019
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Review
'It was 100% my fault' - Earls keen to bounce back from England error
6 Feb 2019
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Defence
'I really like the idea of my family having different experiences'
20 Jan 2019
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in depth
Analysis: Beirne's destruction, Earls' try-saver and Carbery's class
14 Jan 2019
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understanding
Summer signing Mike Haley building trust in Munster's 15 shirt
10 Jan 2019
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Support
Roberto Martinez baffled by Romelu Lukaku criticism
23 Dec 2018
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Defence
Carvajal explains Isco's perceived snub of Real Madrid captain's armband
14 Dec 2018
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Defence
'Our catchphrase is, 'There's always a solution until someone stops working''
1 Dec 2018
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Shut out
Schmidt hails Farrell influence as All Blacks suffer rare try-less night
18 Nov 2018
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faz
Farrell faces up to the toughest test for a defence coach in rugby
14 Nov 2018
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Support
'James is entitled to do what he wants... It's entirely his choice and I think we should respect it'
6 Nov 2018
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Ringrose Review
'Stuart talks about taking a bit of pressure off the 10 when the opportunity comes up'
18 Sep 2018
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Analysis
'One of our principles defensively is not to get beaten on your inside shoulder'
11 Sep 2018
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Defence
'Ozil is one of the best players in the world' - Under-fire Germany star receives support
26 Jun 2018
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Reaction
'They're pretty angry, grumbly, walking around like bears with sore heads'
12 Jun 2018
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glue
Analysis: Munster man Rory Scannell's superb form keeps him in Ireland mix
4 Apr 2018
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Defence
'They have no idea about football' - Klopp hits back at Alexander-Arnold critics
12 Mar 2018
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Defence
Wenger responds to criticism after Neville calls Arsenal 'spineless' and a 'disgrace'
28 Feb 2018
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defence wins championships
Schmidt: 'We can't afford to keep conceding three tries a game'
27 Feb 2018
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Prolific
'With the Ireland U18s, I was eight tries in five games, so I'm dropping off now!'
26 Feb 2018
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narrow
Ireland well positioned to claim Six Nations but Schmidt concerned about defence
25 Feb 2018
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standards
'Average is not acceptable' - Farrell left fuming by conceded tries against Italy
20 Feb 2018
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apologetic
Phil Neville insists 'just battered the wife' tweet referred to a game of table tennis
29 Jan 2018
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d
Leinster's 'brothers' look to dig in for each other without the ball
6 Jan 2018
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Tension
US Defense Secretary warns North Korea of 'massive military response'
28 Oct 2017
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Defence
Lovren critics like rubberneckers, says Klopp
27 Oct 2017
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Defence
Reid working hard to tighten up Leinster's midfield channel after 53 missed tackles
24 Oct 2017
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