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Andy Farrell and Joe Schmidt in disagreement over controversial late call as Lions wrap up series
British and Irish Lions
Both managers had differing opinions on the late decision in the moments leading up to Hugo Keenan's last-gasp winner.
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Lions v Australia recap and result from second test thriller
British and Irish Lions
Hugo Keenan was the hero as the Lions won the 2025 tour.
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Lions v First Nations & Pasifika XV LIVE score updates from Melbourne clash
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions take on the First Nations and Pasifika XV
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Lions beat Australia to win first Test in Brisbane
British and Irish Lions
The Lions exceeded expectations by dismantling the Wallabies in a first half that highlighted the disparity in quality between the two sides
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AUNZ? Their Player by Player details for British and Irish Lions game
British and Irish Lions
Former Ireland coach: "There's a lot of talent, a lot of power, a lot of pace in this team, a lot of rugby intelligence that is very smart.
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Calling for a 'leader' mid-Lions Tour highlights pre-Tour selection absurdity - There is Only One F in Foley
British and Irish Lions
All those Ireland coaches? It is, after all, hard to measure who are the good leaders and the not-so-good when you are in a different foxhole.
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Joe Schmidt hits back at British and Irish Lions as he breaks silence on row
Joe Schmidt
Australia head coach Joe Schmidt has responded after being sent a warning by the British and Irish Lions
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Johnny Sexton fronts up: Too many Irish Lions? Who are you talking about?
Johnny Sexton
“Well Ireland have done pretty well over the last few years I think, having won the Championship last year, the Grand Slam the year before,"
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Irish qualified Kiwi No.10 leaves Ulster as Richie Murphy snaps up Wallabies star
Ulster Rugby
Aidan Morgan started the season in flying form but was reduced to having a replacement's role in the second half of the campaign as the province endured a tough time
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Heineken Cup 2011 history adjustment: Joe Schmidt reveals it was Shane Jennings' not Johnny Sexton's passionate speech that lit the half-time fire
Rugby Union
“Johnny's speech was good but in my memory it was Jenno who gave the most forceful speech..."
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Ex-Ireland coach to replace Joe Schmidt as Australia boss in 2026
Joe Schmidt
The former Leinster and Ireland head coach has signed an extension to remain with the Wallabies for another year.
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Ronan O'Gara gives crystal clear reply when asked about succeeding Joe Schmidt as Australia boss
Ronan O'Gara
Regarded as one of the top club head coaches around, Ronan O'Gara previously said he was not interested in the Wales job but the rise of the Wallabies has made them an interesting prospect
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Sean O'Brien EXCLUSIVE: Heroics v Clermont, Joe Schmidt, Leinster's Champions Cup pain, Sam Prendergast and life after playing
Sean O'Brien
Tullow Tank Sean O'Brien's playing days are behind him but having won four Champions Cups with Leinster Rugby on the field, he is putting his heart and soul into earning that fifth star from the coaches' box
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Five key takeaways as Ireland squeeze past Australia to end 2024 on a high
Ireland rugby union team
It was far from perfect for Ireland on Saturday afternoon, but Gus McCarthy saved the day with his late try.
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Ireland legend Keith Earls opens up on the Joe Schmidt effect and dealing with rugby's afterlife
Ireland rugby union team
Ahead of the Ireland v Australia clash at the Aviva Stadium, Munster great Keith Earls explains how Joe Schmidt changed the way he thought about the game and talks about how he has coped with retirement
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Mack Hansen's Galway move helped him to grow up, jokes ex-colleague James Slipper
Mack Hansen
Australia's James Slipper and Tom Wright reminisce on rise of Mack Hansen at the Brumbies while Slipper pays tribute to Ireland's record breaker Cian Healy ahead of Aviva Stadium clash
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Ireland v Australia: Sam Prendergast was on Joe Schmidt's radar long before now
Joe Schmidt
The wily Kiwi is renowned for his knowledge of players and he had added Ireland's new out-half to his internal database long ago
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Relaxed Joe Schmidt cracks gags ahead of Ireland v Australia clash at Aviva Stadium
Joe Schmidt
The ex-Ireland supremo is now Australia's head coach and was in good form as he met the media at the Wallabies' team hotel in Dublin
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Joe Schmidt able to pick new Wallabies superstar for showdown with Ireland at Aviva Stadium
Ireland rugby union team
Australia have unearthed a potential world-class star for the sport in Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii and, after fears he would be ruled out, the 21-year-old is selected for the final Autumn Series clash with Ireland in Dublin
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Keith Earls tells critics to get off Jack Crowley's back as he admits surprise at Sam Prendergast selection
Sam Prendergast
Former Munster and Ireland great Keith Earls predicts a battle for the No.10 shirt over the next decade between Jack Crowley and new man Sam Prendergast
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Ireland v Australia: Laurie Fischer on Munster, Croke Park, Paul O'Connell and Joe Schmidt's effect
Joe Schmidt
The affable Canberran was in the coaches' box at Croker for that seismic Munster v Leinster showdown in 2009 and, 15 years later, he's back in Dublin - this time alongside Joe Schmidt, not against him
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Brian O'Driscoll: Joe Schmidt knows some Ireland players disliked his methods and he'll use that as fuel
Joe Schmidt
Ireland great Brian O'Driscoll felt that he always had a point to prove to Joe Schmidt when he was a big success as Leinster head coach and then as Ireland's supremo
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Ireland v Australia: Nightmare end to last Aviva visit can be forgotten with dream victory under Joe Schmidt
Ireland rugby union team
Jake Gordon has a big reason to want to forget the Wallabies last game in Dublin, but he and his team-mates are in a different space thanks to the transformative qualities of former Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt
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Damian McKenzie says the All Blacks have no fear of Ireland ahead of big clash
New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team
Beauden Barrett is missing the Aviva Stadium collision and so Chiefs star Damian McKenzie has been handed the No.10 jersey for the cracking Autumn Series opener
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