18 May, 11:09
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18 May, 10:21
Ronan O'Gara's retirement from professional rugby brings to an end an achievement-packed career that saw him dominate matches in Ireland and around the world in the colours of Cork Constitution, Munster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions.
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17 May, 07:00
IRFU provincial and national age grade coaches - Under-18s, Under-19s and Under-20s - and IRFU elite player development staff from the four provinces gathered recently to review their experiences, discuss challenges and align closer to ensure the development of more effective elite players across the IRFU Elite Player Pathway.
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The IRFU today announced a new one-year contract with Brian O'Driscoll which will see him remain available to play for Ireland and Leinster until the end of June 2014.
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23 May 2009, 10:03 am
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Ulster hooker Rory Best will lead Ireland into battle for the first time on Saturday as Declan Kidney's men take on Canada at Vancouver's Thunderbird Stadium
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Live text commentary from Vancouver as Ireland and Canada go head-to-head in the first of Ireland's summer tour matches.
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There will be full live text and score updates throughout the coverage as six or more players made their senior debuts for Ireland, including starting centres Darren Cave and Ian Whitten.
Their Ulster colleague Rory Best will be captaining Ireland for the first time, while big lock Bob Casey will be eager to impress in his first senior international for nine years.
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