28 Aug 10
England booked their place in the semi-finals as top seeds with a resounding 37-10 bonus-point victory over USA as Danielle Waterman crossed twice.
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23 Aug 10
Leinster are looking to bolster their front-row options after tight-head Stan Wright was ruled out for the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon.
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20 Aug 10
Ireland coach Philip Doyle says his side are ready to let their rugby do the talking ahead of their opening Women's World Cup match against hosts England at Surrey Sports Park.
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17 Aug 10
Leicester full-back Geordan Murphy may have won every prize there is in the club game but the 32-year-old maintains captaining Ireland against the New Zealand Maori still ranks as his proudest moment of his stellar career.
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13 Aug 10
Ulster's new South African lock Johann Muller admits he is raring for action as he prepares to lead his new side against Bath in a pre-season friendly on Friday.
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11 Aug 10
The Ospreys begin the defence of their Magners League crown with a trip to Ulster and Ireland star Tommy Bowe is expecting his former club to give the champions a hostile reception.
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04 Aug 10
Wales' RBS 6 Nations 2005 Grand Slam wining coach Mike Ruddock has been appointed as Ireland's Under-20 coach.
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04 Aug 10
Ireland's Jamie Heaslip admits he was stunned at the media furore following his red card in his team's record 66-28 defeat to New Zealand in June.
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02 Aug 10
New Ireland women's coach Philip Doyle maintains he has a plan to pull off the biggest shock in World Cup history by defeating hosts England in the opening game.
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29 Jul 10
Philip Doyle admitted his decision to leave out centre Grace Davitt out of Ireland's Women's World Cup squad was one of the hardest of his career.
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29 Jul 10
Ireland and Munster No. 8 Denis Leamy has sung the praises of Ireland head coach Declan Kidney after he was called up for a training camp with the national squad.
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23 Jul 10
Munster star Ronan O'Gara has admitted that it was a mistake to travel with Ireland in the disappointing southern hemisphere tour earlier this summer.
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22 Jul 10
Ulster's new signing Pedrie Wannenburg has revealed that revelations about his private life earlier this year forced him to leave South Africa.
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16 Jul 10
Springbok lock Johann Muller revealed David Humphreys' powers of persuasion lured him to Ulster.
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09 Jul 10
Munster-bound prop Peter Borlase admits his decision to move to Limerick from Super 14 outfit Canterbury Crusaders was partly inspired by the lure of international rugby.
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01 Jul 10
Ireland international duo Brian O'Driscoll and Jamie Heaslip have both been linked with a move to ambitious new Super 15 franchise Melbourne Rebels.
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27 Jun 10
Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll refused to be downbeat after their 22-15 defeat to Australia in Brisbane.
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26 Jun 10
Quade Cooper and Luke Burgess notched the tries as Australia ensured Ireland's summer tour ended on a low note with a 22-15 defeat in Brisbane.
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25 Jun 10
Australian centre Rob Horne has been waxing lyrical about Brian O'Driscoll in the build up to their Test match clash, but the Irish stalwart insists he will not ease up on the New South Wales Waratah's starlet.
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24 Jun 10
Shipping a record number of points against the All Blacks may not seem the best preparation for a Test against an Australian backline packed with attacking talent.
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23 Jun 10
Captain Brian O'Driscoll wants his Ireland team to follow the lead of RBS 6 Nations rivals England and end their Australian hoodoo.
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