Player Ratings: Rob Kearney and Johnny Sexton star as Ireland rock Springboks
Here’s how we marked the Irish players after their bruising encounter with the Springboks.
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Patrick McCarry
Pat McCarry has been working in journalism since 2003 and, before coming to JOE, has written for outlets such as The Guardian, Sunday Tribune, Press Association, Irish Independent, The42 and more. He has been covering sport extensively since 2009, with particular focus on rugby, football and golf.
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Paul Warwick tells us that South Africa want to battle Ireland up front – and it could get ugly
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BOD’s bone-cruncher, Battle of Pretoria and ROG pisses off an entire nation
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Ireland ‘buzzing’ ahead of Springbok battle says Rob Kearney
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Defeating Ireland can prove Springbok’s World Cup potential says De Villiers
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Golfer nails hole-in-one, pays off fan’s mortgage for a year
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Ulster Rugby star trains with Jacksonville Jaguars
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No room for optimism but Joe Schmidt confident new-look Ireland can test the Springboks
The Ireland coach welcomes four new faces into the backs’ department that beat France in Paris.
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Start of new era as Jared Payne and Robbie Henshaw form Irish midfield
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Ireland beware: South Africa’s new sensation Handre Pollard means business
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Ireland primed for South Africa’s lung-busting plays and late, late shows
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How Robbie Henshaw and Jared Payne arrived front and centre for Ireland
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Jamie Heaslip carries Ireland’s best chance to slay South Africa
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Simon Easterby: Ireland’s next generation can rise to the challlenge
The former Ireland flanker is excited by the prospect of adding genuine depth to the Six Nations champions
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South Africa better than the side that beat us two years ago
The Munster scrum-half has become an on-field leader in the past two years
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Schmidt unlikely to break up Murray-Sexton dream team
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Ulster live in hope of European miracle
Decent league form has yet to translate itself into European result for the Ulstermen.
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Leinster and Munster winning ugly, sitting pretty
Top of the class for the boys who have shared five European Cups while Ulster are staying back late to catch up.
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Leinster the benchmark for European success says Quins boss Conor O’Shea
The former Ireland fullback made his European Cup debut for the Blues back in 1995.
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