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Paul O’Connell pays classy tribute to Springboks’ gigantically unlucky captain

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Paul O’Connell pays classy tribute to Springboks’ gigantically unlucky captain

By Patrick McCarry

WATCH: Extraordinary scenes as Springboks fan invades pitch to disrupt ruck

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WATCH: Extraordinary scenes as Springboks fan invades pitch to disrupt ruck

By Ben Kiely

The Samoan backroom team could teach Joe Schmidt a thing or two about dressing to impress

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The Samoan backroom team could teach Joe Schmidt a thing or two about dressing to impress

By Kevin McGillicuddy

Ulster scrum-half Ruan Pienaar named on Springboks bench and fans not happy

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Ulster scrum-half Ruan Pienaar named on Springboks bench and fans not happy

By Mikey Stafford

The whole world became Japan fans during the biggest World Cup upset of all time

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The whole world became Japan fans during the biggest World Cup upset of all time

By Evan Fanning

South Africans are still aggrieved by Richie McCaw’s matchwinning hijinks

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South Africans are still aggrieved by Richie McCaw’s matchwinning hijinks

By Patrick McCarry

Rugby hardman Bakkies Botha proved yesterday that real men actually do cry

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Rugby hardman Bakkies Botha proved yesterday that real men actually do cry

By Will Slattery

One of rugby’s truly good guys returns for South Africa, seven months after horrific knee injury

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One of rugby’s truly good guys returns for South Africa, seven months after horrific knee injury

By Patrick McCarry

The man who helped destroy the Lions in 2009 is making a shock World Cup comeback

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The man who helped destroy the Lions in 2009 is making a shock World Cup comeback

By Will Slattery

VIDEO: Every aspiring centre should check out this bone-shuddering Super Rugby play

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VIDEO: Every aspiring centre should check out this bone-shuddering Super Rugby play

By Patrick McCarry