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Big hits from the 2008 Six Nations campaign

Published on Mar 2nd, 2010, No Comments

With the 2010 Six Nations in full swing, we thought it would be great to have a look at some big hits of previous tournaments.
Here are some of the biggest hits in the 2008 Six Nations campaign…

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Irish win the ‘clash of the champions’

Published on Nov 29th, 2009, 1 Comment

59024332Six Nations Grand Slam champions Ireland ended their year on a suitably high note in Dublin on Saturday with a commendable 15-10 victory over world and Tri-Nations champions Springboks for their third successive home win over the visitors.

Ireland’s young fly-half Jonathan Sexton – preferred to 93-times capped Ronan O’Gara – kicked all their points while Schalk Burger got the only try of the match for the Springboks, who ended their long season on a low note with just one win in five matches on their northern hemisphere tour.

The opening few minutes saw more action than both England and Argentina managed in a whole match a fortnight ago as a knocked on ball from a promising move by Ireland’s back division ended up with Morne Steyn missing a drop goal.

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