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Brian O'Driscoll

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Brian Gerard O'Driscoll (born 21 January 1979) is a retired Irish professional rugby union player. [1]

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Alan Gaffney

Alan Gaffney is an Australian-born rugby coach, currently The National Elite Programmes Coach for Australia He is a former player who played over 200 games with the Randwick Rugby Club Sydney, of which he was elected a life member in 1993.

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Amy Huberman

Amy Huberman (born 20 March 1979) is an Irish actress and writer who has acted in numerous productions since beginning her career in 2002 on RTÉ's On Homeground.

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Anthony Foley

Anthony Gerard Foley (30 October 1973 – 16 October 2016) was an Irish rugby union player and head coach of Munster.

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Argentines

Argentines, also known as Argentinians (argentinos; feminine argentinas), are the citizens of the Argentine Republic, or their descendants abroad.

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Australia national rugby union team

The Australia national rugby union team, nicknamed the Wallabies, is controlled by Rugby Australia.

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Barbarian F.C.

The Barbarian Football Club, usually called the Barbarians and nicknamed the Baa-Baas, is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain.

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Barry O'Driscoll

Barry Joseph O'Driscoll (born 18 September 1943) is an Irish doctor and former rugby union international.

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Bath Rugby

Bath Rugby (also known as just Bath) is an English professional rugby union club in Bath, Somerset.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs.

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BBC Online

BBC Online, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC's online service.

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BBC Sport

BBC Sport is a department of the BBC North division providing national sports coverage for BBC Television, radio and online.

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Blackrock College

Blackrock College (Coláiste na Carraige Duibhe) is an independent day and boarding Catholic secondary school for boys aged 13–18, located in Williamstown, Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland.

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Bloodgate

The Bloodgate Scandal was a rugby union scandal involving the English team Harlequins in their Heineken Cup match against the Irish side Leinster on 12 April 2009.

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Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia.

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British and Irish Lions

The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for any of the Home Nations – the national teams of England, Scotland, and Wales – and Ireland.

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BT Sport

BT Sport is a group of sports television channels provided by BT Consumer; a division of BT Group in the United Kingdom and Ireland that was launched on 1 August 2013.

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Cap (sport)

In sport, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance in a game at international level.

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Cardiff Blues

Cardiff Blues (Gleision Caerdydd) are one of the four professional Welsh regional rugby union teams.

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Castres

Castres (Castras in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is a commune, and arrondissement capital in the Tarn department and Occitanie region in southern France.

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Christchurch

Christchurch (Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region.

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Cian Healy

Cian Healy (born 7 October 1987) is an Irish rugby union rugby player.

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Croke Park

Croke Park (Páirc an Chrócaigh) is a GAA stadium located in Dublin, Ireland.

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Dan Tuohy

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David Humphreys (rugby union)

David Humphreys MBE (born 10 September 1971) is a retired rugby union player.

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David Knox (rugby union)

David Knox is an Australian former rugby union footballer and coach.

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Declan Kidney

Declan Kidney (born 20 October 1959) is an Irish rugby union coach.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Dublin City University

Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) (Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a university in the Republic of Ireland based in Northside, Dublin.

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ESPN

ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).

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European Rugby Challenge Cup

The European Rugby Challenge Cup is an annual European rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby.

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European Rugby Champions Cup

The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR).

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Fabien Galthié

Fabien Galthié (born 20 March 1969) is a French rugby union coach and former player, currently head coach of Toulon.

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Felipe Contepomi

Felipe Contepomi (born 20 August 1977) is an Argentine rugby coach who is currently the backs coach at Leinster Rugby.

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France national rugby union team

The France national rugby union team competes annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship.

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Frank O'Driscoll

Frank O'Driscoll is an Irish doctor and former rugby union international.

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Gaelic football

Gaelic football (Irish: Peil Ghaelach; short name Peil or Caid), commonly referred to as football or Gaelic, is an Irish team sport.

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General practitioner

In the medical profession, a general practitioner (GP) is a medical doctor who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education to patients.

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George Gregan

George Musarurwa Gregan AM (born 19 April 1973) is a retired Australian rugby union player, and is currently Australia's highest ever internationally capped player.

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Ghostwriter

A ghostwriter is hired to write literary or journalistic works, speeches, or other texts that are officially credited to another person as the author.

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Glenda Gilson

Glenda Gilson (born March 12 1981) is an Irish model and television presenter.

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Golden Lions

The Golden Lions (currently known as the Xerox Golden Lions for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby team based in Johannesburg, South Africa who compete in the annual Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup.

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Gordon D'Arcy

Gordon William D'Arcy (born 10 February 1980, in Ferns, County Wexford) is a retired Irish rugby player.

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Grand Slam (rugby union)

In rugby union, a Grand Slam (Irish: Caithréim Mhór. Welsh: Y Gamp Lawn. French: Grand Chelem) occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship (or its Five Nations predecessor) manages to beat all the others during one year's competition.

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Harlequin F.C.

The Harlequin Football Club (Harlequins or Quins for short) are an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the English Premiership.

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Hat-trick

A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a positive feat three times in a game, or another achievement based on the number three.

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Heinke van der Merwe

Heinke van der Merwe (born 3 May 1985 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a professional South African rugby union player.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree, in Latin a degree honoris causa ("for the sake of the honor") or ad honorem ("to the honor"), is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, a dissertation and the passing of comprehensive examinations.

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Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

The humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake of a magnitude of 9.3 was prompted by one of the worst natural disasters of modern times.

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Ireland national rugby union team

The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union.

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Ireland national schoolboy rugby union team

The Irish Schoolboys rugby union team is the national team for secondary school students and under-18 school players in Ireland.

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Ireland national under-20 rugby union team

The Ireland national under-20 rugby team was formed in 2006, having previously been known as the under-21 team.

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Ireland Wolfhounds

The Ireland Wolfhounds (formerly Ireland A) are the second national rugby union team of Ireland, behind the Ireland national team.

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Irish Book Awards

The Irish Book Awards (officially: Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards) are Irish literary awards given annually to books and authors in various categories.

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Irish Independent

The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper, published by Independent News & Media (INM).

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Italy national rugby union team

The Italy national rugby union team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship against the other top rugby teams in Europe.

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ITV (TV network)

ITV is a British commercial TV network.

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ITV Sport

ITV Sport is a sport producer for ITV.

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Jamie Heaslip

James Peter Richard Heaslip (born 15 December 1983) is a former Irish rugby union player who played for Leinster and Ireland.

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Jarlath Regan

Jarlath Regan (born 1980) is a London-based Irish comedian and podcaster.

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John Dawson (anchor)

John Dawson is a British television journalist, former news anchor at Bloomberg TV in Europe and Asia, conference moderator and Public Relations executive.

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John O'Driscoll (rugby player)

John O'Driscoll (born 26 November 1953) is an Irish former rugby union player.

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John Smit

John William Smit, OIS, (born 3 April 1978) is a South African former rugby union player and former chief executive officer of the Sharks.

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Joint dislocation

A joint dislocation, also called luxation, occurs when there is an abnormal separation in the joint, where two or more bones meet.

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Keith Earls

Keith Gerard Earls (born 2 October 1987) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup.

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Keith Wood

Keith Wood (born 27 January 1972) is a former international rugby union footballer who played hooker for Ireland, the Lions, Garryowen, Harlequins and Munster.

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Keven Mealamu

Keven Mealamu (born 20 March 1979) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer.

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Lansdowne Road

The Lansdowne Road Stadium (Bóthar Lansdúin) was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) that was primarily for used rugby union and association football matches.

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Leicester Tigers

Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) is an English professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England.

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Leinster Rugby

Leinster Rugby (Rugbaí Laighean) is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland and the most successful Irish team both domestically and in European competition.

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Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup

The Leinster Schools Senior Challenge Cup is the premier rugby union competition for secondary schools affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the IRFU.

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Leo Cullen (rugby union)

Leo Cullen (born 9 January 1978) is an Irish rugby coach and former professional rugby union player.

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List of international rugby union caps for Brian O'Driscoll

Brian O'Driscoll is an Irish rugby union player who has 141 caps to his name; 133 for Ireland and 8 for the British and Irish Lions.

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List of leading rugby union test try scorers

This is a list of the leading try scorers in rugby union test matches.

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List of rugby union test caps leaders

This is a list of the leaders for caps in rugby union test matches, with a minimum of 90 confirmed test caps.

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Martin Corry (rugby union)

Martin Edward Corry MBE (born 12 October 1973) is a retired English rugby union footballer who played at number eight, blindside flanker or lock for Bristol and Leicester Tigers and represented England and the British and Irish Lions.

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Martin Johnson (rugby union)

Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born 9 March 1970) is an English retired rugby union player who represented and captained England and Leicester in a career spanning 16 seasons.

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Mary McAleese

Mary Patricia McAleese (née Leneghan; Máire Pádraigín Mhic Ghiolla Íosa; born 27 June 1951) is an Irish Fianna Fáil and Independent politician who served as the 8th President of Ireland from November 1997 to November 2011.

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Matt Williams (rugby coach)

Matt Williams (born 1960) is an Australian rugby union coach from New South Wales.

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Michael Cheika

Michael Cheika (born 4 March 1967) is an Australian rugby union coach and a former rugby player.

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Millennium Stadium

The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm), since 2016 named for sponsorship purposes as the Principality Stadium (Stadiwm Principality), is the national stadium of Wales, located in Cardiff.

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Munster

Munster (an Mhumhain / Cúige Mumhan,.

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New Zealand national rugby union team

The New Zealand national rugby union team, called the All Blacks, represents New Zealand in men's rugby union, which is known as the country's national sport.

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Newstalk

Newstalk (formerly NewsTalk 106) is an independent radio station in Ireland.

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Northampton Saints

Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England.

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Ospreys (rugby union)

The Ospreys (Y Gweilch), formerly the Neath-Swansea Ospreyshttp://www.walesonline.co.uk/rugbynation/rugby-news/tm_objectid.

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Pacific Islanders rugby union team

The Pacific Islanders is a combined international rugby union team that played from 2004 to 2008.

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Paul Kimmage

Paul Kimmage (born 7 May 1962 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish sports journalist who, until his departure in early 2012, wrote for The Sunday Times newspaper in the United Kingdom.

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Paul O'Connell

Paul Jeremiah O'Connell (born 20 October 1979) is a retired Irish rugby union player.

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Pro14

The PRO14 (known as the Guinness PRO14 for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa and Wales.

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Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast (informally Queen's or QUB) is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Richie McCaw

Richard Hugh McCaw (born 31 December 1980) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player.

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Rory Best

Rory David Best (born 15 August 1982) is an Irish rugby union player and is currently the captain of Ireland's International team.

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RTÉ News and Current Affairs

RTÉ News and Current Affairs (Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ), is a major division of Raidió Teilifís Éireann and provides a range of national and international news and current affairs programming for RTÉ television, radio and online and also for the independent Irish language broadcaster TG4.

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RTÉ Sport

RTÉ Sport is a department of Irish public broadcaster RTÉ.

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RTÉ Sports Hall of Fame Award

The RTÉ/Irish Sports Council Hall of Fame Award is an award given annually as part of the RTÉ Sports Awards ceremony each December.

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Rugby Aid

Rugby Aid is a rugby union organisation that is supported by World Rugby, formally known as the International Rugby Board (IRB), to aid in global charities of different causes.

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Rugby union

Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Rugby union positions

In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15).

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Rugby World

Rugby World is a monthly rugby union magazine running since October 1960.

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Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams.

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Rugby, Warwickshire

Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, close to the River Avon.

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Sean Cronin

Sean Cronin (born 6 May 1986) is an Irish rugby player who plays as a hooker for Leinster in the Pro14.

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Seán O'Brien (rugby player)

Seán Kevin O'Brien (born 14 February 1987) is an Irish professional rugby union player and keen farmer from Carlow, Ireland.

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Shane Horgan

Shane Patrick Horgan (born 18 July 1978) is an Irish former rugby union player who played wing or centre for Leinster and Ireland.

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Simon Best

Simon Best (born 11 February 1978) is a former rugby union footballer.

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Simon Easterby

Simon Easterby (born 21 July 1975 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire) is an Irish former rugby union player.

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Six Nations Championship

The Six Nations Championship (recently known as the NatWest 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

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SoundCloud

SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform based in Berlin, Germany that enables its users to upload, promote, and share their originally-created audio.

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Spear tackle

A spear tackle is a tackle in rugby union, rugby league and Australian rules football in which a player lifts another player into the air and drops them such that they land on their back, head or neck.

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Sports journalism

Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on sporting topics and competitions.

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Stade Toulousain

Stade Toulousain (Estadi Tolosenc), also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Occitania.

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State visit of Elizabeth II to the Republic of Ireland

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, made a state visit to the Republic of Ireland from 17 May to 20 May 2011, at the invitation of the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese.

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Tana Umaga

Jonathan Ionatana Falefasa "Tana Ghee" Umaga, ONZM (born 27 May 1973) is a former New Zealander rugby union player and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks.

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Test match (rugby union)

A test match in rugby union is an international match, usually played between two senior national teams, that is recognised as such by at least one of the teams' national governing bodies.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, commonly referred to simply as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Dubliner (magazine)

The Dubliner was a city magazine based in and centred on Dublin, Ireland.

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The Gabba

The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as the Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The Irish Times

The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily compact newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.

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Thomond Park

Thomond Park is a stadium in Limerick in the Irish province of Munster.

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Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College (Coláiste na Tríonóide), officially the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, a research university located in Dublin, Ireland.

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Triple Crown (rugby union)

In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the "Home Nations" – i.e. England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales who compete within the larger Six Nations Championship.

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Twickenham Stadium

Twickenham Stadium (usually known as Twickenham or Twickers) is a rugby union stadium in Twickenham, south west London, England.

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Twickenham Stoop

Twickenham Stoop Stadium (informally referred to as The Stoop) is a sports stadium located in south-west London, England.

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Ulster

Ulster (Ulaidh or Cúige Uladh, Ulster Scots: Ulstèr or Ulster) is a province in the north of the island of Ireland.

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Ulster Rugby

Ulster Rugby (Rugbaí Uladh) is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland.

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Under 19 Rugby World Championship

The IRB under-19 Rugby World Cup was the premier tournament for Men rugby union players under the age of 19 organised by the sports governing body the International Rugby Board (IRB) annually from 2004 until 2007.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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University College Dublin

University College, Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD; An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a research university in Dublin, Ireland.

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University College Dublin R.F.C.

University College Dublin Rugby Football Club is the rugby club of University College Dublin, based in Dublin, Ireland, and playing in Division 1A of the All-Ireland League.

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USA Perpignan

Union Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais (Unió Esportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà), generally referred to as USA Perpignan, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales.

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Wasps RFC

Wasps Rugby Football Club is an English professional rugby union team based in Coventry, England.

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Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton

The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton took place on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London, United Kingdom.

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Will Carling

William David Charles Carling, (born 12 December 1965) is an English former rugby union player.

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World Rugby

World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union and rugby sevens.

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World Rugby Hall of Fame

The World Rugby Hall of Fame (formerly the IRB Hall of Fame) recognises special achievement and contribution to the sport of rugby union.

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World Rugby Player of the Year

World Rugby Player of the Year is an accolade awarded annually by World Rugby at the World Rugby Awards.

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1980 British Lions tour to South Africa

In 1980 the British Lions rugby union team toured South Africa (including one game in Windhoek, South West Africa, the future Namibia).

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1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand

In 1983 the British and Irish Lions toured New Zealand for the first time since 1977.

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1999 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia

1999 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia.

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2000 Six Nations Championship

The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the Six Nations Championship, following the inclusion of Italy into the Five Nations championship.

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2001 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia

The 2001 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia was a series of matches played by the British and Irish Lions rugby union team in Australia.

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2001–02 Celtic League

The 2001–02 Celtic League was the inaugural season of the Celtic League.

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2003 Six Nations Championship

The 2003 Six Nations Championship was the fourth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 109th international championship overall.

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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on 26 December with the epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.

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2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand

In 2005, the British and Irish Lions rugby union team toured New Zealand for the first time since 1993, playing seven matches against first and second division teams from the National Provincial Championship, one match against the New Zealand Maori team, and three test matches against New Zealand (the All Blacks).

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2006 Six Nations Championship

The 2006 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy.

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2007 Six Nations Championship

The 2007 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the eighth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship.

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2007–08 Celtic League

The 2007–08 Celtic League (known as the 2007–08 Magners League for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh Celtic League season and the second with Magners as title sponsor.

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2008–09 Heineken Cup

The 2008–09 Heineken Cup was the fourteenth edition of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby.

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2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa

The 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa was an international rugby union tour which took place in South Africa from May to July 2009.

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2009 Six Nations Championship

The 2009 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2009 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 10th Six Nations Championship, and the 115th international championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major Northern Hemisphere national teams.

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2010 Six Nations Championship

The 2010 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2010 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Six Nations Championship and the 116th international championship, an annual rugby union competition between the six major Northern Hemisphere national teams.

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2010–11 Heineken Cup

The 2010–11 Heineken Cup was the 16th season of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby.

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2011 Heineken Cup Final

The 2011 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2010–11 Heineken Cup, the 16th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition.

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2011 Six Nations Championship

The 2011 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2011 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the Six Nations Championship, and the 117th edition of the international championship.

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2011–12 Heineken Cup

The 2011–12 Heineken Cup was the 17th season of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby.

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2012 autumn rugby union internationals

The 2012 autumn internationals, also known as the autumn tests, November tests and, in the Southern Hemisphere, the end of year tests, were international rugby union matches.

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2012 Heineken Cup Final

The 2012 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2011–12 Heineken Cup, the 17th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition.

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2012 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand

In June 2012, Ireland toured New Zealand playing three Tests against the All Blacks.

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2012 Six Nations Championship

The 2012 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2012 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Six Nations Championship.

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2012–13 European Challenge Cup

The 2012–13 Amlin Challenge Cup was the 17th season of the European Challenge Cup, Europe's second tier club rugby union competition.

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2012–13 Pro12

The 2012–13 Pro12 League (also known as the RaboDirect Pro12 for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of the rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League, the third with its current 12-team format, and the second with RaboDirect as title sponsor.

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2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia

The 2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia was a rugby union tour during June and July 2013.

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2013 Rugby Championship

The 2013 Rugby Championship, known as The Castle Rugby Championship in South Africa, The Investec Rugby Championship in New Zealand, The Castrol Edge Rugby Championship in Australia and The Personal Rugby Championship in Argentina for sponsorship reasons, was the second edition of the expanded annual southern hemisphere championship consisting of Argentina, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

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2013 Six Nations Championship

The 2013 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2013 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 14th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship.

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2013–14 Pro12

The 2013–14 Pro12 (also known as the RaboDirect Pro12 for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the Pro12 rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League, the fourth with its current 12-team format, and the third with RaboDirect as title sponsor.

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2014 Pro12 Grand Final

The 2014 Pro12 Grand Final was the final match of the 2013–14 Pro12 season.

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2014 Six Nations Championship

The 2014 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2014 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 15th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship.

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2015 Rugby World Cup

The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_O'Driscoll

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