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‘The hotel staff started speaking Afrikaans’ - Josh van der Flier shrugs off local confusion as...
The Irish Times· 28 minutes agoThe Ireland team room is in an annexe near the elevators on the sixth floor of the Sandton Sun...
Tadhg Beirne undaunted by the prospect of taking on the world’s best
The Irish Times· 1 day agoTadhg Beirne pads through the classroom at St Peter’s College in his socks, a cavernous room set up...
Rúaidhrí O’Connor: Enjoy South Africa versus Ireland tomorrow because it may never be the same again
Irish Independent· 19 hours agoNow is the time to clear the schedules and set expectations about what you’re going to be doing with...
‘It’s gone a bit old school’ – Paul O’Connell relishing breakdown battle against Springboks
Irish Independent· 4 days agoIreland are deep in enemy territory and the drums are beating in Pretoria where Rassie Erasmus was...
O'Connell: Ireland won't be distracted by mind games
RTÉ News· 4 days agoThe irony was lost on nobody yesterday as the Paul O'Connell sat down for a Test week media session in a large exam hall. The Irish squad have been...
‘It’s a privilege to be involved’ – Ireland stars pause Test preparation to train with local...
Irish Independent· 3 days agoIt's been a pretty intense week for the Ireland players in Johannesburg where they've been preparing...
Gordon D’Arcy: Ireland to expect the unexpected in South Africa
The Irish Times· 3 days agoIreland have had series wins against New Zealand in 2022, Australia in 2018 and were within touching...
South Africa vs Ireland: Jamie Osborne in line for surprise debut at fullback
The Irish Times· 2 days agoEarlier this week Rassie Erasmus was the first person to have a punt at naming the Ireland team for...
Paul O’Connell: ‘It’s about focusing on ourselves as much as possible. When we do that, we tend to...
Irish Independent· 3 days agoPaul O’Connell knows what’s coming. Like the rest of the Irish set-up, the former second-row is...
Andy Farrell expresses full confidence in Test debutant Jamie Osborne
The Irish Times· 1 day agoOsborne’s gestation period as a potential Ireland fullback began in training about 10 days ago....