Ireland v Australia

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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‘No reason we can’t deal with the pressure’

Added expectation? Paul O’Connell has been playing under the burden of it for years and the Ireland captain sees no reason why his side cannot deal with it when they play Australia in Dublin this afternoon.

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We’ve come a long way, now for the hard part

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Cheika’s race against time

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Why are Aussies so good at range of sports?

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‘We know they’re looking to do a job on us at home’

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‘We’re not going to win anything with schoolkids’

Sexton’s seen it all with Cheika

From a confidence boost as a Leinster U20 to being targeted as the British and Irish Lions playmaker, Johnny Sexton has experienced the full range of Michael Cheika compliments and a fair few run-ins with the Australia coach besides.

Fri, 21 Nov, 2014

Cheika backs Oz selection policy

Former Leinster coach Michael Cheika, above, said he will not try to interfere with Australia’s long-standing policy of refusing to select overseas-based stars.

Fri, 21 Nov, 2014

Schmidt: Embrace great expectations

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Fri, 21 Nov, 2014