Person: L MacDonald

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Ireland dig deep for Shinty-Hurling International win against Scotland

Ireland had to dig deep, as late scores from Kerry’s Shane Nolan and Eoin Price of Westmeath helped them to a two-point win over Scotland in Saturday’s Shinty-Hurling International at Croke Park (2-10 to 2-8).

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Walsh hails Ireland’s display as brave Scots dismissed

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Ireland hold off Scots’ charge

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Kelleher begs forgiveness as All Blacks feel pain of failure

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Blacks bring in big guns for Scotland game

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Henry rings changes for clash with minnows Portugal

Late changes for All Blacks

New Zealand have been forced to make late changes to their side for tomorrow’s World Cup Pool C encounter with Italy in Marseille.

Fri, 07 Sep, 2007

All Blacks coach names strong side for Italy game

World Cup favourites New Zealand will parade their big guns in Saturday’s Pool C opener against Italy.

Wed, 05 Sep, 2007

Henry includes recovered duo

Canterbury duo Greg Somerville and Andrew Ellis have overcome injury to seal places in New Zealand’s World Cup squad.

Tue, 14 Aug, 2007

All Blacks chief Henry omits Gear but calls up Leonard and Schwalger

NEW Zealand rugby selectors picked scrum-half Brendon Leonard and prop John Schwalger for the first time and omitted winger Rico Gear for the All Blacks’ final matches before the World Cup.

Sat, 19 May, 2007

All Blacks call the ‘A-team’

THE All Blacks defended using security guards to ward off spies at training after yesterday naming their “A team” to face Australia in Brisbane on Saturday.

Wed, 26 Jul, 2006

Henry makes eight changes

NEW ZEALAND coach Graham Henry has made eight changes from the All Blacks side which beat Australia for the Tri-Nations game against South Africa in Wellington.

Wed, 19 Jul, 2006

McCaw out of All Blacks team

New Zealand flanker Richie McCaw has been ruled out of tomorrow’s Test against England at Twickenham.

Fri, 18 Nov, 2005

Howlett and Sivivatu to start for All Blacks

New Zealand head coach Graham Henry has named Sitiveni Sivivatu and Doug Howlett on the wings for Saturday’s highly-anticipated clash with England at Twickenham.

Tue, 15 Nov, 2005

All Blacks hammer out warning

Wales 3 New Zealand 41

Mon, 07 Nov, 2005

Umaga likely to be left out for Ireland Test

ALL BLACKS captain Tana Umaga may be shielded from playing in front of irate Irish rugby fans next month as coach Graham Henry looks to keep his players’ workloads in check during a rare Grand Slam tour.

Mon, 24 Oct, 2005

Two changes for All Blacks but MacDonald doubts linger

NEW ZEALAND coach Graham Henry has made two changes to his starting line-up for this weekend’s decisive Tri-Nations encounter against Australia in Auckland, but could be forced into a third.

Wed, 31 Aug, 2005

MacDonald gets nod for All Blacks

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Thu, 25 Aug, 2005

Henderson expects Munster to improve

IF Munster’s pre-season form is anything to go by, then the team will improve on last year, according to centre Rob Henderson.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2005

Woodward admits to being ‘too soft’ in training

LIONS captain Brian O’Driscoll is relishing the chance to quickly atone for his side’s defeat to the New Zealand Maori against Wellington on Wednesday.

Mon, 13 Jun, 2005

Play-off pair take different approaches

Beaten semi-finalists New Zealand and France have taken vastly different approaches to Thursday’s World Cup third-place play-off.

Tue, 18 Nov, 2003

Wallabies and All Blacks clash in Sydney

Hosts and defending champions Australia take on the mighty All Blacks in the first of the World Cup semi-finals today in Sydney.

Sat, 15 Nov, 2003

All Blacks need another gear to ditch Aussies

New Zealand’s coaching team John Mitchell and Robbie Deans today warned the All Blacks will need to up their game or be sent packing by Australia in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final.

Tue, 11 Nov, 2003

Kiwis leave Umaga on sidelines

New Zealand coach John Mitchell today named an unchanged starting line-up for Saturday’s World Cup semi-final against Australia.

Tue, 11 Nov, 2003

Collins makes All Blacks return

Hard-hitting number eight Jerry Collins returned to the New Zealand starting line-up today as All Blacks coach John Mitchell named his strongest available side to face Wales on Sunday.

Wed, 29 Oct, 2003

Williams returns to New Zealand camp

Lock Ali Williams has returned to the New Zealand camp and will face Tonga on Friday after recovering from a fractured foot suffered in the build-up to the World Cup.

Mon, 20 Oct, 2003

Four-try Muliaina the ace in All-Black rout

New Zealand 68 Canada 6

Sat, 18 Oct, 2003

Changes won't stop All Blacks attack - Carter

Daniel Carter insisted the changes to the New Zealand line-up for tomorrow’s World Cup clash against Canada will have no effect on the All Blacks’ thrilling, attacking gameplan.

Thu, 16 Oct, 2003

Kiwis must cope without Mehrtens, Lomu

The continuing misfortunes of Andrew Mehrtens and Jonah Lomu continue to dominate the build-up to New Zealand’s Tri-Nations clash with Australia on Saturday.

Fri, 15 Aug, 2003

Mitchell targets number one ranking

John Mitchell returned to his strongest possible line-up for New Zealand’s twin assault on the Bledisloe Cup and the world number one ranking this weekend.

Wed, 13 Aug, 2003

Thorn set to make Kiwi debut

Brad Thorn will make his first Test start in New Zealand’s Tri-Nations clash with South Africa on Saturday in a line-up that features five changes from that which thumped Australia 10 days ago.

Tue, 05 Aug, 2003

All Blacks axe eight after England defeat

New Zealand coach John Mitchell has wielded the axe after his side’s weekend defeat by England.

Tue, 17 Jun, 2003

Islands collide as Blues tackle Crusaders

THE Super 12’s two deadliest rivals, the Auckland Blues and Canterbury Crusaders, will lock horns in today’s final of the southern hemisphere’s annual regional championship.

Sat, 24 May, 2003

Contrast in styles as Blues aim to run Crusaders

THE Super 12 final tomorrow is a lineup of the great constellations for rugby fans — a dream-like test of brawn and brilliance under Eden Park’s bright lights.

Fri, 23 May, 2003

Rugby: Wallace regains fitness ahead of All-Blacks tie

David Wallace is believed to have regained his fitness ahead of Ireland’s clash with New Zealand in Lansdowne Road tomorrow.

Fri, 16 Nov, 2001

Rugby: All Blacks axe Wilson and Cullen

Jeff Wilson and Christian Cullen have been omitted from John Mitchell’s first New Zealand squad.

Sun, 04 Nov, 2001