Person: Ronnie Dawson

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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'The missing piece of the jigsaw': Lions to award players with ceremonial caps

A total of 419 living Lions players and next of kin of 416 deceased Lions will receive a one-off, hand-stitched cap.

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Peter Jackson: Dylan Hartley leaves the door open for Rory Best

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Widow to tackle rugby greats in rent row

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Kinsale gears up for 7s heaven

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Clubs in freefall but IRFU fails to act

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Tributes paid to ‘remarkable’ 1948 Grand Slam hero

Irish to have the Lions’ share

IAN McGEECHAN let the cat out of the bag the other week when he expressed a preference for a forward to captain the Lions in the forthcoming tour of South Africa.

Tue, 21 Apr, 2009

Player of Year Burger beefs up Baa-Baas

SCHALK BURGER, the International Rugby Board’s Player of the Year, will line up for the Barbarians against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday.

Tue, 30 Nov, 2004

Burger named IRB player of the year

Schalk Burger completed a mesmerising season by winning the International Rugby Board (IRB's) Player of the Year in London's Royal Lancaster Hotel last night.

Mon, 29 Nov, 2004

Soccer and rugby’s ground for optimism

SPORTS Minister John O’Donoghue yesterday locked the Government into the redevelopment programme for Lansdowne Road when he formally signed a legal agreement with the IRFU and the FAI to deliver the new €300m stadium by 2008.

Thu, 02 Sep, 2004

Kyle is 'greatest ever Irish player'

Jack Kyle has been named as the greatest ever Irish rugby player in a public poll.

Sat, 04 May, 2002