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Ireland boss Joe Schmidt has backed scrum-half Conor Murray’s view of his treatment at the hands of Glasgow Warriors but said he hopes the bad blood at club level will not spill over into the opening RBS 6 Nations match at Murrayfield.

Thu, 26 Jan, 2017

No Tour de France for Nicolas Roche
No Tour de France for Nicolas Roche
For the first time since 2008, Nicolas Roche will not be in the Tour de France as Team Sky overlooked the Irishman for this year’s race which gets underway on Sunday week.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2016

King rules for O’Brien and Murtagh

KING Of Rome put himself in line for the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes after showing his class with an emphatic victory in the Royal Whip Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday.

Mon, 18 Aug, 2008

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Natagora was promoted to 5-1 co-favourite from 13-2 with VC Bet for the 1000 Guineas following a smooth performance in the Prix Imprudence at Maisons-Laffitte.

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