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Malins is 24 and is seeking to establish himself in the English team. But his people come from east Galway.

England international Max Malins 

The complexities of history are never more obvious than in the flows of people between places separated by land and sea. The manner in which humans have migrated across history means that neat lines of identity can almost never be drawn.

This weekend, England play Ireland in a rugby match in Dublin. On the field for both teams are people whose ancestry demonstrates the flows of people around the world and, in particular, between the islands of Britain and Ireland.