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Donal Lenihan: As Ireland deliver big, Cork dreams of the All Blacks at Páirc Ui Chaoimh

From Marseille to Cork on a hectic weekend of rugby that set up tantalising prospects for the future.
Donal Lenihan: As Ireland deliver big, Cork dreams of the All Blacks at Páirc Ui Chaoimh

SCENE: A SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh sellout for the visit to Munster of the Super Rugby champion Crusaders. Pic: Ken Sutton, Inpho

THAT proved some weekend of rugby action. Within the space of 24 hours, a distance of 1408 kilometers, and a combined audience of over 108,000 people, it was a privilege to attend two unique rugby occasions.

One carried huge significance in terms of the destiny of the 2024 Six Nations championship, the other nothing quite as important, but significant in its own way.

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