A weekend dripping with Irish significance

A stranger perusing the team sheets in advance of this afternoon’s opening Champions Cup quarter-final might be forgiven for thinking that a Currie Cup fixture has been transported from Cape Town to Edinburgh.

Sat, 30 Mar, 2019 - 00:00

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<p>Cian McPhillips has learned from each of his mistakes in recent times. “I’m kind of glad I made all those mistakes because I haven’t come close to making them again," he said. Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</p>

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