Ireland stars dominate English award shortlist

Ireland dominate a list of five nominees in contention to be named The Rugby Union Writers’ Club personality of the year for 2018.

Ireland stars dominate English award shortlist
Wed, 09 Jan, 2019 - 00:00

Ireland dominate a list of five nominees in contention to be named The Rugby Union Writers’ Club personality of the year for 2018.

The Grand Slam champions are well represented following an outstanding 12 months in which they won 11 out of 12 Tests, including an historic victory over New Zealand on home soil in November.

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