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DIVING BACK IN: Ireland's Hugo Keenan scores his side’s fourth try. Pic: INPHO/Photosport/David Neilson

DIVING BACK IN: Ireland's Hugo Keenan scores his side’s fourth try. Pic: INPHO/Photosport/David Neilson

Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 - 13:25
Mick Cleary

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15 – Hugo Keenan 

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