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Now on the road to victory

Last update: 16:27 | 12.02.09 | © Metro Éireann

We had our last session before the Six Nations on Saturday 31 January on the excellent all-weather rugby pitch at UCD. It was a nice change not being covered in muck while we trained! There were 28 squad members there, each of us looking to impress the coaches

â€˜We need to train our mindsâ€™

Last update: 18:02 | 29.01.09 | © Metro Éireann

It’s all systems go towards the Six Nations, with just two weeks before the first game of this year’s competition. Although we have had a number of squad sessions, you can never have enough as there are always areas to improve on.

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â€˜Onwards and upwards - but we must take our chancesâ€™

Last update: 05:25 | 15.01.09 | © Metro Éireann

The England game panned out better than we would have expected at this stage of the season. Things got off to an awkward start with some confusion prior to the match about the singing of anthems – England were adamant that this was

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Gearing up for the Six Nations

Last update: 07:13 | 01.01.09 | © Metro Éireann

The national squad is now back into the swing of things. We had a training session two weekends ago in Alsaa, near Dublin Airport, and there were loads of new faces, which makes things exciting as places are up for grabs. The competition in trying to secure

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Braving the winter chill

Last update: 04:13 | 04.12.08 | © Metro Éireann

There has been some disappointing news for the Irish squad, as number of experienced players have decided to retire or take a year out of rugby.

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