Springboks Score Nine Tries in Trashing of Nambia
September 28, 2019 No Responses

Springboks Score Nine Tries in Trashing of Nambia

South Africa claimed their first win of the 2019 World Cup with a 57-3 thrashing of Namibia. The Springboks had lost their opening Pool B fixture to New Zealand, but Rassie Erasmus’ side predictably eased to victory in Toyota City...
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Second Largest French Airline, Aigle Azur, Closes Down
September 28, 2019 No Responses

Second Largest French Airline, Aigle Azur, Closes Down

French airline Aigle Azur has closed down after it failed to find new investors, leaving 1,150 employees out of work. France’s second-biggest airline, which was mostly operating between France and Algeria, had filed for bankruptcy earlier this month and canc...
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Schmidt Calls On Ireland to Bounce Back After Defeat by Japan
September 28, 2019 No Responses

Schmidt Calls On Ireland to Bounce Back After Defeat by Japan

Joe Schmidt has challenged Ireland to reassert their class by hitting back immediately after suffering one of the all-time World Cup shock defeats by Japan. Hosts Japan set alight the first World Cup in Asia by pummeling Ireland into 19-12...
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Jamie Joseph Hails Victory Three Years in the Making
September 28, 2019 No Responses

Jamie Joseph Hails Victory Three Years in the Making

Jamie Joseph revealed Japan spent three years plotting their stunning 19-12 dismantling of Ireland in Shizuoka. The Brave Blossoms boss hailed one of the World Cup’s greatest ever upsets by insisting it was a triumphant game plan painstakingly distilled and....
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Montoya Scores Hat-Trick As Argentina Pick Up First RWC Win
September 28, 2019 No Responses

Montoya Scores Hat-Trick As Argentina Pick Up First RWC Win

Argentina bounced back from their opening-round defeat to France with a 28-12 victory over Tonga in Osaka. Two early tries from hooker Julian Montoya, both converted by Benjamin Urdapilleta, put the Pumas 14-0 in front after 18 minutes of the...
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Japan Shock Ireland in 19-12 Victory in Shizuoka
September 28, 2019 No Responses

Japan Shock Ireland in 19-12 Victory in Shizuoka

Japan shocked the globe for the second time in four years by stunning Ireland 19-12 to light a bomb under Pool A and a fire under their home World Cup. The Brave Blossoms tore through Ireland time and time again...
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Ulster Open Guinness PRO14 Campaign With Win Over Ospreys
September 27, 2019 No Responses

Ulster Open Guinness PRO14 Campaign With Win Over Ospreys

Craig Gilroy claimed a brace of tries as Ulster opened their Guinness PRO14 season in style with an emphatic 38-14 bonus-point win over the Ospreys at the Kingspan Stadium. The home side also claimed tries from back-rower Greg Jones and...
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Foster Calls For Agreement That Works for North and the Republic
September 27, 2019 No Responses

Foster Calls For Agreement That Works for North and the Republic

The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party has called for the result of the Brexit referendum to be respected, adding that the UK should leave the EU sensibly. Arlene Foster told members of the business community in north Belfast on...
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Donohoe Rules Out Supplementary Budget for No-Deal Brexit
September 27, 2019 No Responses

Donohoe Rules Out Supplementary Budget for No-Deal Brexit

The Finance Minister has ruled out a supplementary budget in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Paschal Donohoe has already indicated the 2020 budget, due on October 8, will reflect a hard Brexit scenario, but a new report from the...
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Commission Established To Extend Voting Rights to Diaspora and The North
September 27, 2019 No Responses

Commission Established To Extend Voting Rights to Diaspora and The North

A commission has been set up to advise on a referendum on extending voting rights to Irish citizens living abroad and in Northern Ireland. Tánaiste Simon Coveney made an order establishing an independent statutory referendum commission to explain the referend...
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