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after Wales v Ireland
“They have the same template, they didn’t play a huge amount of rugby, the played territory against us and benefited from turnovers.”
Warren Gatland : We made it easy for Ireland
David Kelly - Irish Independent
The ranking is Ireland’s highest ever since the ranking system began in 2003 after moving to third after their 6 Nations triumph in March.
Ireland climb to 2nd in World Rankings
Matt Tewhatu - The Rugby Drum
...while there may have been reasons for broad grins, the Wallabies weren’t wearing them
Michael Cheika tries to keep lid on excitement in wake of Aussie win
Iain Paynten - FoxSports.com.au (via The Aus Daily Telegraph)
“What we have to bear in mind is that when the World Cup starts, a number of teams will have the ability, because of the nature of their pools, to rotate their players."
Paul Rees - The Guardian
“The biggest thing for me, standing back from it - I think we've got the best coach in the world going into it, we've got the best captain." - ROG
Ronan O'Gara And Shane Horgan Outlined The Reasons To Be Positive Going Into The World Cup
PJ Browne
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