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Ireland captain Best eyes World Cup momentum
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Thursday, 08 August 2019 00:14
Ireland captain Rory Best says his side must use their World Cup warm-up games to build momentum before the tournament begins in late September.Joe Schmidt's men meet Italy on Saturday before facing England, with home and away fixtures against Wales concluding their preparations."It is about making sure that we produce performances," said Best. "It's important that we treat each of…
James Ryan: Ireland's World Cup pre-season hardest yet, says lock
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Wednesday, 07 August 2019 11:25
James Ryan says Ireland's players are eager to get their World Cup bid under way after a tough pre-season.The Irish begin a four-game warm-up programme at home to Italy on Saturday."It's my first time being in camp this long and it's been the hardest pre-season I've had," said Ryan, who has been named the Rugby Writers of Ireland men's Player…
Hadleigh Parkes column: Fatherhood, England and World Cup preparations
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Wednesday, 07 August 2019 09:35
In his latest BBC Sport column, Wales centre Hadleigh Parkes talks about World Cup preparations, rooming with 'The Lane Train' and getting ready for fatherhood.It's been a brutal summer of training with Wales but there's a pretty big carrot at the end of it in the form of the World Cup.We had four weeks of holiday at the end of…
England's Nowell remains a doubt for the World Cup
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Wednesday, 07 August 2019 09:07
Winger Jack Nowell remains a World Cup injury doubt with England staff unable to put a time frame on his return. The Exeter player flew home from the training camp in Italy last week for a "routine surgical review".However, doubts linger over Nowell's availability, with boss Eddie Jones naming his 31-man squad on Monday. England play four warm-up games in…
Wales must be 'confident and arrogant' going into World Cup - Williams
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Wednesday, 07 August 2019 03:43
Shane Williams has urged Wales' World Cup hopefuls to be more "confident and arrogant" going into the tournament in Japan.Warren Gatland's side face England at Twickenham on Sunday, 11 August, in their first warm-up match before the Japan tournament in the autumn.After a record 14 successive wins, including the 2019 Six Nations title, Wales are among the favourites. "You've got…
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