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'They called you a lot of other things, but they didn't call you 'Sir''
4 Feb 2017
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From free kit to big-money deals: Irish rugby's history of jerseys
4 Feb 2017
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Against the head: how the issue of concussion developed from amateur to professional rugby
3 Feb 2017
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'Right now it's too easy for players to come in and get capped - and it shouldn't be easy for them'
3 Feb 2017
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Last Men Standing - the Irish rugby team from their final game of the amateur era
3 Feb 2017
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'I went to my father's shed, put my foot in a vice and cut off my cast with a hacksaw to go train'
2 Feb 2017
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Analysis: We look at just how much the scrum has changed since professionalism
2 Feb 2017
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Professional power has put the squeeze on Ireland's once-vibrant club rugby scene
2 Feb 2017
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'It was rugby's Wild West!' - The difficult early years of professionalism
1 Feb 2017
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Shoulder to shoulder: why Ireland's Call became the anthem for rugby's new era
1 Feb 2017
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Can you recognise these players from the amateur rugby era?
1 Feb 2017
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From 200 diehards to 11,000 season-ticket holders: how Leinster compete in the professional game
1 Feb 2017
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You are what you eat: how the professional era has transformed rugby players' diets
31 Jan 2017
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Weights, nutrition and psychology: What makes the modern rugby player?
31 Jan 2017
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From Auckland to Athy: Carbery was Ireland's first 1995-born international
30 Jan 2017
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'There's more to life than rugby': What happens when a player is forced to retire
30 Jan 2017
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How different is professional rugby to the good old days of amateurism?
30 Jan 2017
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Irish rugby's Class of '95: from the amateur era to here
30 Jan 2017
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Open thread: Give us your questions for our live Six Nations preview and win a signed Ireland jersey
27 Jan 2017
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