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# eight

Simmonds starts for England as Dombrandt makes bench for Ireland game

Jamie George and Joe Marchant have also come into Eddie Jones’ starting XV.

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Mar 10th 2022, 1:02 PM

All time

# Lion

'It's easier to silence that kind of noise... I feel a bit vindicated'

Leinster’s Jack Conan starts in the number eight shirt against Glasgow again tonight.

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Oct 22nd 2021, 6:45 AM

# eight

'He’s definitely putting his hand up' - Lions boss Gatland impressed by Conan

The tourists move on to Cape Town tomorrow but don’t know who they will play on Wednesday.

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Jul 10th 2021, 8:47 PM

# Debate

'I think Jack Conan is the best eight in the country right now'

Former Ireland international Jamie Heaslip feels his ex-Leinster team-mate deserves his shot.

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Aug 28th 2019, 10:11 PM

# Jordi

'This is a big opportunity and I plan on taking it with both hands'

Ulster’s Jordi Murphy gets a shot in Ireland’s number eight shirt against Italy tomorrow.

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Feb 23rd 2019, 6:45 AM

# never let go

'I've had the same ones since I was 8!' - Man United star mocked over shinpads

The superstitious Ander Herrera has become the subject of dressing room jokes at Old Trafford as a result of his ‘battered’ equipment.

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Dec 29th 2016, 5:28 PM

# eight

'For me and the Munster boys, to be at the front of that was big' - Stander

CJ Stander said Ireland’s response to the haka was an emotional moment.

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Nov 6th 2016, 6:30 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 It’s Tuesday morning… here are all the big stories you need to know as you start your day.

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Jun 16th 2015, 7:49 AM

# crew feared dead

Haunting video released of capsized cargo ship

The eight men on board are all feared to have perished.

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Jan 5th 2015, 9:14 PM

# thrashing

France scored eight (yes, eight) against Jamaica tonight

Karim Benzema, Blaise Matuidi and Antoine Griezmann all scored braces.

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Jun 8th 2014, 10:27 PM

# Bangladesh

Eight die in new Bangladesh garment factory tragedy

The owner of the Tung Hai sweater factory was among the victims.

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May 9th 2013, 7:56 AM

# Heineken Cup

James Coughlan is good enough to play for Ireland - Rob Penney

Somebody get down to Bear and tell Jamie Heaslip.

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Dec 9th 2012, 12:24 PM

# Fine Gael

Is Fine Gael taking disciplinary action against TDs over critical article?

Eight Fine Gael TDs co-authored a piece voicing criticism of the Government’s stance on the Croke Park Agreement – but is the party disciplining them for this?

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Oct 17th 2012, 1:57 PM

# Turkey

Car bomb kills eight in Turkey

50 others were wounded in the blast, which hit the city of Gaziantap.

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Aug 20th 2012, 9:39 PM

# After Eight

Eight is enough: Rafa Nadal blasts past Djokovic to capture Monte Carlo title

World number one Novak was no match for the irresistible Spaniard at the Rolex Masters.

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Apr 22nd 2012, 7:08 PM

# spectacular

8 of the world’s most spectacular bridges

Yes, they get us from one location to another with ease, but there is more to bridges than that. They can be spectacular works of architecture – and art.

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Mar 11th 2012, 9:30 AM