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Connacht facing 12,000km round trip to Siberia in the European Challenge Cup

It was expected their game against Enisei-STM would be in Sochi, rather than Siberia.

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Sep 3rd 2015, 1:13 PM

These brave souls will represent Ireland at the international ice swimming championships

Because our own water isn’t cold enough…

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Mar 17th 2015, 1:23 PM