# openside - Monday 26 October, 2020
# Porridge
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# Porridge
24-year-old Will Connors was man of the match on his Ireland debut against Italy.
# openside - Friday 23 October, 2020
# Openside
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# Openside
Attack coach Mike Catt also believes newcomer Hugo Keenan has “a huge future.”
# openside - Monday 19 October, 2020
# Worth Waiting For
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# Worth Waiting For
The flanker has been close to making a return in recent weeks, but the path has not been a straightforward one.
# openside - Monday 31 August, 2020
# Analysis
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# Analysis
The 24-year-old openside flanker was dogged and destructive in defence.
# openside - Saturday 9 May, 2020
# Porridge
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# Porridge
Leinster openside Will Connors earned an Ireland call-up thanks to his excellent season.
# openside - Thursday 4 April, 2019
# Seven Options
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# Seven Options
John Fogarty says reputation counts for nothing as the province assess their options at seven for the closing stages of the season.
# openside - Wednesday 13 March, 2019
# 7
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# 7
Sean O’Brien’s experience is tempting after Josh van der Flier was ruled out.
# openside - Saturday 9 March, 2019
# Openside
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# Openside
Josh van der Flier is looking to make good decisions on both sides of the breakdown.
# openside - Wednesday 20 February, 2019
# Fast Track
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# Fast Track
19-year-old openside flanker Scott Penny has already made four senior starts for Leinster.
# openside - Monday 11 February, 2019
# Exile
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# Exile
The Tullow Tank has agreed to join London Irish from December.
# openside - Thursday 17 January, 2019
# VDF
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# VDF
The 25-year-old is looking likely to be wearing Ireland’s seven shirt on 2 February.
# openside - Monday 17 September, 2018
# Openside
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# Openside
Sean O’Brien and Ciarán Frawley are still unavailable for selection.
# openside - Monday 26 February, 2018
# Ruled Out
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# Ruled Out
The South African will miss three to four months of action.
# openside - Wednesday 31 January, 2018
# Big Calls
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# Big Calls
Josh van der Flier appears to have won the race to start on the openside .
# openside - Thursday 11 January, 2018
# Magnificent Seven
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# Magnificent Seven
‘The way they work rotation you never know when you are going to be in the 15 or the 23 so you just take the opportunities as you get them.’
# openside - Thursday 8 June, 2017
# Openside
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# Openside
Warren Gatland confirmed the Wales openside has an ankle issue.
# openside - Wednesday 14 September, 2016
# Explosive
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# Explosive
The Hurricanes openside ripped up Super Rugby this year.
# openside - Thursday 19 May, 2016
# Hamstrung
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# Hamstrung
The Tullow Tank suffered a massive setback in his rehab in the last weekend of the regular season and will miss Ireland’s tour to South Africa.
# openside - Wednesday 24 February, 2016
# New Faces
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# New Faces
Jared Payne is looking increasingly unlikely to feature against England in Twickenham.
# openside - Thursday 18 February, 2016
# Shoulder To Shoulder
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# Shoulder To Shoulder
Ireland’s head coach places huge value in familiarity when picking squads and Henry hopes to prove himself fit for Twickenham this Sunday.
# openside - Wednesday 23 December, 2015
# Mindset
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# Mindset
The 22-year-old is not content merely to win Leinster caps; he wants to dominate games.
# openside - Saturday 12 December, 2015
# Interview
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# Interview
The 25-year-old back row has been in excellent form for Anthony Foley’s side.
# openside - Monday 31 August, 2015
# Open Season
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# Open Season
There’s only room for one lucky seven at a time the starting line-up.
# openside - Monday 17 August, 2015
# Tullow Tank
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# Tullow Tank
These four turnovers from the Ireland captain showed his quality on the deck.
# openside - Friday 27 March, 2015
# Good Times
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# Good Times
The 27-year-old has been out of action since suffering a mini-stroke in November.
# openside - Wednesday 25 March, 2015
# Transfer
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# Transfer
Openside flanker Nepia Fox-Matamua will join the province on a two-year deal.
# openside - Friday 13 February, 2015
# Groundhog Day
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# Groundhog Day
The Kiwi openside has come through two extensive runs to recovery, so knows plenty about shoulder rehab.
# openside - Tuesday 27 January, 2015
# Tod
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# Tod
The Munster back row is keen to add to his collection of six international caps.
# openside - Tuesday 18 November, 2014
# Chad
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# Chad
The openside flanker suffered a temporary blockage of a small blood vessel in his brain.
# openside - Thursday 13 November, 2014
# Versatile
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# Versatile
The Leinster flanker turned 24 today and now feels a settled part of Joe Schmidt’s group.
# openside - Wednesday 22 October, 2014
# Nuisance
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# Nuisance
The 27-year-old Tipp native discusses competing for steals and CJ Stander’s impact with ball in hand.
# openside - Saturday 27 September, 2014
# Position
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# Position
‘I’m not going to name myself down to a position at the moment,’ says the Munster captain.
# openside - Saturday 6 September, 2014
# Breakdown
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# Breakdown
The 22-year-old openside flanker tells TheScore.ie how he works on his breakdown skills.
# openside - Thursday 28 August, 2014
# Tullow Tank
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# Tullow Tank
The flanker is raring to go in a new season after playing only three times in 2014.
# openside - Thursday 3 July, 2014
# Openside
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# Openside
The 23-year-old has bolstered Ulster’s back row options after impressing in the Ulster Bank League.
# openside - Tuesday 3 June, 2014
# Promotion
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# Promotion
With late call-ups to the senior squad, Stuart McCloskey, Ricky Lutton and Billy Holland are packing their bags for Romania.
# openside - Wednesday 30 April, 2014
# Injury
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# Injury
The number seven suffered a knee injury in October last year, and now hopes to be involved with Boyne RFC.
# openside - Monday 31 March, 2014
# Openside
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# Openside
The flanker admits that the reigning champions could prove Leinster’s toughest opponent to date, but that will not mean a change in approach.
# openside - Saturday 15 February, 2014
# Interview
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# Interview
The young Kiwi flanker will keep his international options open, but he will become a leader in Connacht’s pack long before that decision must be made.
# openside - Wednesday 5 February, 2014
# Back Row Battle
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# Back Row Battle
The Ireland flanker feels it’s time for Ireland to string wins together, with Wales next in their sights.
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