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Rugby

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Pro12: Connacht desperate to slay Dragons and revive their season
O'Connell targets April return after successful back operation
Pro12 Team of the Week
Joe Schmidt wary of threat of Visser and Laidlaw
Leinster hopeful on quartet ahead of Edinburgh encounter
Rougerie out for 6 weeks thanks to Boyet's sliding tackle
Have boots, will travel: 6 sporting trips to take in 2013
Munster just lacking killer instinct - Penney
Gatland hoping Scots can flower in 6 Nations
Anscombe backs young Ulstermen after Thomond defeat
Penney: O'Connell surgery is 'massive step forward'
Schmidt looking ahead to 'exciting time'
Peace offering: Elwood and Schmidt make up over sandwiches
Munster confirm O'Connell to have surgery 'at the earliest opportunity'
Leinster v Connacht, RaboDirect Pro12
Munster v Ulster, RaboDirect Pro12
Inter-pro: 3 key battles to decide Leinster v Connacht
Here's your 'Simon Zebo groped by Peter O'Mahony' pic of the day
Inter-pro: 3 key battles to decide Munster v Ulster
Pro12: Conway and Leinster seeking revenge for September mauling in Galway
'I had to stop the president from pulling a Biarritz t-shirt over my head' - O'Driscoll
Green pastures: 80,000 to watch Harlequins and London Irish square off
Matt Healy to make first start for Connacht against Leinster
Key trio return for Munster's showdown with in-form Ulster
Leinster risk losing 4 in a row as they rest big names for Connacht clash
Pro12 team news: Gilroy and Marshall the leading lights in weakened Ulster XV
Inter-pro: Penney looking forward to another 'beautiful' derby
‘We’ve got some catching up to do’ – Cullen
Sexton battling to retain focus as Lions countdown gathers pace
I was there: Leinster's heartbreaking RaboDirect Pro12 final defeat
Irish rugby in 2012: All you need to know in 8 videos
Christmas crackers: Munster v Leinster
O'Driscoll: A man full of regrets, with the power to wash them all away
Sale sack social media boss over fan insult
Craig Gilroy: All I want for Christmas is Paddy Jackson
VIDEO: I've been immensely impressed by what I've seen - Parks on Connacht
Exiles: Morris on the double and Jackman's Grenoble down Toulouse
Dan Carter set for another European vacation
Half-term report: How our provinces have shaped up so far
Party pieces: A bluffer's guide to rugby in 2012