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Teams put more energy into arguing than entertaining
01.06.2008 23:31
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England 17 Barbarians 14: THE BARBARIANS are usually welcome at Twickenham but yesterday they did rather more harm than good. Rarely has such a large, expectant crowd been treated to a less fulfilling end-of-season fixture involving England, and nasty facial knocks suffered by Charlie Hodgson and Toby Flood further dissipated the feel-good factor left over from the previous day's Premiership final. The pair are still scheduled to depart for New Zealand this evening but will be in no mood for any traditional Maori nose-rubbing on their arrival.
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Dallaglio leaves the stage with the prize
01.06.2008 23:31
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Wasps 26 Leicester 16: WHEN HISTORIANS chart the development of professional rugby union, Saturday's events will rank among the milestones. Even as Lawrence Dallaglio bade farewell, it was impossible not to wander away through a world-record crowd for a club fixture and not feel confident the game will flourish, even in the big man's high-profile absence. Those fans who still regard Twickenham finals as parochial sideshows mostly played and watched by middle-class men with wobbly stomachs would scarcely recognise the sport these days.
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Seven up for Crusaders
01.06.2008 23:31
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SUPER 14: CANTERBURY CRUSADERS won the Super 14 title on Saturday with a 20-12 victory over the New South Wales Waratahs in Christchurch.
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Jones edges out Hook
01.06.2008 23:30
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STEPHEN JONES will spearhead Wales's assault on world champions South Africa after edging out James Hook for the opening Test in Bloemfontein.
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Bradley makes all the difference
01.06.2008 23:30
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Derry 1-14 Donegal 1-12: DERRY ARE on a roll. "Into the mouth of the dragon" was how Paddy Crozier described this assignment. Anyhow, they walked out unharmed.
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Spring is evident in Derry's step
01.06.2008 23:30
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"WE ARE in a good position now but the Ulster championship, you have to win three real tough games in order to win it. So, one down." Kevin McGuckin stood in the baking heat, hands on hips and happily considered Derry's situation.
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Goals give Derry the advantage
01.06.2008 23:30
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Derry 4-10 Donegal 2-12: DERRY GOALS proved decisive in Ballybofey, yesterday. They scored two by the 25th minute to put them on their way. Those goals from Mark O'Connor and Emmett McGuckin left them ahead by 2-5 to 0-6 at the break.
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Angry Kearns lambastes media 'clowns'
01.06.2008 23:30
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Laois 0-15 Wicklow 0-13: IN VICTORY, one expects an outpouring of emotion. Relief is the natural feeling, but the Laois manager, Liam Kearns, opted for anger with an astonishing tirade directed at local media in the immediate aftermath of Saturday's narrow defeat of Wicklow and that old schemer Mick O'Dwyer.
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Waterford flick the switch, but no light comes on
01.06.2008 23:30
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Waterford facing an uphill battle after yesterday's lethargic effort against Clare, writes Nicky English hurling analyst
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Victory puts Clare in with a shout
01.06.2008 23:30
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MUNSTER SHC FIRST ROUND/WATERFORD v CLARE: THERE WAS no soft landing for Waterford in Limerick yesterday, as Clare ruthlessly ran the under-strength champions ragged to record only the county's second championship win this decade. For all the trepidation about Waterford's formidable injury list, few anticipated the meltdown that unfolded in the second half.
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No lost causes as pride and honour are restored
01.06.2008 23:30
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MIKE MAC wore a mischievous grin and the look of a man vindicated. This coup, coming out and battering the Munster champions with honest physical play and a hail of scores underlined yet again his reputation for the unexpected. As a Clareman 2000 you could tell he had enjoyed himself. This was old style.
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Dramatic shift gives Wexford lift
01.06.2008 23:29
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LEINSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL/MEATH v WEXFORD/Wexford 2-14 Meath 2-13: HEMINGWAY THRIVED on the slow death in the hot afternoon, the heavy inevitability that surrounded the matador as he worked on his kill. Well even he would have been thrown by this one.
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'We are on a bit of a roll now'
01.06.2008 23:29
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COLM COYLE walked out of the Meath dressingroom still displaying that horrible, sinking feeling of losing a championship match he knows his team should have won. No one expected him to be calm and collected in this heat of the moment, and he didn't disappoint.
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Antrim produce emphatic finish
01.06.2008 23:29
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ULSTER SHC SEMI-FINALS/Antrim 2-17 Derry 1-12: DURING THE closing quarter of last night's Guinness Ulster SHC semi-final at Casement Park, Antrim ran riot to blaze past Derry and book their place in the final against Down.
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Cork get campaign off to winning start
01.06.2008 23:29
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CAMOGIE/SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP: THERE WERE victories for Cork, Galway and Tipperary as the Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship roared into life yesterday.
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