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Fri 01 Jan 2008Captain O'Gara anxious to hit ground running
Rugby/European Cup Pool Five:Tomorrow's epic-in-waiting at Thomond Park will, fittingly, be adorned by the kind of ensemble cast such a plot demands.
Aside from the likes of Anthony Foley, in possibly his last Heineken European Cup match on the hallowed turf, and Lawrence Dallaglio, in his last appearance on Irish soil, there'll also be a home Euro debut for the latest Kiwi legend on Munster's books, Doug Howlett, a first run-out in Wasps colours for Eoin Reddan in his battle with Peter Stringer and the compelling contest at outhalf.
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