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Fri 11 Nov 2008There are fascinating battles all over the pitch
LIAM TOLAND RUGBY ANALYST:I CAN'T quite recall my first viewing of the haka, but the most vivid is Willie Anderson's famous confrontation in 1989. Since then I've sickened of all the debate. Surely it's time Irish rugby introduced the All Blacks to the Irish.
As Phil Lynott once said, "Do any of you girls want a little more Irish in you?" Why not embrace our Gaelic traditions to the full and put the Artane Boys up front with each team lined out behind.
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