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Mon 11 Nov 2008O'Leary finds going physical and tough
PLAYER REACTION IRELAND:DON'T BECOME too excited with the wins. Don't get too down in defeat. Declan Kidney's adage of not taking his team on massive mood swings either way was easy to comprehend on sour days like this.
As the players reflect on Saturday's coldly straightforward narrative in Croke Park, they will ask themselves which game was closest to reality, the handsome win over Canada or the comprehensive defeat by the All Blacks.
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