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Risteard Cooper

Risteard Cooper

Risteard Cooper is a columnist with The Irish Times.

Wayne Barnes blows for full-time on Ireland’s Grand Slam victory in Cardiff. Photograph: Alan Betson
Ireland rugby team have only themselves to blame for Six Nations ups and downs . . . and Wayne Barnes

A win in Rome against Italy would give the team something to build on and to celebrate

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