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Misery for Patchell as Irish write a fairytale to go No.1 in world

■ By PETER JACKSON

Working the space: Rob Kearney goes over for Ireland
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THROUGHOUT all the ups and downs of his mountainous career, Rory Best would never have allowed himself a rare moment of frivolity to think about fairytales.
This morning, thanks in no small measure to the unwitting connivance of the Grand Slam champions, Ireland’s venerable captain might be tempted to become a believer.
A fortnight after giving the impression that the roof had caved in on him during a Red Rose hurricane which raised awkward questions about his immediate future, Be...

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