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Autumn Internationals

Ireland v All Blacks is rugby’s new rivalry

CHRIS HEWETT
GUEST COLUMNIST

Rugby is defined by its great rivalries: Bath- Leicester and Llanelli-Swansea back in the amateur days; Martyn Thomas and his acolytes versus all forms of acceptable Twickenham governance circa 2011; Walcot Old Boys against Combe Down (you cannot even begin to understand unless you’ve been there and suffered).
And the greatest rivalry all? A nobrainer. Matches between New Zealand and South Africa have always been above and beyond. They’ve written books, filmed documentaries and held seminars on the subject. Loads of them.
But consider this: for all their h...

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