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by DAVID WALSH SINCE 1982 Ireland's rugby team has prepared for three matches which were subsequently postponed. On all three occasions, it was the country's opening fixture in the Five Nations Championship, i.e. on the third Saturday of January. Is there not an obvious lesson f

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THIS is a crucial week for Barney Eastwood. The two current stars of the Belfast bookmaker's stable, Dave McAuley and Herol Graham, will within a 48 hour period from Thursday to Saturday nights, attempt to breathe new life into their temporarily, at least comatose world champion