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Irish boss sorry for hosts
Western Mail
|July 14, 2025
IRELAND interim head coach Paul O'Connell admitted he felt sorry for Portugal after his side’s record-breaking 106-7 win in Lisbon.
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O'Connell's side, without 17 players on British and Irish Lions tour duty, ran in 16 tries in a one-sided rout to eclipse their previous biggest win when they scored 13 tries in an 83-3 defeat of the United States in 2000.
O'Connell told Virgin Sports: “I feel sorry for Portugal, but we were very clinical and took our chances.
This story is from the July 14, 2025 edition of Western Mail.
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