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Johnny Sexton walks off the Stade de France pitch after Ireland's defeat to New Zealand in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
Johnny Sexton walks off the Stade de France pitch after Ireland's defeat to New Zealand in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
Gerry Thornley at Stade de France
Sat Oct 14 2023 - 23:49 • 5 MIN READ

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