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Tiger Woods reacts after completing the 18th hole during round 1 of the Genesis Invitational at the Riviera Country Club. Photograph: Caroline Brehman/EPAunlikely to let Ireland’s miserly defence rest on their laurels
as last Saturday’s defensive performance was one of the rocks upon which an epic win over France was founded, writes Gerry Thornley. Even so, it wasn’t without its imperfections. Ireland missed 38 tackles out of 186 attempted, which equates to a 79.5 per cent success rate, whereas France stayed in the game largely through making an eye-catching 248 tackles out of 271 .
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