The secret to any truly great sporting rivalry is some genuine animosity between the two parties, and when it comes to Ireland and the Scottish rugby team – these two straight up don’t like each other. Even if one of them keeps beating the other time & time again.

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Elsewhere, the Champions League knockouts have finally caught fire. We chatted to Rory Smith of The New York Times and Nick Ames of The Guardian about Arsenal’s progress and ask what is driving the trend of multi club models.

 

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