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The intensity of the wind and rain was matched by the players from both sides in a tough, gritty interpro with the extra bit of class that having a World Rugby player of the year nominee in Josh van der Flier being the difference between the teams. There is a pretty intense debate in the post-match amongst the Craggy Crew too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hear from Andy Friend, Paul Boyle and Leo Cullen in the press match press conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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