DUBLIN (Reuters) - Having made flattering to deceive an art form in recent Rugby World Cups, Ireland can justifiably say this time they really are different when they make the short trip across the Irish sea as genuine contenders.
Winners of successive Six Nations titles, Ireland are loaded with experience, possess world class operators such as Paul O'Connell, Jonathan Sexton and Jamie Heaslip and, in Joe Schmidt, are coached by one of the sharpest minds in the game.
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