{"id":158670,"date":"2025-06-04T22:51:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T22:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/158670\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T22:51:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T22:51:06","slug":"ireland-squad-winners-and-losers-as-paul-oconnell-backs-real-leader-to-lead-a-leinster-dominated-selection-planet-rugby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/158670\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland squad: Winners and losers as Paul O&#039;Connell backs &#039;real leader&#039; to lead a Leinster-dominated selection &#8211; Planet Rugby"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi-AFBVV95cUxQNHJiU21CQVlfdkpRQzc3TkY0S3pIRFJPQmI5aURNX3VxazEyVFRyNU94Y0NSbUJGQjdXU0pqeFQ0b1AyR0djMFJXdk80cmZmZ0dxemkyV1ZmZFhxbV9rSTVpbXV0VHE4Zy1HcWVacGI3MDBjOXc0eTdydVFCWV91Zm5FdVV0bHFpc0ZTWU5HbjZ2ZDNZa21qLU9QVG1Wakd3SGNiMnVOY0hwQzdyVkprcXBCeGlMSWItNE5PQVlmWUxhVDNUcDBoQlBiQVlJWXU3bWFGdFFOcGpsaklwdHBtaktBMVhzZjR2S1VSNGlhYjNidlltbHI3bQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ireland squad: Winners and losers as Paul O&#8217;Connell backs &#8216;real leader&#8217; 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