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Joe Schmidt out of contention for coaching British & Irish Lions

South Africa in the news: Joe Schmidt out of contention for coaching British & Irish Lions: “It was just that there was a break clause that I didn’t opt for. It meant that therefore I was available. I thought even in South Africa (Ireland’s three-Test tour in June), those three weeks we had getting to …

Joe Schmidt confident his Ireland team is primed for series glory in South Africa

South Africa in the news: Joe Schmidt confident his Ireland team is primed for series glory in South Africa: Ireland coach Joe Schmidt is confident his much-changed team will rise to the challenge and clinch today’s Test series decider against South Africa in Port Elizabeth. Schmidt has made six changes and one positional switch to …