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Ireland’s triumph puts them in good company

An exceptional summer of Test rugby is over and what an advert for old fashioned three-Test tours and, in the case of Ireland, it’s worth reiterating what an historic achievement it was for the men in green.
In 28 three-Test series the Kiwis had come off worse just twice, against South Africa in 1937 and Australia in 1986. A slight addendum to that factoid is that of course the Lions’ 2-1 series win in 1971 came after a four-Test series while France were impressive 2-0 winners of their two-match series in 1994. It is a very elite company Ireland are keeping.
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