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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Ardie Savea has watched from Japan with a mixture of delight, surprise and trepidation as his Super Rugby Pacific team, the Hurricanes, have won their first six matches in the 2024 season. The unprecedented start for the Wellington-based Hurricanes continued Saturday when they produced their best performance so far in a 47-12 away win over …

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland was halfway to the Grand Slam after putting down a spirited Wales by a harder-than-expected 31-7 in Six Nations rugby on Saturday. The Irish had victory sewn up by halftime when they led 17-0. But they couldn’t grab the bonus-point fourth try until the 81st minute. An utterly dominated Wales used the halftime break to regather …

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland has already powered to a victory in its toughest fixture in the Six Nations. Expect the same outcome in what will likely be its easiest. The Irish have lost only one of their 19 test matches at home to Italy. That was in 1997, when the Azzurri weren’t even in the tournament — it was the …