P173 ORACLE 173 Tue 1 Oct ITV 2127:18
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  
  Ireland      
 
 Coach Ciaran Fitzgerald declared that  
 the Irish side had "turned the corner" 
 after a poor Cup build-up and morale   
 was higher than for the Five Nations.  
                                        
 He said hj was confident that centre   
 Brendan Mullen had recovered from a    
 thigh strain and flanker Pat O'Hara    
 from a hamstring injury.               
                                        
 "Unless something drastic happens, we  
 will bj selecting from the full squad  
 of 26 for the game against Zimbabwe."  
                                        
 The Irish lost a warm-up game against  
 Gloucester last month and were defeated
 twice in Tests on tour in Namibia.     
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