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Former Ireland women's rugby head coach Philip Doyle died on Friday aged 61.
Doyle, affectionately known as 'Goose', had two spells as head coach of the Ireland women’s team, initially from 2003 to 2006, before returning to the role in 2010.
It was in this second period in charge that Ireland enjoyed their greatest success, winning the Grand Slam in 2013, and sealing the title with a 6-3 win against Italy in Milan.
While they finished third in the 2014 championship, Doyle’s Ireland team achieved further history at that year’s World Cup by reaching the semi-finals.
The high point of that World Cup was a 17-14 win against the defending champions the Black Ferns, becoming the first ever Ireland international side to defeat New Zealand, with tries for Heather O’Brien and Alison Miller, and seven points from the boot of Niamh Briggs, sealing the famous win.
Doyle stepped down as head coach after that fourth-place World Cup finish, with Tom Tierney taking over as Ireland won another Six Nations title in 2015.
And here is Doyle speaking to our own Cameron Hill about his life in rugby back in April of this year.
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Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.
It's a URC Grand Final special for you today - we'll hear from both the Leinster and Bulls camps,
Some Off The Ball regulars will offer their thoughts ahead of tonight's games,
And there's a couple of highlights from chats we had this week with bona fide Leinster royalty....
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Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill.
Coming up, the Leinster and Bulls teams are out for the URC Grand Final,
Isa Nacewa admits he was "shocked" by James Lowe's decision to leave this summer,
A few big names out of the Ireland squad for their Nations Championship games this July,
And are we inching closer to tackles above the sternum being outlawed in elite rugby?
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Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill,
Coming up, a big injury blow for Leinster just days out from the URC final.
The cause of Jack Crowley's recent injury struggles has finally been revealed - and it's not good news for Ireland,
Another van der Flier gets an international call-up for the July tests,
And Cam Roigard defends his action after being accused of feigning injury before setting up a try at the weekend.
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Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill.
Coming up, James Tracy fumes over the decision by the IRFU to let go of James Lowe,
Caelan Doris a doubt for the URC Final against the Bulls next Friday,
And Aoife Wafer is crowned the Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship once again.
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