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O’CONNELL: Wales will be tougher

Ireland captain Paul O’Connell predicted his side’s hardest test for Grand Slam glory will come in Wales after thrashing England 19-9 in Dublin yesterday

Wales are also in with a chance of the Six Nations title after beating France in Paris on Saturday night and O’Connell expects a huge occasion at the Millennium Stadium on March 14.

“It’s probably going to be our hardest day of the championship, away from home is obviously harder,” O’Connell after Ireland equalled their record of 10 consecutive wins at Lansdowne Road.

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