Beirne captains Ireland, Timoney starts at 8 v Fiji
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 1 of them from Ireland.
Tadhg Beirne will captain Ireland in Saturday's Nations Championship meeting with Fiji, while Nick Timoney has won the race to start at number 8 in the absence of Sean Jansen.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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1 outlet from Ireland, where the story is: RTÉ · how we count
- Nov 12, 3:35 PM UTCFirst reportIreland make seven changes for Fiji as Beirne takes captaincychannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Nov 12, 3:43 PM UTC+9 min· you’re reading thisBeirne captains Ireland, Timoney starts at 8 v Fijirte.ie ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 3:43 PM UTC · +9 min
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Ireland team announcement for the Fiji match, naming Beirne as captain, and does not conflict with Report 1.
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