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Ireland 27-17 Wales: Spirited, courageous underdogs fall short of Six Nations miracle but there's plenty of reason for optimism, writes ALEX BYWATER

ALEX BYWATER AT THE AVIVA STADIUM: When the big kid in the school playground takes on a smaller adversary there only ever tends to be one winner, although that doesn't mean their nose can't be bloodied. That is exactly what happened at Dublin's Aviva Stadium on Friday night....read

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Premier League

Pos	Pos	Team	P	PTS
1	Arsenal	Arsenal	31	70
2	Manchester City	Man City	30	61
3	Manchester United	Man Utd	31	55
4	Aston Villa	Aston Villa	31	54
5	Liverpool	Liverpool	31	49
6	Chelsea	Chelsea	31	48
7	Brentford	Brentford	31	46
8	Everton	Everton	31	46
9	Fulham	Fulham	31	44
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	Brighton	31	43
11	Sunderland	Sunderland	31	43
12	Newcastle United	Newcastle	31	42
13	AFC Bournemouth	Bournemouth	31	42
14	Crystal Palace	Crystal Palace	30	39
15	Leeds United	Leeds	31	33
16	Nottingham Forest	Nottm Forest	31	32
17	Tottenham Hotspur	Spurs	31	30
18	West Ham United	West Ham	31	29
19	Burnley	Burnley	31	20
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Wolves	31	17

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