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In pictures: Ireland's rugby stars hit the weights

The countdown is on to Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final shoot-out with Wales. And Declan Kidney’s men are ready for the gun show.

IRELAND’S RUGBY STARS face Wales in Wellington on Saturday in a much-anticipated Rugby World Cup last-eight showdown.

The squad hit the weight room earlier in anticipation.

Warning: Paul O’Connell’s lifting face may scare small children and animals.

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  • Conor Murray

  • Rob Kearney

  • Ronan O'Gara

  • Gordon D'Arcy

  • Eoin Reddan

  • Shane Jennings

  • Rory Best and Cameron Steele

  • Stephen Ferris

  • Paddy Wallace

  • Rob Kearney and Brian O'Driscoll

  • Paul O'Connell

  • Paul O'Connell

  • Mike Ross

  • Eoin Reddan and Geordan Murphy

  • Philip Morrow and Brian O'Driscoll

  • Brian O'Driscoll

  • Ronan O'Gara

  • Keith Earls

  • Gordon D'Arcy and Brian O'Driscoll

All pictures: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

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    Oct 5th 2011, 12:57 PM

    Why is Kearny beating the crap out of BOD, someone stop him for Gods sake. Have the Welsh gotten to Kearny?

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    Oct 5th 2011, 6:32 PM

    More weights? There are no more……..

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    Oct 5th 2011, 1:08 PM

    Paul just caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror and scared himself!

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    Oct 5th 2011, 2:33 PM

    Did you put the fear of God in that Cameraman???!???

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    Oct 5th 2011, 6:30 PM

    Amy Huberman is one helluva lucky woman ;o)

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    Oct 5th 2011, 12:21 PM

    Thats a scary face…and what is Rory Best wearing on his head?

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    Oct 5th 2011, 12:48 PM

    Best has a head piece on for working neck strengthening.

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    Oct 5th 2011, 1:04 PM

    leave it on, leave it on .It might scare the crap out of the Welsh side he he…///////

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    Oct 5th 2011, 11:53 PM

    conor murray jumping through hoops to keep his place…

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