Biden's Strong Ties with Ireland on Display for St. Patrick's Day
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US President Joe Biden has wished the Ireland rugby union team luck in their Grand Slam game against England in Dublin on Saturday. Biden, who has English ancestors, introduced former Ireland and Lions full-back Rob Kearney, among a group of distant Biden cousins, at an official celebration with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. The Irish are ranked No 1 in the world and are prohibitive favourites to beat England and win the Six Nations championship with a clean sweep of five wins from five games. Biden has made no secret of his love for rugby union, which he has said he played for a year at law school in Syracuse, New York, in the late 1960s.
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