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Mon 09 Sep 2007O'Sullivan thinking 'long and hard' about team changesRUGBY:Eddie O'Sullivan has indicated that despite his natural conservatism as a coach he may make significant changes to the side that starts against Argentina next Sunday. O'Sullivan, who will select the Ireland team tomorrow in Bordeaux, has also admitted he could have made changes earlier during Ireland's loss to France in Paris.The forward substitutions in Stade de France came after more than 70 minutes, which left too little time for the players to make any impact on a match Ireland were desperately chasing.