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Tue 10 Oct 2007Browne rushes to the defenceRUGBY:Having already moved with indecent haste before the World Cup to extend Eddie O'Sullivan's contract by four years, the IRFU chief executive, Philip Browne, last night reacted with even more astonishing speed in backing the Ireland coach until 2012.Speaking on RTÉ's Six One News, Browne was asked if the four-year extension would be honoured.