slugfest

He will leave behind an intensely partisan, politicized court system in which elections are brutal slugfests.

If the conditions are as predicted it could make it tighter, but if it goes down to a slugfest you would still bank on the Lions forwards winning it.

"I want to get my hands on him and hope for a quick one but I've been training for a 25-minute slugfest."

It has sparked a political slugfest between the ruling coalition and opposition parties, with each side accusing the other of playing political games.

On France's last visit to Dublin two years ago, Ireland won an enthralling slugfest, now regularly mentioned in 'greatest Six Nations games' conversations.