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Joe Schmidt has made a litany of changes for Ireland’s clash with Italy on Sunday with Robbie Henshaw and Keith Earls named in the centre.
Paul Dunne continued to impress on his professional debut at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Carnoustie.
Meanwhile, Sergio Parisse has been passed fit for the Italians and returns to their starting XV.
Unsurprisingly, Kilkenny and Galway dominate the 2015 Allstar nominations.
In Pro12 news, Leo Cullen has made two changes to the Leinster team for Saturday’s clash with the Dragons.
A 19-year-old from Sligo could make his debut for Connacht this weekend.
Away
Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro has broken her silence and slammed the Football Association.
Arsene Wenger threatened to walk out of his Friday press conference after persistent questioning about his decision to start David Ospina midweek.
The co-main event at UFC 192 on Saturday has been called off after Johnny Hendricks was rushed to hospital.
The alleged preliminary list for the 2015 Ballon d’Or has been leaked and it features some very unexpected names.
Sir Alex Ferguson will coach David Beckham one more time at Old Trafford for a charity football game in November.
The New York Jets have touched down in London Town to face the Miami Dolphins at Wembley and have brought 350 rolls of toilet paper with them.
The Best Thing We Shared Today
Jamie Cudmore cheekily infiltrated the French huddle last night and it was brilliant.
Where We Were Today
Murray Kinsella was in Guildford to hear from Joe Schmidt and Johnny Sexton as the Irish team was named for Sunday’s clash with Italy.
On The Record
On the pitch he sometimes goes beyond the line but those things are a regular occurrence in sport, where fellas sometimes just go past the boundaries. You’re not going to intimidate him (McMahon) too easy. He’s a good footballer but can play it any way, with football or by being more robust if needs be.”Paddy Christie on club-mate and Dublin star Philly McMahon
The Fixture List
- Three fixtures at the Rugby World Cup. In Milton Keynes, cult heroes Japan take on Samoa at 2.30 while straight afterwards it’s the Springboks against Scotland in Newcastle at 4.45. Later on Saturday night, it promises to be a classic as England meet Australia at Twickenham – that gets underway at 8pm.
- There’s more Pro12 too. Leinster host the Dragons at 2.30 while it’s Connacht v Cardiff at 5pm.
- With all the attention focused on Super Sunday, there are still seven fixtures in the Premier League. Two games jump out – Man City host Newcastle at 3pm before Chelsea face Southampton in the evening kick-off.
- Big day in Cork and Dublin GAA circles. Erins Own play Sarsfields in the SHC semi-final replay on Leeside. Throw-in at Pairc Ui Rinn is at 7.30pm. Before that, at Parnell Park, Vincent’s take on Ballymun in the Dublin SFC second round clash.
- In golf, the Dunhill Links continues with all our eyes on Paul Dunne.
Showbiz, Baby!
Hurling is getting some mainstream media attention in the United States. And that means Donal Óg Cusack’s sartorial elegance is heading Stateside. Hooray!
