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• Derry City great Mark Farrendied early this morning at the age of 33
• Ireland flanker Sean O’Briensat out training with a tight hamstring today
• Leinster’s Garry Ringrose isn’t officially in Ireland’s Six Nations squad, but he’s training with them.
• Former hurler of the year Tony Kelly was ruled out for eight weeks by Clare
• Ulster were linked with a South African international this morning, but have signed Louis Ludik to a contract extension and made him a project player.
• Defending Munster Schools Rugby Champions were knocked out today.
• UCD scrapped past NUIG in the Sigerson Cup.

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• A Chinese club smashed their country’s transfer record today with the acquisition of Colombian striker Jackson Martinez for a whopping €42 million.
• Wales named both of their brilliant opensides to start in Dublin
• A family issue kept Ryan Giggs off the Manchester United bench last night
• English rugby players have welcomed the addition of beer to their pre-match preparation.

Best Thing We Shared

Not sure about the grapics at the start or the soundtrack, but the rest of this tribute video is beautiful.

On The Record

“Great player, even better man, prayers are with his family.”

– James McClean Tweets in tribute to his former Derry City team-mate.

Where We Were Today

That man Murray Kinsella was out keeping close tabs on Ireland’s rugby squad.

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The Fixture List

There’s another Munster schools Senior Cup quarter-final as PBC take on the impressive Bandon Grammar School at 2.30 in Musgrave Park.

Showbiz, Baby!

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