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• It was a disastrous day for Irish rugby with the news that Sean O’Brien will miss 5-6 months with a shoulder injury.
• Scoring in championship games has increased by almost 9% since the introduction of the black card.
• James McCarthy and Seamus Coleman were left out of Everton’s Europa League game this evening, casting doubt on whether they will be fit for Ireland’s upcoming Euro 2016 qualifiers.
• Conor McGregor announced his next opponent on Twitter….but UFC head Dana White said McGregor is telling fibs.

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• Liverpool appear to have won the latest club vs country row after Daniel Sturridge wasn’t named in the latest England squad.
• Joachim Low has named a relatively small 20 man squad for the upcoming Euro 2016 qualifiers against Poland and Ireland.
• Utility back Kurtley Beale has been dropped from the Australian squad after allegedly getting into an altercation with a team official on a flight to Argentina.
• Floyd Mayweather finally came across someone who didn’t recognise him and he was not a happy camper.

On The Record

“Joe Brolly, for example, is someone who really needs to examine his conscience. Joe seems to think it’s all just harmless fun. But there are consequences when he goes over the top with his facetious remarks. People get hurt. There is collateral damage and it can run deep. He has a massive platform on The Sunday Game and he needs to use it with a lot more sensitivity.”

Former Roscommon goalkeeper Shane Curran had some strong views on Joe Brolly in his new autobiography, Cake.

Where we were today

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Our rugby correspondent Murray Kinsella was out in Leinster for the aftermath of the Sean O’Brien injury news.

The best thing we shared

Kilkenny’s All-Ireland winning captain Lester Ryan has been rehearsing his victory speech for a very long time.

The fixture list

• There are three Guinness Pro12 fixtures including Ulster vs Edinburgh and Connacht vs Cardiff.
• There are two fixtures in the League of Ireland, Cork City vs Drogheda United and Limerick vs Athlone Town.

Showbiz, baby

Matthew McConaughey is now giving motivational speeches to American football teams. Alright, alright, alright….

The schools rugby aficionado and the young gun: 8 fans you’ll run into at Leinster vs Munster

Is this the best Arsenal XI of the Arsene Wenger era?