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1. #SIX NATIONS Ireland’s rugby players, including Keith Earls, reconvened yesterday at Carton House in Kildare.
France head coach Philippe Saint Andre named his side to face the Irish and as promised, he’s shuffled the pack. Declan Kidney names his starting XV tomorrow.
2. #SIX NATIONS But will Stephen Ferris be there in Paris come Saturday? He -and the rest of us – will find out today at lunchtime when he faces a Six Nations disciplinary committee in London.
The Ulster man was cited, along with Wales lock Bradley Davies yesterday.
3. HARRY REDKNAPP The jury in the Harry Redknapp tax trial were sent home for the night after four hours of deliberations yesterday. The will begin again at 10am this morning.
4. #EURO2012 FAI chiefs yesterday announced details of plans to hold a pre-tournament training camp in Italy after a friendly with Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Aviva Stadium on May 26.
5. #EXIT STRATEGY John Mullane yesterday confirmed that he was opting out of the Waterford senior hurling set-up… but just for five to six weeks.
The Déise talisman explained that the decision was prompted by family reasons. Earlier, Tipperary manager Declan Ryan told RTÉ’s Brian Carthy that the door remains open for Lar Corbett, who retired from intercounty hurling this week.
6. #JOB CENTRE All Blacks great John Kirwan last night threw his hat into the ring for the soon-to-be-vacant Ulster job.
“Like I said, for me I’m really looking for a club that has aspirations to win, I’m really keen to get involved in a side that wants to go places. So if Ulster are keen on winning the Heineken Cup and winning the Robo Cup or whatever it’s called, I’d be keen to be involved,” he told Off The Ball.
