Belvedere College's David Hawkshaw celebrates after today's thrilling win against Blackrock College. Gary Carr / INPHO Gary Carr / INPHO / INPHO

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• The Ireland camp delivered an injury update as they prepare to face England this weekend in the Six Nations, while Craig Gilroy, Dave Foley and Jordi Murphy have all been added to the squad.
• Munster are set to launch a search for a director of rugby to come on board alongside Anthony Foley next season.
• Belvedere College booked their spot in the semi-finals of the Leinster Schools Senior Cup after an enthralling game at Donnybrook today.
• TV3 look set to show more than 20 Euro 2016 games after reportedly reaching a deal with RTÉ to split coverage of this summer’s football showpiece.
• The FAI today announced that the ticket appeals portal they set up for Euro 2016 will close at midnight on Wednesday, 24 February.
• One of the most successful coaches in Sigerson Cup history is stepping down from his role at Dublin City University.

Ireland team manager Mick Kearney and scrum-half Conor Murray speaking to the media today at Carton House. Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

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• Toulon have given Bryan Habana permission to compete for South Africa in the World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments in Las Vegas and Vancouver next month.
• Lazio president Claudio Lotito has claimed midfielder Felipe Anderson will join Manchester United this summer for €60 million.
• A consortium led by former striker Dean Holdsworth is set to take control of Bolton Wanderers after having a €9.6 million (£7.5m) offer accepted.
• The Philippines’ Election Commission said today it would consider a complaint accusing boxing champion Manny Pacquiao of violating election regulations by promoting his upcoming fight in the thick of the campaign.
• Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone made quick work of his welterweight debut, stopping Alex Oliveira with a first-round submission at UFC Fight Night 83.

The Best Thing We Shared

Conor McGregor’s bid to make history is creeping up on us — 11 days to go! — and the UFC have released another excellent promo to whet the appetite.

Where We Were Today

Murray Kinsella was at Carton House to get the latest from the Ireland squad ahead of this weekend’s trip to Twickenham, Sean Farrell caught up with the U20 squad in Sandymount, Ryan Bailey was with members of the Ireland cricket team in Malahide, and head coach John Kavanagh treated us to a Snapchat tour of Straight Blast Gym.

On The Record

They have played quite well. With Eddie Jones in charge they seem to be a confident group. They are getting a bit of momentum up and they will be fully confident that they can go out and get a victory against us.”

Conor Murray tees up Ireland’s Six Nations clash with England at Twickenham on Saturday.

The Fixture List

The last-16 stage of the Champions League continues with two more first-leg ties as Arsenal welcome Barcelona to the Emirates and Juventus play host to Bayern Munich in Turin — both with 7:45pm kick-off times.

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