EASTER WEEKEND IS upon us and there’s plenty big sporting action on TV in store over the next few days to keep you entertained.
In rugby the focus is on the European adventures of the provinces with Leinster and Munster in Champions Cup action while Connacht and Ulster head into the Challenge Cup arena.
After the international break, there’s a massive League of Ireland showdown between the last two Premier Division winners as Shamrock Rovers face Dundalk tonight while the Premier League also returns.
The AFLW final series starts tomorrow with Irish players featuring and in racing there’s the Fairyhouse Easter Festival with the Irish Grand National on Monday.
Here’s what’s in store for you to tune into over the next few days.
Friday
6.20am: Live AFL coverage as North Melbourne play Western Bulldogs on BT Sport 2.
1.15pm: Sky Sports Golf have action from Day Two of the Valero Texas Open from San Antonio and that continues later at 9pm.
5pm: The opening women’s Golf Major of the year with Day Two of the Ana Inspiration from California.
5.30pm: Leinster take on Toulon in the last 16 in the Champions Cup, live coverage on BT Sport 3. In soccer Barnsley play Reading in the Championship, live on Sky Sports Main Event.
5.45pm: It’s Longford Town v Sligo Rovers in the opening LOI game of the weekend on WATCHLOI.
7.45pm: Shamrock Rovers against Dundalk in the big LOI Premier Division showdown, it’s live on RTÉ 2.
8pm: Birmingham City play Swansea City in the Championship on Sky Sports Main Event.
8pm: Another Champions Cup last 16 game with Gloucester play La Rochelle on BT Sport 3.
Saturday
6.35am: Live AFL action on BT Sport 2 as Essendon play St Kilda.
11.30am: AC Milan, second in Serie A, face Sampdoria on Premier Sports 1 in the early Italian soccer match.
12.30pm: The rugby action for the day in the Champions Cup begins with Wasps facing Clermont Auvergne on Virgina Media Two and BT Sport 3.
12.30pm: Soccer action with Chelsea v West Brom in the Premier League on BT Sport 1 and it’s Huddersfield v Brentford in the Championship on Sky Sports Main Event.
1pm: Live racing coverage on TG4 from Fairyhouse and Cork.
2.30pm: Bundesliga action on BT Sport Extra 2 as Borussia Dortmund play Eintracht Frankfurt.
3pm: BT Sport 3 have the live action as Munster face Toulouse in the Champions Cup. At the same time England play Scotland in the Women’s Six Nations.
3pm: Leeds United v Sheffield United in the Premier League is live on Premier Sports 1.
3.15pm: Real Madrid play Eibar on La Liga TV.
4pm: The top two in Ligue 1 in France play with Paris Saint-German play Lille on BT Sport Extra 3.
5pm: Juventus meet Torino in Serie A on Premier Sports 2.
5.30pm: Full AFLW deferred coverage on TG4 of Melbourne Demons against Fremantle Dockers as the 2021 finals series begins with plenty Irish interest.
5.30pm: Reigning champions Exeter meet Lyon in the Champions Cup on BT Sport 3.
5.30pm: It’s Man City against Leicester City in the Premier League on Sky Sports Main Event. The big one in the Bundesliga as the top two, Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig, face off on BT Sport 1.
6pm: Bohemians v St Pat’s, Derry City v Waterford and Drogheda United v Finn Harps are the Premier Division fixtures available on the WATCHLOI platform.
7.30pm: Celtic take on Falkirk in the Scottish Cup third round on Premier Sports 1.
8pm: Connacht take on Leicester in the Challenge Cup on BT Sport 3. It’s France against Wales in the Women’s Six Nations on the RTÉ Player.
8pm: All the action from the third round of the Valero Texas Open on the PGA Tour on Sky Sports Golf.
8pm: Arsenal face Liverpool in the last Premier League battle of the day, catch that one on Sky Sports Main Event.
10pm: Catch Carl Frampton’s fight against Jamel Herring is on Channel 5 for the WBO world super featherweight belt.
Sunday
8.55am: The Tour of Flanders is live on Eurosport.
12pm: Southampton meet Burnley in the opening Premier League game of the day on Sky Sports Main Event.
12.30pm: Racing 92 take on Edinburgh in the Champions Cup on BT Sport 3.
1.50pm: More deferred AFLW coverage on TG4, this time it’s Collingwood against North Melbourne, as this year’s finals series continues.
2.05pm: Newcastle United play Tottenham in the Premier League on Sky Sports Main Event.
2.30pm: Live racing coverage from Fairyhouse on RTÉ 2, the feature at 5pm is the Grade 1 Gold Cup.
3pm: Bordeaux Begles v Bristol Bears is next up on BT Sport 3 for the Champions Cup schedule.
4.30pm: Aston Villa v Fulham on Sky Sports Main Event as part of the day’s Premier League schedule.
5.30pm: It’s Scarlets against Sale Sharks on BT Sport 3 in the last of the Champions Cup knockout games of the weekend.
6pm: It’s the final round of the Valero Texas Open from San Antonio on Sky Sports Golf with coverage later at 7.30pm on Sky Sports Main Event.
6.30pm: Rangers take on Cove Rangers on Premier Sports 1 in the Scottish Cup third round.
7.30pm: Man United face Brighton in the day’s last Premier League game on BT Sport 1.
8pm: Ulster play Harlequins in the Challenge Cup on BT Sport 3.
8pm: La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid face Sevilla on La Liga TV.
Monday
12.30pm: It’s Middlesbrough against Watford in the Championship on Sky Sports Main Event.
2.30pm: RTÉ 2 are live from Fairyhouse for the Irish Grand National meeting, the big one is off at 5pm.
3pm: Sunderland fans can watch them in League One action against Peterborough on Sky Sports Main Event.
5.30pm: Sheffield Wednesday face Cardiff City in the Championship on Sky Sports Football.
6pm: Everton take on Crystal Palace in the evening’s Premier League opener on Sky Sports Main Event.
7.30pm: Jimmy White v Stephen Hendry in the World Snooker Championship qualifying is live on the Eurosport app.
8pm: Barcelona play Real Valladolid on La Liga TV.
8.15pm: West Ham go up against Wolves on Sky Sports Main Event in the Monday night Premier League game.
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Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey look back on the Pro14 final and ahead to the provinces’ European knockout games.
Should definitely be picked over Skrtel.
He can score goals just as well, and he can actual do the job he’s primarily meant to do – defend.
Well, prove himself and show he deserves his place, the way it used to be….
Think he has proved himself,a far far better defender than Skrtel or Sahko,
Skittles was the shunned man at the start of last season, until injuries gave him his chance & he took it.
If Dagger would just hit the weights & get string as fook, I’d have him over the lumbering Sakho.
I think he is gone. Always struggles with the physical players and is not great in the air. Its a pity as he is easily the most comfortable player with the ball at his feet and is well able to pop up with vital goals. Glen Johnson can start packing his bags as well!
Ah if it isn’t James ‘sing when your winning Quinn , how have you been , meltdown over ..
Twenty, in fairness, you stuck around all season, but like christmas, once a year… 95% of ‘man u’ fans here, showed up after the Palace game only…… Liverpools failure was Man U’s success this year… Like tables turned…….meltdown on an apocalyptic scale….
U are a sad case, hardly worth responding to. I have better things to be doing on my holidays than chattin with a kn#b like u.
First time I ever heard losing one game to Chelsea as a meltdown. Went all out to hammer Palace, only chance they had of winning the title was on goal difference, City were always going to beat Villa and West Ham at home.
The only team in meltdown is down the road at Old Toilet!
Well said
I love these comments. A fan’s worth is ostensibly gauged by the volume of his/her’s contributions on The Score – the benchmark of so many things in life. Some people have fat too much time on their hands.
Chatting ??? Who said anything about chatting !!! How about just supporting your team win , lose or draw like a real pool fan (graham kavanagh is a good example) you should take a leaf out if his book .
Graham Utd fans took stick all season on every thread from yourself and other fans. Now the shoe is on the other foot you need to take it and grow a pair !
Paulie, you have seen me here all season, never shied away either. I am not disputing what you say either, but many man u fans did hide all season. Also, man u fans have been dishing it out for donkey years now, and one really bad season and you expect compassion? Not in footie world….
Who said anything about compassion Graham , if your going to give it you have to be able to take it..and that apply’s to all
Supporting my team?? I went over to see pool play 5 times this season. I think that’s more than what u do, talking sh!te here.
You will be calling yourself ‘Twenty’ for a long time, living in the past! Will I start calling myself ’5 times’?? Sad case.
I read this story 3 days ago on goal, get with d times man!
So, Paulie, are you saying, when you get stick I should not respond back? Are you moving the posts on how to act here? I give as good as I get, you know that by now, and I am also here when we lose, as you may know from the terrible year we had the previous season….. If you do not like what I say, that is you not being able to take it….. contradicting your own comments…..