We'll Leave It There So: Jordi's in the team, two cracking Fitzgibbon semis and all the day's sport

Also, Carl Frampton prepares for his world title fight in Belfast tomorrow.

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Joe Schmidt named the Irish team to face England and Jordi Murphy replaces the injured Jamie Heaslip.
WIT and UL won their respective semi-finals to advance to the Fitzgibbon cup decider tomorrow.
JJ Hanrahan starts for Munster as they host Glasgow at Musgrave Park.
Rory McIlroy has not made a good start to the 2015 Honda Classic.

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Thierry Henry said he would take over at Arsenal if asked by the board.
Feyenoord say it was a complete coincidence that an inflated banana was thrown at Gervinho.
England named their side to take on Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.
Nani says he thinks himself and Manchester United can work together again in the future.

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On the record

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Being the best isn’t just about doing great things, it is about making your team better every time you take the field. I’ve played against him and you can hear how vocal he is and he is talking to his team throughout. Even if he isn’t right and is only at 7/10, that is still better than most other out-halves.”

Jonny Wilkinson speaking about the talent of Johnny Sexton.

Where we were today

Our GAA reporter Fintan O’Toole was down in Limerick for the Fitzgibbon Cup semi-finals.

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The fixture list

There is Six Nations rugby tomorrow, with Scotland hosting Italy and Wales travelling to France.
Also in the Pro12, Munster play Glasgow at Thomond Park.
There is Premier League action with six games including Man United v Sunderland.
The National Football League returns as Tyrone welcome Derry to Omagh.
Carl Frampton fights Chris Avalos for the IBF Super Bantamweight title in Belfast.

Showbiz, baby!

Carl Frampton is preparing for his big fight – the first title fight on terrestrial television in the UK since 2008.

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