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• Jamie Heaslip was named on the five-man shortlist for European Player of the Year.
• Yet another English born player has been linked with the Irish team.
• Irish hooker Davy McGregor almost lost an ear (WARNING: the photo is pretty disgusting) playing against the Barbarians last night.
• Tyrone look likely to be without one of their key men for their championship opener.

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• Australia have changed their policy of picking overseas players, opening the door for Matt Giteau to make an international return.
• Man United have yet to decide on the future of striker Falcao.
• Ronnie O’Sullivan needed a change of shoes but still won his first round match at the World Snooker Championship.
• England fullback Mike Brown has been stood down for the rest of the season due to concussion-related issues.

The best thing we shared

You would know that Bath wing Horacio Agulla is from Argentina.

On the record

“Is he the right man? I think so. I don’t think your whole future should be determined by one game. It was difficult with the players that came in and I still don’t think many of them have bedded in yet. Brendan, the players and the staff will be looking to next season and thinking they will go one step further, winning a trophy maybe and getting back into the top four.”

Jamie Carragher is backing Brendan Rodgers despite Liverpool’s loss to Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final.

The fixture list

• There is Europa League action tomorrow night with Napoli v Wolfsburg the pick of the games.

Showbiz, baby!

Nothing says showbiz like two knights having a cut off each other.

Try not to drool when you see how ridiculously deep the Australian backline has become

One Leinster player has made the shortlist for European Player of the Year