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(A Scotland fan reacts after the final whistle of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying match at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi)

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• Three debutants have been named in the Munster side to face Benetton Treviso tomorrow night.
• Dublin’s Diarmuid Connolly has lost a second appeal against the red card he received in last weekend’s drawn game between Dublin and Mayo.
• Cyrus Christie and Ciaran Clark have been named in Ireland’s team to face Gibraltar tonight.
• Marty Moore has undergone surgery after missing out on Ireland’s World Cup squad.

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• Georgia have done Ireland a big favour by beating Scotland in a Euro 2016 qualifier tonight.
• Hungarian footballing ultras have attacked refugees at a Budapest train station.
• Pedro has hit out at Man United for their recent treatment of Victor Valdés.
• Some more big fights have been added to the McGregor-Aldo card.
• Ex-Leinster coach Matt O’Connor has landed a new job with the Queensland Reds.

The Best Thing We Shared

This 95-year-old fan has travelled to the Faroe Islands to watch Northern Ireland play tonight.

On The Record

“The Maltese defence is like a sponge – there’s water, water, water and then…no water”.

Giovanni Trapattoni had some interesting observations while doing co-commentary on Italian TV last night.

The Fixture List

• There are plenty more Euro 2016 qualifying matches, including San Marino v England.
• It’s a big GAA weekend, with the All-Ireland senior football semi-final replay among the games taking place.
• Day six of the US Open takes place.
• Ireland v England is one of a number of Rugby World Cup warm-up matches taking place.
• Stage 14 of the Vuelta gets underway.
• There’s a full round of League of Ireland action, including Shamrock Rovers v Bohs.

Showbiz, Baby!

Someone has spotted Roy Keane in this 16th century painting.

Don’t be hugging prematurely now.

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