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Saturday 31 October 2020
Leinster will face Northampton Saints and Montpellier, while Connacht take on Pat Lam’s Bristol and Racing 92.
Garry Ringrose misses out due to the broken jaw he sustained last weekend.
The Candystripes could face disciplinary action due to their inability to fulfil Wednesday night’s fixture in Tallaght.
Ed Byrne, Will Connors, Jamison Gibson-Park, Shane Daly, Hugo Keenan, and Ryan Baird have been included.
A further five players and one staff member have been identified as close contacts.
It’s part of the car industry’s move away from internal combustion engines.
If Ulster qualify, they’ll either be away to Exeter or at home against Northampton.
Fiji join Scotland, France and Italy in the other group.
Billy Burns returns to captain the side, while Edinburgh have named a strong starting XV.
Peter Sullivan and Alex Wootton start on the wings for the western province.
The event was originally scheduled to take place at Mount Juliet in May.
Ireland are set to play six Tests in seven weekends from October through into December.
The senior and intermediate deciders will take place at HQ, with the junior showpiece to be played elsewhere two weeks earlier.
The once-capped Ireland international joined from Leinster last year.
Both clubs have confirmed their starting teams for the clash at Turf Moor.
The 2020/21 season of European rugby is now due to start on 11/12/13 December.
It follows a cabinet meeting today.
The country has 232,243 cases, surpassing the UK and Spain.
Dan McFarland has confirmed his 43-man senior squad for next season.
The European club season has been suspended.
There are now 214 cases on the island of Ireland.
Earlier, the WRU had said the game would go ahead but sense has finally prevailed.
The Premier League is due to hold an emergency meeting today.
The moves have been made in a bid to slow the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
The Six Nations fixture is due to take place in Cardiff on Saturday.
The decision has been made due to fears over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The Division 1 hurling decider will now take place on the same weekend of the football finals.
The organisation will end a five-year Irish absence when it returns to the 3Arena on 15 August.
Garry Ringrose and Caelan Doris miss out on the clash against Wales due to injury.
The LGFA announced details of a revamp today.
Tadhg Beirne is set for his first appearance of the season off the bench in Wales.
Ben Spencer has replaced Willi Heinz on the bench in the only change to the matchday 23.
The 46-year-old will be the first Frenchman to adjudicate a World Cup decider.
Joe Schmidt’s starting XV has 886 caps worth of Test rugby experience.
Angus Gardner and Pascal Guazere will be on the sidelines for the clash in Tokyo.
Joe Schmidt’s side will take on the number one team in the world in Tokyo next Saturday.
Joe Schmidt has made 12 personnel changes for his side’s Pool A clash with Samoa on Saturday.
Bundee Aki is also back as Joe Schmidt rings the changes.
The Ulster back row will arrive in Japan today.
WE’RE JUST A day out from the spookiest night of the year.
Halloween will look a bit different this year, with no trick-or-treating advised.
Nonetheless, there are plenty of traditions that we can still continue from the safety of our own homes, one being pumpkin carving.
So, today we want to know: Have you carved a pumpkin for Halloween this year?
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Windy; a little a.m. rain, then a shower
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