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Thursday 26 November 2020
Alex Hodgman, Tupou Vaa’i, Quinten Strange, Cullen Grace, Caleb Clarke, Will Jordan and Hoskins Sotutu are in.
The Athy man will sit out an indeterminable amount of time to recover from his ankle issue.Munster have a wealth of homegrown, but raw, options.
Meanwhile, there is excitement about 21-year-old hooker Dan Sheehan’s potential.
21-year-old Ryan Baird will be hoping for opportunities when rugby gets back underway.
Andy Friend has added Ben O’Donnell and Kiwi number eight Abraham Papali’i to his squad.
With Jack Conan and Dan Leavy back in the mix, the province will have serious depth.
Leo Cullen is building a legacy not just a squad at Leinster.
Connacht are looking for their fifth Pro14 win of the season against the Kings this evening.
The Scots face Russia and Japan in the space of four days as they bid to reach the last eight.
We’ve broken down Joe Schmidt’s squad position-by-position.
The Connacht boss says ‘it will be tough’ to make a decision at scrum-half.
Andy Friend’s side will fly home with regrets after their Challenge Cup quarter-final.
Should Ireland use this year’s championship as a squad strengthening exercise?
Wasps director of rugby Dai Young said Leinster’s depth makes them difficult to beat.
Kieran Marmion got two big starts this month, while Luke McGrath and John Cooney have had exposure too.
There will be plenty of hungry players eager to make an impression this weekend in Dublin.
Dan Leavy’s injury means his Leinster team-mate comes into the team at openside.
While Joe Schmidt says he has good depth in certain positions, there is still much work to do.
Joe Schmidt has very strong options in the locking department
Ross Byrne, Will Addison and Sammy Arnold are already familiar with Schmidt’s demands.
The back row will be difficult to pick if Connacht have everyone fit and firing.
There was little change between the Galway outfits which started the 2017 and 2018 All-Ireland SHC finals.
Conor Murray will be at scrum-half against the Wallabies tomorrow.
Joe Schmidt and his coaching staff are pleased that they now have options across the pitch.
The likes of James Lowe and Jack Conan came in to make a big impact in the win over Munster.
The Kiwi is arguably Ireland’s greatest ever head coach.
Building depth has been a key goal since the 2015 World Cup quarter-final exit.
While most countries would be sending out their best, most experienced side, New Zealand are building depth for the 2019 World Cup.
The wing has endured a torrid time with injury, but has managed to win seven Test caps since his debut last year.
The world player of the year-nominated Hurricanes wing won’t play on his home turf this weekend.
The 23-year-old hasn’t played under Joe Schmidt since last year’s Six Nations.
The likes of Caolin Blade have given Pat Lam some welcome selection headaches for the coming weeks.
The 36-times capped hooker will provide cover in a position where the province have been injury-hit.
Meanwhile, Joe Schmidt admitted his side “still need a miracle” if they are to progress to the next round of the Heineken Cup.
The western province have signed Jason Harris-Wright and Brian Murphy on one-year contracts.
With the Six Nations less than a month away injuries are starting to hit Declan Kidney’s squad hard, who will he ask to step up?
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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