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Friday 4 December 2020
The 24-year-old will captain Ireland again this weekend versus Georgia.
The 24-year-old has lots of underage experience as a captain but this is an obvious step up.
The captain hopes to be fit for the trip to Twickenham to take on England next weekend.
The 29-year-old back row is in excellent form early on in the new season.
Messi scored a first-half penalty for Barcelona.
Ireland international Niamh Fahey on being appointed the Reds’ new skipper.
The Galway woman will lead the Reds as they aim for a swift return to the Women’s Super League.
The 35-year-old took over from Rory Best for the Six Nations earlier this year.
Jurgen Klopp said the 30-year-old will be sidelined with a knee injury.
Thomas Vermaelen completed the move from Ajax to Arsenal.
Former Ireland captain Rory Best is confident his successor, Johnny Sexton, will bounce back.
Johnny Sexton feels Ireland could have dealt with England’s linespeed better.
The Toffees are targeting Europe as the business end of the season approaches.
34-year-old Johnny Sexton is excited to have taken on the Ireland captaincy for the Six Nations.
The £80m centre-half has taken on captaincy duties in the wake of Ashley Young’s departure and is looking forward to the challenges which lie ahead
The most expensive defender in world football will be taking the armband at Old Trafford on a full-time basis.
The Leinster man says the new job is the biggest honour of his career.
The 30-year-old Munster skipper is among the candidates to succeed Rory Best.
The 23-year-old second row is many people’s choice to succeed Rory Best.
The former Ulster and Ireland captain will lead the side when they take to the field against Fiji.
The Scotland captain says he needs to rest his ankle in order to prevent it from becoming a serious concern.
There have been many calls for the 23-year-old to succeed the retired Rory Best.
Mick McCarthy’s side face Bulgaria and the Sheffield United defender will lead the Boys in Green out.
The Ireland captain is on the bench for Saturday’s game in Cardiff.
Rory Best remains the favourite to lead Ireland in Japan.
Ireland captain Rory Best believes his team can overcome this year’s Six Nations disappointment.
Dan McFarland said it wasn’t a difficult decision to appoint Henderson as skipper for the 2019/20 season.
Ireland Women have no games this summer, while the five top nations play each other in July
‘I have been used to it since I have been in school. It’s not something I pay too much attention to.’
The 36-year-old will hope to go out in style in Japan later this year.
Matthijs de Ligt said he was lost for words after his wonderful header earned a surprise win.
The midfielder helped the Reds to a crucial Premier League win over Chelsea yesterday.
The 36-year-old made his final appearance in the Six Nations in Cardiff.
The captain was thrilled with how Ireland ‘attacked’ the contest.
Team Europe’s new captain is already down to work.
Pauric Mahony and Tadhg de Burca have been appointed vice-skippers, meanwhile.
Derby County’s Richard Keogh captained Ireland to their first Uefa Nations League point last night.
Ashley Williams is expected to resume his captaincy duties against Spain but Ryan Giggs backed Gareth Bale as a future skipper.
Seamus Coleman captained Everton to a 2-1 win yesterday.
The Argentine is proud to pull on the armband and hopes he can fill the big shoes left by the departing Andres Iniesta.
RESTAURANTS AND GASTROPUBS are allowed to reopen across the country from today.
Ireland entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week after spending six weeks at Level 5.
Non-essential shops and services have reopened, cultural institutions like cinemas and museums are back open and from today, you can once again dine in a restaurant.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan on going to a restaurant/gastropub this weekend?
Poll Results:
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Some sun, then clouds, showers around
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