Saturday Sport, with Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd., Naas

Ireland take on reigning champions at the Rugby World Cup this evening

GAELIC GAMES

There are two Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship Quarter Finals down for decision today.

Celbridge and Sarsfields meet at Manguard Park at 4.00.

Followed by the meeting of Clane and Johnstownbridge at 6.00.

The Senior Football Championship Relegation Play-Off, between Ballyteague and St. Laurence's at noon.

2 o’clock is the start time for the Auld Shebeen Athy Intermediate Football Championship Quarter Finals between Castledermot and Round Towers and Allenwood and Caragh.

KFM will have live updates of all those game with Pat Keogh Skoda Ballybrittas, Selling Skoda in the Midlands since 1996.

Seamus Dillon and Tara Byrne will report.

Monasterevan advanced to the Semi Finals of the Intermediate Football Championship last night.

They beat Sallins by 2-08 to 11 points.

RUGBY

Ireland face their biggest test to date at the World Cup tonight.

Jamison Gibson-Park returns at scrum-half for their meeting with reigning world champions South Africa.

Kick-off at the Stade de France is at 8pm

Before that, Pool C minnows Georgia and Portugal meet in Toulouse.

While Marcus Smith will start at full-back for England in their Pool D clash with Chile.

SOCCER

The Republic of Ireland women’s team play at the Aviva Stadium for the very first time this afternoon.

Northern Ireland are their opponents for their first game in the Nations League, and kick-off is at 1.00

Galway United will replace UCD in next season’s SSE Airtricity Premier Division.

The Students’ were relegated following a nil all draw with Shamrock Rovers last night

While Galway’s 4-nil win away to Kerry saw them crowned First Division champions.

Manchester City entertain Nottingham Forest in the Premier League this afternoon.

Luton’s hunt for an elusive point sees Wolves visit Kenilworth Road.

Crystal Palace play Fulham.

There’s a 5.30 start to Everton’s game away to Brentford.

And Manchester United will look to end a run of three defeats in a row as they go to Burnley.

RACING

The Group 2 Beresford Stakes is the highlight of an eight-race card at The Curragh, which gets underway at 1.20.

Quarter-of-an-hour later, the final day of the Harvest Festival gets underway at Listowel.
GOLF

Team Europe will look for more heroics from Leona Maguire today.

They resume 5-3 down to the United States on day two of the Solheim Cup in Spain.

Maguire’s chip in at the 18th during yesterday’s four-balls secured Europe’s first point of the competition.

CRICKET

After Wednesday’s wash-out at Headingley, Ireland will at least hope for better weather today at Trent Bridge.

They take on England in their second one-day international, with play due to get underway at 11am.