Friday Lunch: Kildare Players In Action For Leinster & Connacht This Weekend

Leinster play Munster, while Connacht play Scarletts

Rugby

Leo Cullen has announced his Leinster team to play Munster in the United Rugby Championship, on Saturday.

Eadestown's Jimmy O'Brien & Naas' Jamie Osborne are on the wing.

Johnny Sexton with captain the team, at out-half.

Ciarán Frawley comes in at full back.

Robbie Henshaw and Garry Ringrose partner in centre, with Luke McGrath at scrum-half.

Cian Healy starts at loosehead, with Tadhg Furlong at tighthead, and Dan Sheehan at hooker.

The game at Lansdowne Road, kicks-off at 5.15pm.

📥 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻.

Here is your #LeinsterRugby matchday squad for tomorrow's #BKTURC interpro clash with Munster. 👊#LEIvMUN #FromTheGroundUp pic.twitter.com/Yvvz7d8Kdy

— Leinster Rugby (@leinsterrugby) October 21, 2022

Suncroft's Cian Prendergast starts for Connacht against the Scarlets this evening - at blindside flanker.

The 22 year-old received his first call-up to the senior international team this week for the Autumn internationals.

Tonight's game kicks-off at 7.35pm, at The Sportsground.

=

Former England rugby union captain Chris Robshaw has retired from playing.

The decision comes after dislocating his shoulder for a third time while playing for San Diego Legion in the US.

Boxing

Olympic champion, Kellie Harrington and world champion, Amy Broadhurst are among the seven Irish boxers in semi-final action this afternoon, at the European Elite Championships in Montenegro.

Shannon Sweeney's first in the ring at 1pm, while Michaela Walsh, Tina Desmond, Caitlin Fryers and Aoife O'Rourke will also be aiming to reach their respective finals.

Gaelic Games

Tomorrow, Raheens play St. Ultan's of Meath in the LGFA Leinster Junior Championship Quarter-Final.

The game throws-in at 2pm, in St. Ultan's.

Elsewhere on Saturday, Straffan play Barrowhouse of Laois, in the Men's Leinster Junior Quarter-Final.

The game in Crettyard throws-in at 1.30pm.

Updates with Seamus Dillon, on 'Saturday Sportsbeat' in association with The K Club.

=

On Sunday, Eadestown play Tinahealy of Wicklow in the LGFA Leinster Senior Championship Semi-Final.

The game throws-in at 1pm, in Eadestown GAA.

KFM will have live updates, with Tara Byrne on 'Sunday Sportsbeat'.

=

At 2pm, on Sunday Kilcullen are in action in the LGFA's Leinster Intermediate Quarter-Final.

They face Skryne of Meath in Kilcullen.

KFM will also have updates of the game on Sunday.

🚨TICKETS🚨

This weekend sees our Senior Club semi finals and Intermediate and Junior Club Quarter Finals!

For all info and links to tickets, please see ⬇️

🎟 https://t.co/G56cBjGxTj

📺 https://t.co/uGTvQiIw2s#LGFAClub #LeinsterClub pic.twitter.com/S4Gl10DQSq

— Leinster LGFA (@LeinsterLGFA) October 20, 2022

Soccer

Locally, Newbridge Town play Arklow Town FC in Division 1A Sun of the Leinster Senior League.

The game kicks-off at 7.45pm, at Station Road.

=

UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against PSV Eindhoven following trouble in the away end, during last night's 1-0 Europa League defeat at The Emirates.

Fans have been charged with throwing objects, lighting fireworks, damaging the stadium and crowd disturbances.

Riot police were forced to intervene after PSV supporters ripped out seats and threw flares towards Arsenal fans.

Golf

Rory McIlroy is one shot off the lead on 5 under par heading into day two, of the CJ Cup in South Carolina.

Seamus Power is 4 under par, while Shane Lowry is 3 under.

American pair Gary Woodland and Trey Mullinax have a share of the lead on 6 under par.

=

Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow are level par and 1 over respectively after day 2 of the BMW Ladies Championship in Korea, where American Andrea Lee leads on 12 under.

Cricket

Ireland have qualified for the main stage of cricket's T20 World Cup - and knocked out two-time champions the West Indies.

They've reached the Super 12s with a 9-wicket victory in Hobart, after chasing down a target of 147 with 15 balls to spare. 

Snooker

Mark Allen will play Mark Williams this evening in the quarter-finals of the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast.

Play gets underway at 7pm.