Friday Lunch Sport, with Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Rd., Naas.

Kildare Senior and U20 Hurling Teams; Suncroft's Sam Prendergast Starts for Leinster, Day 2 Aintree; Sunday's card at the Curragh to honour Piggott and Manning; Weekend Preview 6.30pm this evening: GAA, incl. manager interviews, soccer, rugby, racing.

Four Kildare GAA teams in action over the weekend.

The senior hurlers Joe McDonagh game vs Offaly is in Hawkfield at 2pm on Sunday: live coverage on Kfm.

In goal: Paddy McKenna

Full backs: No. 2 Niall Ó Muineacháin No. 3 Simon Leacy No. 4 Cian Shanahan

Half backs: No. 5 Jack Travers No. 6 Rian Boran No. 7 Paul Dolan

Centre Field: No. 8 Johnny Byrne and No. 9 Cathal McCabe

Half forwards: No. 10 James Burke No. 11    Gerry Keegan No. 12  Mark Delaney

Full Forwards: No. 13 Brian Byrne No. 14 Cian Boran No. 15 Cathal Dowling

No. 16 Seán Burke

No. 17 John McKeon

No. 18 Cormac Byrne

No. 19 Sean Christanseen

No. 20 Micheál Hogan

No. 21 Drew Costello

No. 22 Harry Carroll

No. 23 Sean Whelan

No. 24 David Qualter

No. 25 Reece Gavin

No. 26 Declan Flaherty

Before that game, Kfm will broadcast live, at 1.10pm,  the Draw for this year's UPMC Senior Hurling Championship.

Tomorrow at 2pm, Kildare U20 hurlers play Carlow in Netwatch Cullen Park - Kfm will have live updates on More Music Sportsbeat from 2.

On Sunday, at 12 noon. Kildare minor hurlers play Laois in Clane.

On Sunday the senior women play Clare in the Lidl League Division 3 football final in Parnell Park at 4pm. Kfm will have full commentary with Ger McNally & former Kildare captain Aisling Holton.

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The Leinster Rugby team to play Emirates Lions in Round 17 of the BKT United Rugby Championship tomorrow at 3pm Irish time has been named

Rhys Ruddock captains the team in Johannesburg, with Leinster Academy fly-half Suncroft's Sam Prendergast set to make his Leinster debut.

Chris Cosgrave starts at full-back. On the wings, Dave Kearney will make his 150th league appearance, while there is a welcome return for Tommy O’Brien after recovering from a knee injury.

In the centre, Liam Turner is joined by Ben Brownlee.

Ireland Under-20 fly-half Prendergast makes his debut, with Nick McCarthy partnering him at scrum-half.

In the front row, Georgia international Vakhtang Abdaladze will pack down with Michael Milne and Lee Barron.

Brian Deeny joins South African international Jason Jenkins in the second row, with Ruddock, Donadea's Will Connors and Max Deegan forming the back-row.

Ulster can move up to second in the United Rugby Championship with a win at home to struggling Dragons this evening.

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Defending champions Shamrock Rovers can close the gap to Bohemians in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division tonight.

A win or a draw with Shelbourne would see them leapfrog Derry City into second

Bohs - who have a six point lead - host St Patrick's Athletic

UCD play Cork City.

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Shane Lowry will resume from one-under-par on day two of the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head in South Carolina.

Viktor Hovland is the leader on seven-under, with Seamus Power well back on six-over.

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The Curragh will honour both Lester Piggott and Kevin Manning at their race day on Sunday.

 The race day will also feature a unique exhibition celebrating the career of Lester Piggott which will take place on Level 1 of the Curragh grandstand.

The Curragh will also honour the riding career of Kevin Manning who retired late last year after an outstanding career in the saddle.

His Curragh wins included the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby on Trading Leather, the Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas, the Irish Oaks and Group 1 victories including the Tattersalls Gold Cup

Racing begins at 1.25.

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The Joseph O'Brien trained 'Fakir D'oudairies' is the favourite for the Marsh Chase, today's feature race at Aintree.

The 2 and a half mile contest goes to post at 3.30.

It's one of four Grade One races on the card on Grand National weekend with racing underway today at 1:45pm

There are also meetings here at home at Dundalk - which begins at 4.35, and Ballinrobe, where the first race is off at 4.50

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REMINDER: WEEKEND PREVIEW, 6.30PM:  GAA, incl. manager interviews, soccer, rugby racing etc.