Friday Morning: Athy's Joey Carbery Gets First Start Of The Season For Munster Against Connacht Tonight

Kick-off 7.35pm, at the Sportsground

GAELIC GAMES

Tonight in the Joe Fox Plant & Tool Hire Reserve D Football Championship Final:

Two Mile House v Kilcullen at 7.30pm, in Hawkfield.

Reserve C Final:

Celbridge v Moorefield at 8pm, also in Hawkfield

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On Sunday, Naas meet Raheens in the Manguard Plus Minor A Football Championship Final.

The game in St. Conleth’s Park, Newbridge throws-in at 1.30pm.

KFM’s ‘Sunday Sportsbeat’ will have live updates of the game, in association with Taaffe Sand & Gravel, Blacktrench, Naas.

Then at 3.30pm, holders Naas face Clane, in the Joe Mallon Motors Men’s Senior Football Championship Final.

Here’s Naas Captain Eoin Doyle:

And Clane Captain, Brian McLoughlin:

KFM will have full commentary of the game, in association with Hanlon Concrete Robertstown.

SOCCER

The Republic of Ireland women's team will play Scotland in their World Cup play off at Hampden Park next Tuesday night.

It's after the Scots beat Austria 1-0 last night.

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Shamrock Rovers remain without a win in Group F of the Conference League.

The Hoops were beaten 3-0 away to Molde - they remain bottom of the group.

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Manchester United were 3-2 winners over Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League, as Arsenal defeated Bodo/Glimt 3-0.

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Locally, in Division 1A of the Leinster Senior League tonight - Newbridge Town face Castleknock Celtic in Hartstown Astro Park, at 7.45pm.

RUGBY

Athy’s Joey Carbery’s first outing of the season will come at full-back.

He starts for Munster away to Connacht tonight in the United Rugby Championship, with Ben Healy continuing at out-half.

Jack Carty will start for Connacht at the Sportsground in one of five changes from last week’s defeat to the Vodacom Bulls.

Kick-off at 7.35pm.

GOLF

The Irish Open is set to move to a late August /early September date in 2023, ahead of the Ryder Cup.

The tournament in recent years has been held in July.

The K Club, Straffan, will host next year's event.

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On the DP World Tour, Niall Kearney and Jonathan Caldwell begin their second rounds at the Open de Espana in Madrid six shots off the pace.

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On the PGA Tour, Seamus Power is 2 under par after round one of the Shriners Children's Open in Las Vegas, six shots behind leader Tom Hoge.

HORSE RACING

There are seven races over jumps at Downpatrick with the first of them off just before 2pm.

Dundalk stages an all weather meeting from 5pm.