Friday Morning Sports Update

Keeping you up to date on GAA, soccer, rugby and golf.

GAA

It's a key weekend for Kildare footballers and hurlers.

Tomorrow, in the Leinster championship, the Kildare senior hurlers play Wexford in Cedral St. Coneleth’s Park at 6.30pm.

Also, The Kildare Minor Hurlers play Antrim at 1pm in Hawkfield.

The four Leinster football quarter finals will be played on Sunday.

Kildare play Laois at 3.45pm in Newbridge.

Kfm will have full commentary of the senior hurling and football games in association with Hanlon Concrete, Robertstown.

There’s also Round 5 of the Hanlon Concrete Senior Football League tomorrow, all games at 2.30pm.

Following Round 4, Celbridge with 8 points lead Division 1, from Johnstownbridge and Raheens 6 points each.

Allenwood are Division 2 leaders on 8 points from Rathangan 7 and Caragh 6 points.

Division 3 leaders are Kilcock on 8 points, ahead of Clogherinkoe 6points and Ballyteague 5points.

And, in Division 4, Monasterevin lead on 9 points ahead of Kildangan and Suncroft 6 points.

SOCCER

Shamrock Rovers play Bohemians on a busy night of action in the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division this evening.

The defending champions are two points clear of their North Dublin rivals at the top of the table, ahead of tonight's renewal at Tallaght Stadium.

Elsewhere, second-placed St Pat's are the visitors to Drogheda United, who have just one win at home so far this term,

Derry City are chasing a first win since February - they go to Tolka Park to face Shelbourne, and high-flying Dundalk play Galway United.

There's also a full bill of fixtures in the First Division.

Second placed Wexford will hope to close the gap on frontrunners Cork City,

UCD take on Finn Harps,

It's an all-Munster affair as Kerry welcome Treaty United,

Athlone Town face Bray Wanderers,

While Cobh Ramblers are up against Longford Town - all games are marked for a 7:45pm kick-off.

RUGBY

Leinster head north to take on Ulster in the URC this evening.

Leo Cullen's side have made wholesale changes, with just three players remaining in the team from their win over Sale Sharks last week.

Ulster have made just one change, with Nick Timoney withdrawing through injury.

A single point is all that separates the two sides in the URC table, with the Ulstermen third, and the Blues fourth.

GOLF

Shane Lowry is seven shots off the lead after his opening round at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina.

The Clara golfer signed for a one-under-par round of 70 yesterday, with Ludvig Aberg (pr: oh-berg) leading the way on eight-under.

Leona Maguire and Lauren Walsh have work to do to make the cut at the LA Championship.

The Irish duo are both two-over following their opening rounds overnight, four shots shy of the projected cut line.

Stephanie Meadow, meanwhile, is on one-under after Day One.

Japan's Chizzy Iwai holds a two-shot lead on nine-under.