Monday Lunch Sport

Narrow Defeat for Kildare; Eadestown's Jimmy O'Brien Called into Ireland Rugby Squad, This Evening, 6.30pm, Kildare Scoreboard , interviews with Glenn Ryan, Daniel Flynn, U20 Manager Brian Flanagan, Clane jockey Mark Walsh .

Yesterday saw another narrow defeat for Kildare footballers when Tyrone got their first win of this year's league, winning 2-7 to 12 points,

Kildare dominated for the majority of the game, but did not score during a 23-minute spell in the first half, with the wind in their favour.

They led 8 points to 4 at the interval

That domination continued in the 2nd half, but Kildare conceded two goals, the first shortly after half time.

Daniel Flynn caused all sorts of problems for the Tyrone defence, scoring and setting up points

This evening’s Kildare Scoreboard from 6.30 will include the full interviews with Glenn Ryan and Daniel Flynn

Next up for Kildare is Dublin in St. Conleth’s Park next Sunday.  On the Table, Kildare have 1 point, while Dublin have none.

Tickets for the game went on sale this morning.

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On Saturday, the county’s U20 side played a draw with Laois in the John Kerin’s Cup.

This evening’s Scoreboard, from 6.30, will have the match report and interview with manager Brian Flanagan.

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Kildare women’s Lidl National Football League game away to Longford was called off yesterday

Pearse Park was unplayable.  The match has been re-fixed for the same venue next Sunday at 2pm.

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In the FAI Intermediate Cup Last 16, Maynooth University Town 2 Bangor 0

In the Leinster Senior League:

Leixlip Utd  3 Skerries 1.  Leixlip are 11th on the Senior 1 Sunday table, just outside relegation zone.

Newbridge Town 2 St Patrick’s CYFC 3

Played in Ringsend, the Newbridge scorers: Stephen Millane and David Smith

Town are now 2nd from bottom on Senior 1 Sunday

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James Lowe has been added to the Ireland squad ahead of this weekend's Six Nations clash with Italy.

The Leinster winger missed the first two rounds of the tournament due to a muscle injury.

Eadestown’s Jimmy O'Brien has also been called up by head coach Andy Farrell.

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In the United Rugby Championship, on Saturday, Leinster beat Ospreys 29-7 and top the table

5 Kildare players were in action for the province: Eadestown’s Jimmy O’Brien, Kill’s Adam Byrne and James Tracey, Naas’s Jamie Osborne and Athy’s Martin Moloney.

Munster, with Athy’s Jeremy Loughman coming on at prop, beat Edinburgh 34-20 in Thomond Park. 

1. Leinster 40

2 Ulster 40

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In the AIL, Division 1A, Naas had a 1 point 21-20 win away to City of Armagh. This evening’s Kildare Scoreboard at 6.30, will have a match report

In Division 2B, MU Barnhall lost 34-27 away to Old Crescent.

The Limerick side led 31 nil at half time. MU Barnhall scored three tries in the 2nd half, but just came up short.

TABLE

In Leinster League Division 2A: Athy 38, Newbridge 3.  ***Athy are Division champions and are promoted to 1B next season.

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A great weekend for Clane jockey Mark Walsh who was aboard Fakir D’ouderie who came  with a late surge to win the Ascot chase for Joseph O’Brien

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And finally, Donore's Patrick Monaghan won the Seville Marathon over the weekend, with a time of 1.33.17.

Reminder again that Kildare Scoreboard this evening from 6.30 will review all the Kildare weekend sport, including interviews with Glenn Ryan, Daniel Flynn, U20 manager Brian Flanagan and Clane jockey Mark Walsh about his Ascot Chase win on Fakir D’Ouderie.