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Kildare Today

with Hannah Kelly

Thursday Morning Sports Update

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

 

SOCCER

There's a big night ahead for the Republic of Ireland.

The Boys in Green play Portugal at the Aviva Stadium in their World Cup Qualifier at 7.45

Before that at 5pm, Armenia play Hungary.

Should Hungary win, then Ireland will need to get a result at Lansdowne Road tonight to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for next summer's tournament in North America.

 

The Republic of Ireland will play all of their group games in Dublin - if they qualify for Euro 2028.

The full match schedule has been released for the tournament jointly hosted by Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.

Five group games are slated for the Aviva Stadium, in addition to a quarter-final, and a game from the last-16.

If Ireland fail to earn a place at the tournament through the qualifiers, they will still make the finals if two of England, Scotland and Wales go through automatically.


RUGBY

The Ireland team for Saturday's Autumn Nations Series Test against Australia will be named this afternoon.

Andy Farrell could hand a recall to Suncroft’s Sam Prendergast at out half, while Mack Hansen is set to fill in for injured full-back  Naas’s Jamie Osborne.

Josh van der Flier and Garry Ringrose are doubts for the game at the Aviva Stadium with hamstring strains.


GOLF

Shane Lowry is now three under par in the closing stages of his opening round at the season ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

The Offaly native is one shot behind leaders Brandon Robinson-Thompson and Michael Kim.

Tom McKibbin is level par at the turn, while Rory McIlroy begins his final push to claim a seventh Race to Dubai title this morning when he tees off shortly.
 

RACING

An 8-race card at Punchestown is going ahead following an inspection at the course this morning.

The first goes to post at 11:55am.

 

 

 

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