England 26 Australia 16

Ireland 7 New Zealand 45

Ireland 0 New Zealand 25

Carlton Blues coach Denis Pagan is getting a glimpse at what might have been this week as Cork hurler Seán Óg Ó hAilpín trains with his Aussie Rules-playing brothers Down Under.

England 32 South Africa 16

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Ireland 55 USA 6

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Ireland 13 USA 6

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Ireland field nine changes from last week’s victory over South Africa for today’s match against the US Eagles at Lansdowne Road.

Spain 1 England 0

Portugal stormed clear at the top of World Cup qualifying Group Three with a 5-0 thrashing of Luxembourg on Wednesday night.

Spain Under-21 1 England Under-21 0

Republic of Ireland 1 Croatia 0

Robbie Keane’s 24th international goal in the 24th minute – and at the age of 24 – was enough to see off the friendly fire of Croatia in front of a 32,000 crowd at Lansdowne Road.

Republic of Ireland boss Brian Kerr made sweeping changes to his side for tonight’s friendly visit of Croatia to Lansdowne Road.

South Africa coach Jake White denied the Tri-Nations champions had under-estimated Ireland after their Grand Slam dream was shattered by a 17-12 defeat at Lansdowne Road this afternoon.

Cyprus U19 1 Republic of Ireland U19 0

Wanted man Andy Reid did his market value no harm by grabbing his first Republic of Ireland goal against Bulgaria at Lansdowne Road tonight.

The match at Lansdowne Road has finished Republic of Ireland 1 Bulgaria 1.

After a string of chances at both ends, Bulgaria’s Valeri Bozhinov has equalised with a sweetly-struck half-volley in the 70th minute.

Latvia 0 Wales 2

Republic of Ireland 1 Bulgaria 0

Both managers were looking for firsts from this Hampden Park friendly – new Ireland boss Brian Kerr was seeking a win with his first team selection since succeeding Mick McCarthy, while Scotland manager Berti Vogts was targeting his first victory at the national stadium just days before he celebrates a year in the job.

Northern Ireland manager Sammy McIlroy was looking for a boost tonight in this warm-up game ahead of the Euro 2004 qualifiers against Armenia and Greece.

Sven-Goran Eriksson handed in-form Southampton striker James Beattie his England debut tonight in the starting line-up to face Australia at Upton Park.

Brian Kerr's first-ever Ireland starting eleven has been named ahead of tonight's friendly against Scotland.

Greece 0 Republic of Ireland 0

Greece 0 Ireland 0

Caretaker manager Don Givens had warned that he would not make changes just for the sake of it, so it was no surprise to see the same 11 players return to the field for Ireland for the resumption.

Irish pride may have taken a few knocks in recent weeks with two Euro 2004 qualifying defeats and the departure of Mick McCarthy as manager, but Don Givens’ makeshift team did a lot to lift spirits with their first-half display in this friendly international in Athens.

Restoring pride and confidence is the order of the day for the Republic of Ireland as they take on Greece in a friendly international in the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, the home of Panathinaikos.

Wales maintained their 100% in their Euro 2004 qualifying group to take a giant step towards the finals in Portugal.

Gary Speed has given Wales an early lead in their European Championship Qualifying Group Nine match against Azerbaijan.