UCC and Waterford carry the Munster flag on the national stage this weekend in their refixed Irish Hockey Trophy quarter-final with plenty of scores to be settled.

Munster will have its largest representation for any Irish panel in many years next week when eight players travel with the U18 squad to Lilleshall for a series with England.

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher will discuss his Anfield future at the start of next season but the Reds’ vice-captain has stressed he does not want to play for another team.

GLENN ROEDER and Arsene Wenger yesterday teamed up to urge Sven-Goran Eriksson to blood young gun Jermain Defoe and stick with old hand David Seaman for the international showdown with Portugal a week on Saturday.