Brendan Rodgers is happy to see Garry Monk given a chance to manage in the Premier League after pushing him in that direction during their time together at Swansea.

Swansea 1 Tottenham 3

He’s talking like an old pro now.

It has been ignored, ridiculed, blamed for the departure of every Irish player to the AFL, castigated for occasional outbreaks of violence and, more than once, even shelved. However, the International Rules Series is back. Again.

Swansea 1 Arsenal 2

Petrolul Ploiesti 2 Swansea 1

Former Kerry forward Tommy Walsh will miss the rest of Sydney Swans’ season after his hamstring tendon tore off the bone against Essendon on Saturday.

Swansea 0 Southampton 0

Swansea 1 Tottenham 2

Chelsea 0 Swansea 2

Chelsea 0 Swansea 2

Roma have confirmed that Liverpool are interested in signing Italy international Fabio Borini.

Tommy Walsh is determined to build on his impressive AFL debut for the Sydney Swans on Saturday night.

Bolton 2 Swansea 1

Over the Christmas while he was back home for a few weeks, Tadhg Kennelly popped over to Cork and then to Limerick for a couple of days to give Ronan O’Gara, Tomás O’Leary and a number of their other Munster colleagues some pointers on how to improve catching the high ball.

SUNDAY’S Premier League match at Liberty Stadium was billed as a game for the purists.

BRENDAN RODGERS was delighted to see Swansea earn their first away win in the Barclays Premier League with a performance at Aston Villa he felt truly showcased the team’s virtues.

FAVOURITES Borrisoleigh powered their way past Carrick Swans at Semple Stadium last evening, their five-point winning margin giving them their place in the Tipperary Senior Hurling quarter-final against Mullinahone.

Swansea have tied yet another of their key players to the club after Nathan Dyer signed a new three-year contract at the Liberty Stadium.

TADHG KENNELLY’S AFL future is in serious doubt after the former All-Ireland winning Kerry footballer was dropped from the Sydney Swans squad for tomorrow’s crucial clash with St Kilda.

Swansea have completed their second signing of the week after Wayne Routledge tonight completed his move from Newcastle.

PEARCE HANLEY had a career high 30 disposals but it was another losing effort by Brisbane as they lost to a James Podsiadly-inspired Geelong, 133-104.

TADHG KENNELLY is expected to recover from knee surgery in time to line out for the Sydney Swans in their AFL season opener on March 27th.

SETANTA O hAILPÍN could be on the brink of leaving AFL club Carlton.

THE green and gold malaise that was the story of the Championship weekend wasn’t merely limited to the borders of the Kingdom.

TADHG KENNELLY’S first appearance on an AFL scoresheet for 22 months wasn’t enough to help Sydney Swans avoid a shock defeat to lowly Richmond yesterday.

IT was a dreadful weekend for the two Irishmen playing in the AFL at the weekend.

Simon Cox’s second-half volley was enough to keep West Brom in the Coca-Cola Championship automatic promotion places with a 1-0 win at Plymouth.

TADHG KENNELLY is back at the Sydney Swans, and this time the Irish defender says he could remain in Australia for good.

KERRY coach Jack O’Connor is bracing himself for a third body blow to his 2010 Championship plans, with Tadhg Kennelly poised to agree a full-time return to the professional ranks of the AFL next season.

SYDNEY SWANS coach Paul Roos last night insisted the AFL club will not be ‘putting any pressure’ on Tadhg Kennelly as he weighs up his sporting future.

SYDNEY SWANS officials have given short shrift to claims that Tadhg Kennelly is set to walk out on the AFL club and return to Kerry in the short term.

Newly-promoted Doncaster stunned Derby 1-0 at Pride Park as they made a dream debut in the Coca-Cola Championship in England.

TADHG KENNELLY has warned top-ranking GAA officials that their ailing relationship with the AFL could lead to the wholesale recruiting of young Irish talent.

IRISH AFL star Tadhg Kennelly is recovering from a meningitis scare.

Barnsley 2 Swansea 2 (after extra time: Barnsley win 4-3 on penalties)

Southend claimed promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship and Swindon were relegated to League Two after the penultimate weekend in League One.

IRISH AFL star Tadhg Kennelly put in another impressive performance when his Sydney Swans crushed fellow championship contenders, the Kangaroos at the SCG on Sunday.

Ballingarry 1-15 Mullinahone 1-14

HALF a world away from Kerry’s preparations for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final, one of the county’s young talents is continuing to astound the AFL and impress a Hollywood star.