Laois secured their Division 1 status for 2021 with victory over Carlow in a dramatic dogfight at MW Hire O’Moore Park, Portlaoise on Saturday.

The Laois hurlers ensured their Division 1 status for another year with a slender one-point win over neighbours Carlow in a real dogfight at MW Hire O’Moore Park, Portlaoise on Saturday night.

Darren Sweetnam scored the bonus-point try six minutes from time to celebrate his first start since October against 14-man Zebre in Italy.

It will be a proud day for the Scannell/O’Sullivan families when Munster take the field against Zebre in the Guinness Pro14 in Milan tomorrow night.

There was a mix of driving rain and wind as well as thunder and lightning in Ennis but it couldn’t prevent Clare from picking up where they left off against Wexford for a routine win that keeps up their 100% record in this year’s National League.

Cork manager Kieran Kingston has also made four changes, with Eoin Cadogan selected at full-back.

Munster achieved their essential aim of taking all five Guinness Pro 14 points from the visit of the lowly Southern Kings by the half-time whistle at Musgrave Park and after that, it was little more than a romp for a bang-in-form home side who thrilled the appreciative Cork crowd of 6,854 with ten tries on a delightful evening for attacking football.

Further evidence of the influence of West Cork rugby in the Munster team has come with the inclusion of Rosscarbery flanker John Hodnett for his first Guinness Pro 14 start — against South African side Southern Kings — at Musgrave Park this evening, kick-off 7. 35.

A pointed penalty by Limerick centre-back Iain Corbett in the dying seconds gave the Treaty County a dramatic win in a Division 4 tie played in high wind and a first-half downpour.

UCC manager Tom Kingston described Mark Coleman’s winning sideline cut as ‘incredible’ after the reigning champions booked their place in the Fitzgibbon Cup final.

Champions UCC left it late but Mark Coleman fired the winning point from a 65th minute sideline cut to set up a Fitzgibbon Cup final with IT Carlow on Wednesday next and deny hosts DCU.

Ireland have won their Six Nations clash with Wales by 24-14 to record a second successive victory under new head coach Andy Farrell.

Ardscoil Rís had to withstand a gallant second half fight back by Rockwell to come out on top in the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Junior thriller at Thomond Park by 24 points to 21.

Two goals within the opening three minutes of the second-half proved decisive as Dublin eased to victory over a disappointing Laois at Parnell Park.

Limerick secured their fifth consecutive victory of the season after a tougher than expected challenge from London at Rathkeale.

Stuart Hogg’s cock-up at a crucial moment was in stark contrast to Ireland’s new skipper Johnny Sexton, writes Simon Lewis.

DCU will face UCC in the last-four of the Fitzgibbon Cup following their impressive triumph over Waterford IT at St Clare’s tonight.

Andy Farrell has handed Leinster No.8 Caelan Doris a Test debut against Scotland this Saturday at the expense of Peter O’Mahony.

Castleknock College held off a spirited fightback from Cistercian College, Roscrea at Donnybrook Stadium yesterday to book their place in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-finals.

Thirteen man Limerick maintained their unbeaten start to the season on a damp and dreary Saturday night in Dungarvan.

Tipperary duo Cian Darcy and Jake Morris did most of the damage for Gary Kirby’s side by scoring 0-15 of their 21 points.

DCU Dóchas Éireann qualified for the Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals after they overcome the stubborn resistance of their Maynooth University hosts on Sunday.

Despite the best efforts of the outstanding Cian Darcy, University of Limerick suffered defeat at the hands of an impressive DCU side in a tense Fitzgibbon Cup Group A clash at St Clare’s.

A grim night for the visitors to the RDS. And it could have been much worse.

In a game that saw the sides level five times, Limerick came out on top with three of the last four points against a Clare side that had to wait until the second half for their first score from play.

An experimental Dublin side got their Walsh Cup campaign off to a winning start with a comfortable eight-point win over Westmeath.

Seven tries last week, another seven tonight.

With Munster holding a slender 6-3 lead on 50 minutes, the mass brawl that led to a Munster penalty handed the visitors a chance to widen their advantage.

Munster have defeated Saracens by 10 points to 3. Here's the match in 60 seconds.

The four Irish provinces have named their teams for this weekend's Champions Cup clashes.

Leinster were relieved to leave Lyon with their winning record intact in the European Champions Cup after a nervous end to their win in Stade Matmut de Gerland.

Keith Earls will make his first Munster appearance of the season in tomorrow's Champions Cup opener against the Ospreys.

30 years on from Clare's solitary Munster Senior Club Camogie Championship title, newcomers Scariff-Ogonnelloe joined Sixmilebridge on that storied roll of honour following a gritty final victory over Tipperary's Drom & Inch in Cappamore this afternoon.

Rathdowney-Errill steamrolled St Rynagh’s in Portlaoise to set up a Leinster Club SHC semi-final meeting with St Mullin's.

Former minor star Lyndon Fairbrother goaled from a 25m free five minutes into injury time to give JK Brackens a sensational one-point win over Holycross-Ballycahill in the O'Riain Cup (Tipperary Senior B hurling final) at Semple Stadium, yesterday.

Newcastle West impressed when landing their fourth Limerick SFC title in this straight forward final victory over Oola.

Nemo Rangers breezed past a tame Douglas challenge to set up a Cork SFC final date with Duhallow on Sunday, October 27.

Simon Lewis reports from Yokohama.

Having trailed 10-7 at half-time, Ireland started the second period with intent with two tries before the hour mark

Cork and Tipperary have named unchanged teams for tomorrow’s All-Ireland U20 hurling final.

Éire Óg had to overturn a seven-point second-half deficit in Mourneabbey on Saturday to qualify for the Cork Premier IFC quarter-final.

Newtownshandrum produced the shock of the Cork SHC at Mourneabbey on Saturday as last season’s semi-finalists and 2017 finalists Blackrock crashed out.

A much-improved second-half performance saw Newmarket advance to the third round of the Cork Premier IFC following victory over Naomh Abán at Millstreet last night.

Munster lock Jean Kleyn has been handed a Test debut for Ireland and a chance to stake his claim for a World Cup squad berth as Joe Schmidt’s side play the first of four warm-up matches against Italy in Dublin on Saturday.