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Barry Coughlan

ALAN GAFFNEY's replacement as coach will oversee a major Munster squad clean-out and a raft of new arrivals for next season.

The leader of Liverpool City Council wrote to television presenter Anne Robinson today to demand an apology after she insulted her home city on air.

SHANNON have a long injury list ahead of the AIB League division one top-of-the-table clash with Garryowen at Thomond Park tomorrow.

Anthony Foley has been selected to captain the Munster squad for this season's Heineken Cup campaign.

NEWCASTLE have confirmed that England World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson will make his long-awaited comeback from injury in a pre-season friendly against Connacht in Galway today (6.15pm).

Newcomers Paul Burke, James Storey and Mike Storey are all likely to make their débuts for Munster in a friendly against London Irish at Thomond Park tomorrow night.

MUNSTER hope to add a new second-row to their squad by the end of this week, to add to the three new signings they have already secured for the coming season.

THERE are two new Storeys in the Munster equation next season.

MUNSTER have signed Scottish international prop Gordon McIlwham. The 33-year-old former Glasgow and Begles Bordeaux prop will join Alan Gaffney’s squad at the conclusion of Scotland’s World Cup campaign, until the end of the current season.

Munster have confirmed the season-long signing of Scottish international prop Gordon McIlwham.

LIVERPOOL and Everton have been contacted by the city council and urged to attend groundshare talks – for the good of the city.

THE final two places in the Munster squad have been finalised with the announcement last night that tight head prop Mike Storey and centre Jason Jones-Hughes have signed contracts with the Celtic League champions. The formalities were completed over the weekend.

MERSEYSIDE was celebrating yesterday after Liverpool’s feelgood factor made it Britain’s Capital of Culture.

Leeds face a mission improbable against Zurich Premiership wild card opponents Saracens tomorrow in what should be their last game of an impressive season.

Gloucester captain Phil Vickery today insisted his Premiership leaders had taken collective responsibility for their Heineken Cup horror show in Limerick last weekend.

A tribute concert in memory of George Harrison is to be staged in his home city of Liverpool.

Mourners of late Beatle George Harrison are to stage a candlelit vigil in his birth city of Liverpool, it was announced today.

The people of Liverpool are to honour the bravery of New Yorkers by granting them the Freedom of the city, it was revealed today.