REMEMBER, remember the 11th and 15th of November.

1. Half-back mastery

MATCH-WINNING Australia flanker David Pocock has laughed off suggestions he is a cheat in the wake of his dominant World Cup performance against South Africa.

IN 1961 the town of San Sebastian de Garabandal in the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain had only 80 households.

GEORGE WASHINGTON was a Bruin.

THE European championship play-off draw will take place in the Sheraton Hotel, Krakow, Poland at noon (Irish time) today, with chief executive John Delaney heading up the FAI delegation in attendance.

SHAY GIVEN has criticised UEFA’s seeding system for the play-offs despite the fact that the Republic of Ireland have been confirmed as one of the top four sides for today’s eight-team draw.

WALES rugby boss Roger Lewis has warned off possible suitors of coach Warren Gatland following a stunning World Cup run that threatens to make the New Zealander a man in demand.

JUST in case New Zealand were lacking a bit of inspiration ahead of their World Cup semi-final meeting with Australia, Quade Cooper provided it.

BEFORE John Gallagher took the final few steps of his journey from the streets of London into the inner sanctum of the All Blacks, one of the all-time greats had a word in his ear.

IN HIS role as guest speaker at a Derry supporters’ function some years ago, Anthony Tohill revealed one of the best tips he ever received in a changing room.

BLIND schoolgirl Keri Kelly has received her first treatment in her bid to help her see for the first time after flying to China for revolutionary treatment.

RORY MCILROY revealed he will pledge €75,000 of his savings to the Japan earthquake and tsunami appeal when he tees up alongside Japanese golfing heartthrob Ryo Ishikawa on Monday in Yokohama.

ROB ANDREW admitted the Rugby Football Union had hit “rock bottom” following the publication of damning reports into England’s failed World Cup campaign.

ANTHONY FOLEY is confident Munster can iron out the “little errors” in defence that made for two extremely uncomfortable matches in the opening two rounds of the Heineken Cup this month.

PAUL MARSHALL is looking forward to what could be his last start for Ulster in the RaboDirect Pro 12 League for quite a while.

IT was the Irish writer Flann O’Brien who said that questions are like beggars at the door, and should not be minded.

MIKEL ARTETA says that Arsenal captain Robin van Persie deserves to be compared to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo among the best players in the world.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND coach Marco Tardelli has revealed that Norwich City trio Wes Hoolahan, Anthony Pilkington and Marc Tierney are firmly on his international radar.

SEÁN O’BRIEN has dismissed an allegation that the behaviour of Irish players at a Queenstown Bar in New Zealand during the Rugby World Cup was “much worse” than that of their English counterparts.