For the first time, a solar eclipse coincided with Masters week.

All five leagues involved in the four-week tournament that will be hosted in the northern hemisphere in June are in support of the concept being driven by European Professional Club Rugby.

“We don’t ever speak about being inferior."

“From a footballing perspective, this will be a great occasion."

After suffering the setback in the 2016 league semi-final win over Kilkenny, Conlon wasn’t involved in either of the final games against Waterford so Saturday’s victory over The Cats was additionally special.

It really is death by a thousand cuts for the provincial championships in their current guise.

The benefits aren’t just logistical

While the colourful language and combative demeanour were typical of Kinnear, the former Spurs and Ireland defender was so much more.

The first of the four majors The Masters, Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quater-finals and Aintree is back this week -all you need to know about sport on TV this week. 

Or maybe that should be Kirkcaldy, but either way it won't be the worst thing if Rovers' bid to join the SPL elite  falters in the next week or two. We love Stark's Park as it is thank you.

Having finished winless behind London at the foot of Division 4, the Deise are now one more shock against Clare away from a Munster final and Sam Maguire football.

Tuesday's clash against England will see Campbell come up against some familar faces.

Maguire is aiming to win her third LPGA Tour competition, having previously won the Drive-On Championship in 2022 and the Meijer Classic in 2023.

The defending champions, 13-0 down at that stage and soon to be 16-0 behind minutes into the second period, rallied to beat the Stormers 22-21 to set up a Champions Cup quarterfinal in Dublin against Leinster.

Ronan O'Gara and his French powerhouse await in the quarter-finals after Ireland scrum-half's masterclass helps Blues past Leicester 

The Ireland goalkeeper experiences the fixture first-hand for the second time in three weeks, vindicating his decision to stay at Anfield.

Alessia Russo nodded home Lauren James’ delivery to open the scoring inside 24 minutes.

A 111-year-old man from England is now the world’s oldest living man, and said the secret to his longevity is “pure luck”.

The Galway woman made no bones about Anthony Eddy’s suggestion late in 2021 that the players had been at fault for the team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup.

There are key battles all over the pitch, with the battle of two young Test fly-halves in England’s Fin Smith and Ireland’s Jack Crowley, and two old warriors at blindside flanker in Courtney Lawes and Peter O’Mahony two of the more eye-catching ones.