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Love him or not, agree or disagree with Joe Brolly, but the loquacious barrister has a knack for making headlines - even if they are not always of his own making. RTE Sport has decided not to use Brolly for their coverage of Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC final replay - across any of its platforms. Read into that what you will. Irish Examiner GAA correspondent John Fogarty looks at the Montrose move in Wednesday’s Examiner Sport.

Also, if Dublin complete the five in a row on Saturday, are thay automatically installed as the GOAT, asks columnist Kieran Shannon.

As the Irish squad prepares to fly out to Japan for the Rugby World Cup, Examiner Sport’s Donal Lenihan believes the meaty Jean Kleyn is being teed up to start in the second row despite his lack of exposure to international rugby. Read his acclaimed column here also.

Liam Mackey will reflect on the Republic of Ireland’s Aviva Stadium meeting with Bulgaria, and the fresh faces who put up their hand for next month’s Euro 2020 qualifiers.