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Hurling – Cork v Galway – Preview, Stats and Team News

It’s the All Ireland hurling quarter-final between Cork and Galway. We have all the stats and team news for the game.

They meet for the first time in the championship since 2015 when Galway won an All-Ireland quarter-final by 12 points.
It’s the only previous time they have met in the quarter-final.

This will be the 34th championship clash between the counties, with Cork winning 25 to Galway’s eight from the previous 33.

Galway had never beaten Cork prior to 1975. Since then it’s 8-6 to Galway from 14 meetings.

Galway have won the last four championship clashes with Cork.

Galway have won their last three quarter-finals;

Cork beat Galway by six points in this year’s Allianz League.

Cork are bidding to reach the semi-finals for a second successive year; Galway were last there in 2020.

CORK’S ROUTE TO QUARTER-FINAL
Limerick 2-25 Cork 1-17 (Munster SHC)
Clare 0-28 Cork 2-20 (Munster SHC)
Cork 2-22 Waterford 1-19 (Munster SHC)
Cork 3-30 Tipperary 1-24 (Munster SHC)
Cork 3-27 Antrim 2-19 (All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final) Played 5, Won 3, Lost 2.
CORK’S Top Scorers
Patrick Horgan…………….0-30 (0-21 frees, 0-2 ‘65s’)
Conor Lehane………………1-24 (0-5 frees, 1-0 pen, 0-1 ‘65’)) Aaron Connolly…………….4-4
Seamus Harnedy…………..1-13
Darragh Fitzgibbon………..3-7

GALWAY’S ROUTE TO QUARTER-FINAL
Galway 1-19 Wexford 1-19 (Leinster SHC) Galway 3-36 Westmeath 1-17 (Leinster SHC) Galway 1-24 Kilkenny 3-17 (Leinster SHC) Galway 2-37 Laois 0-21 (Leinster SHC)
Galway 0-27 Dublin 0-21 (Leinster SHC) Kilkenny 0-22 Galway 0-17 (Leinster final final) Played 6, Won 4, Drew 1, Lost 1.

Galways Top scorers

Conor Cooney………..1-50 (0-37 frees, 1-0 pen, 0-4 ‘65s’, 0-1 s/l) Joseph Cooney………2-15
Cathal Mannion…….0-18
Tom Monaghan…….0-14
Conor Whelan……….1-14

LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
2015: Galway 2-28 Cork 0-22 (All-Ireland quarter-final) 2012: Galway 0-22 Cork 0-17 (All-Ireland semi-final) 2011: Galway 2-23 Cork 1-14 (All-Ireland qualifiers) 2009: Galway 1-19 Cork 0-15 (All-Ireland qualifiers) 2008: Cork 0-23 Galway 2-15 (All-Ireland qualifiers)

CORK IN QUARTER-FINALS
This will be their 12th appearance in a quarter-final, having won seven, drawn one and lost three of the previous eleven.
2021: Cork 2-26 Dublin 0-24
2019: Kilkenny 2-27 Cork 3-18
2015: Galway 2-28 Cork 0-22
2013: Cork 0-19 Kilkenny 0-14
2012: Cork 1-19 Waterford 0-19
2010: Cork 1-25 Antrim 0-19
2007: Waterford 2-17 Cork 0-20 (Replay) 2007: Waterford 3-16 Cork 3-16 (Draw) 2006: Cork 0-19 Limerick 0-18
2005: Cork 1-18 Cork 1-13 2004: Cork 2-26 Antrim 0-10

GALWAY IN QUARTER-FINALS
Galway have played more quarter-finals (36) than any other county. They played 19 quarter-finals pre-1997 when the beaten Leinster and Munster championship were re-admitted to the All-Ireland series for the first time. Prior to that, Galway played All-Ireland ‘B’ winners on a regular basis in the quarter-final.
Since 1997, they have played 17 quarter-finals, winning six, drawing one and losing ten.

2020: Galway 3-23 Tipperary 2-24 2016: Galway 2-17 Clare 0-17
2015: Galway 2-28 Cork 0-22
2013: Clare 1-23 Galway 2-14
2011: Waterford 2-23 Galway 2-13 2010: Tipperary 3-17 Galway 3-16 2009: Waterford 1-16 Galway 0-18 2007: Kilkenny 3-22 Galway 1-18 2006: Kilkenny 2-22 Galway 3-14 2005: Galway 2-20 Tipperary 2-18 2002: Clare 1-15 Galway 0-17
2001: Galway 4-23 Derry 1-11
2000: Galway 1-14 Tipperary 0-15 1999: Clare 3-18 Galway 2-14 (Replay) 1999: Clare 3-15 Galway 2-18 (Draw) 1998: Waterford 1-20 Galway 1-10 1997: Kilkenny 4-15 Galway 3-16 1996: Galway 4-22 New York 0-8 1994: Galway 2-21 Roscommon 2-6 1992: Galway 4-19 Carlow 3-9
1990: Galway 1-23 London 2-11 1988: Galway 4-30 London 2-8 1986: Galway 4-24 Kerry 1-3, 1984: Galway 2-17 Westmeath 2-8, 1983: Galway 3-22 Antrim 2-5 1982: Galway 6-19 Antrim 3-12 1981: Galway 6-23 Antrim 3-11 1980: Galway 5-15 Kildare 1-11 1979: Galway 1-23 Laois 3-10 1978: Galway 4-19 Antrim 3-10 1976: Galway 3-12 Kerry 3-9, 1975: Galway 6-14 Westmeath 1-8 1974: Galway 3-13 London 0-6 1973: London 4-7 Galway 3-5 1972: Galway 7-16 Antrim 4-7 1971: Galway 7-24 Antrim 1-8

TEAM NEWS

Cork (v Galway): Patrick Collins; Niall O’Leary, Robert Downey, Sean O’Donoghue; Damien Cahalane, Ciarán Joyce, Mark Coleman; Darragh Fitzgibbon, Luke Meade, Robbie O’Flynn, Séamus Harnedy, Shane Kingston; Tim O’Mahony, Alan Connolly, Conor Lehane

Subs: Ger Collins, Ger Millerick, Mark Keane, Daire O’Leary, Tommy O’Connell, Conor Cahalane, Jack O’Connor, Patrick Horgan, Shane Barrett, Alan Cadogan, Brian Roche.

Galway

Brief Guide to Getting into Esports in 2022

Esports has become a fast-growing industry with multiple investments from celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Shaquille O’Neal. No wonder more and more people consider getting a job here. It’s not as difficult as it seems but it has some tricks to be aware of.

Before you go any further, you should take some steps to improve your chance of landing a professional career in the esports betting industry. Let’s see the deal!

1. Develop skills revealing your core strengths

Many companies are looking for people to join esportsstartups with low budgets. This is why many jobs require a candidate to juggle several roles at once. If you can get ahead of the game and prepare your skill set for this sort of routine, you’ll enhance your odds of working in esports.

Getting into the esports industry needs you to identify your main strengths and build up skills related to them. Once you see esports jobs that address your needs,you’ll meet the requirements with ease.

2. Attend or watch tournaments and events

You can’t imagine how far attending or watching tournaments and events can get you. Such esportsbetting platforms as player-space were quick to offer online networking solutions. This way, people have better chances to make the right decisions. These can result in advanced career prospects, as well as other relevant connections. If you require some guidance on how to get yourself started with the gaming industry, you will find even more information on the Internet.

3. Explore opportunities online

To gain esports experience to build up a paid career in esports, you should think outside of the box. Apart from well-known gaming and betting sites, you should also consider less popular resources. Of course, the market is seeing a lot of scams every day. But you will be able to find a worthy platform after doing some research. Some small bookmakers may offer more attractive odds and treat users with various bonuses. This isn’t something you can expect from popular bookmakers.

Make sure to check out the reviews left by other users. They serve as a valuable source of information. The things hidden by professional esports sites may be revealed by average users. If there is something to know about a bookie, tournament, or team, you will have more chances to find this out from independent reviews.

4. Be creative in your spare time

Being proactive in esports is an absolute must for those who expect to achieve success in the industry. With so many people trying to break into the scene, you can set yourself apart from other candidates. Make sure to prioritize your personal needs and not work yourself into the ground.

When it comes to esports gaming or betting, you should stay proactive while also refining your skills. To put your skills into practice, you should spend more time playing CS:GO, Dota 2, LoL, or any other video game and betting on esports tournaments. This will help you achieve a certain level of proficiency.

5. Utilize social media

Esports has a huge presence on social media like Facebook and Instagram. In fact, you can hardly find a community that would have a better presence on Twitter than esports. Why is it the case? Twitter is known for being an excellent resource for writing short posts. Users just need a few seconds to receive an important piece of information.

Twitter has turned into a real battlefield for many representatives of the esports industry. You are free to join. Most of the same benefits can be observedbetween LinkedIn and Facebook. Generally, it’s recommended to be on all the major social media platforms for better coverage of esports events. Just make sure to use those correctly! Ignore the extra nonsense that may occur on your way! Eventually, you will learn how to distinguish credible information from fake one.

Bookmakers and other esports resources have a heavy presence on social media. They find it an easy way to reach a big audience. They create groups and private accounts to share the recent updates on various aspects of the esports world. For you, this can be a great opportunity to learn about the upcoming esportsopportunities and connect with like-minded people to discuss the industry movements.

Four horses for Andrew Balding at Royal Ascot on Friday

Andrew Balding has already had a 14/1 winner at Royal Ascot 2022 when Coltrane won the Ascot Stakes and he has four fancies for Friday.

Balding had four winners at Royal Ascot in 2021, which was a career-best performance so after already having one winner he will hope to emulate his joint-top trainer success of 2021.

He has four horses worth following at Royal Ascot on Friday

This race was by no means an afterthought for Sandrine  16/1,but she worked so well last week that I rang the owner and suggested we should run her. She’s been going very well and is a very likeable horse.

The form of her Kempton debut success has worked out very well and she has come on for that run, too. She’s not without a chance in a very competitive Albany (14:30).

Fivethousandtoone  18/1 is a horse that we rate very highly. He hasn’t run this year, so he’ll improve for whatever he does, but he does work to a very high standard.

He’s another horse who I feel is better on a better surface, so I hope it’s not too soft for him, but we’ll run him here as his season needs to start now (15:40).

Alcohol Free  10/1 has been in great form of late. It’s no secret that we think the world of her and that she wasn’t quite right in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.

She won’t mind what the ground is – she seems to move well on anything – and, given some luck, she should be very competitive (16:20).

Alounak  33/1 has had this as his target for some time now (17:35). He ran extremely well to finish second in the Hardwicke last season and that form sets the standard.

Again, lots of rain would be a concern, but he’s well drawn and is in good form at home, so I do expect him to run a solid race.

Visit Betway’s horse racing betting page.

In this video, featuring footage from upcoming documentary ‘Horsepower’, he discusses:

  • His personal highlight from 2021
  • The unique pressures of Royal Ascot
  • His horse to watch at the 2022 meeting
  • The prospect of training a winner for the Queen

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Longines FEI Nations Cup Showjumping Live on RTÉ on Sunday

Ireland will be in Longines FEI Nations Cup action in Sopot on Sunday.

Live showjumping return to RTÉ television on Sunday as the channel broadcasts coverage of the Longines FEI Nations Cup from Sopot in Poland.

The Polish leg of the competition will be Ireland’s first points-scoring round of 2022 in Europe Division 1.

Ireland will arrive in Sopot in superb form, having won four Nations Cup competitions so far this season.

Michael Blake’s side will face tough competition in Sopot, where Europe’s top teams will be competing for points on the road to qualification for the Longines FEI Nations Cup World Final in Barcelona at the end of September.

France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland and Sweden will compete for points on Sunday. Poland and Denmark will also field teams but are not eligible for points as they not in Europe Division 1.

Blake has selected a strong squad that includes World No.19 Darragh Kenny and recent five-star Grand Prix of Rome winners, Denis Lynch with Brooklyn Heights.

The Irish squad for Sopot is as follows:

Trevor Breen with Highland President.
Denis Lynch and Brooklyn Heights.
Darragh Kenny with Volnay Du Boisdeville.
Mark McAuley and Django Ste Hermelle.
Jack Ryan with BBS McGregor (ISH).

Sunday’s Longines FEI Nations Cup of Poland in Sopot gets underway at 11am Irish time with the entire second round broadcast live on the RTÉ News Channel starting from 1pm Irish time and finishing at 3pm.

You can find the RTÉ News Channel on Sky 521, Saorview 21, Virgin 200, Eir 500 & on the RTÉ Player.

Ireland’s upcoming Longines FEI Nations Cup competitions in Rotterdam, Hickstead and Dublin will also be shown live on RTÉ.

Weekend Tickets for Horizon Irish Open Sold Out

Tickets for saturday and Sunday are now sold out. Credit: Getty Images.

This year’s Horizon Irish Open is now completely sold out for the weekend as DP World Tour events continue to experience unprecedented demand for tickets.

The Horizon Irish Open returns to Mount Juliet Estate from June 30 – July 3, where home heroes Pádraig Harrington, Shane Lowry and Séamus Power will lead a field. Ryder Cup stars Tyrrell Hatton, Thomas Pieters and Thorbjørn Olesen as well as defending champion Lucas Herbert will also participate.

Full capacity crowds will return to the historic event for the first time since 2019, and unprecedented demand means all General Admission tickets for the weekend have now been snapped up, while Premium Packages for the whole week have also sold out completely.

Fans hoping to attend for Wednesday’s Celebrity Pro-Am or the opening two days of tournament play, Thursday and Friday, are encouraged to purchase their tickets now to avoid disappointment.

“We have been blown away by the eagerness of the Irish golf fans to return to their national Open this year and this is the earliest weekend sell-out we have ever experienced,” said Simon Alliss, the DP World Tour’s Championship Director for the Horizon Irish Open.

“It is set to be an incredible week, with exciting music acts Hermitage Green and Allie Sherlock adding to the festival atmosphere for which this event is famous.

“With Shane Lowry in red-hot form and Séamus Power returning for the first time since becoming a PGA TOUR winner, it is shaping up to be a huge celebration of Irish golf. We are looking forward to a cracking week at the wonderful Mount Juliet Estate.”

Last year, the returning home fans watched Herbert triumph in wire-to-wire fashion, sealing a three-stroke victory for a second DP World Tour title. The promising 25-year-old has since won for the first time on the PGA TOUR, at October’s 2021 Butterfield Bermuda Championship.

Prior to the 2021 edition, Mount Juliet had hosted the Irish Open for three consecutive years in 1993, 1994 and 1995, won by Nick Faldo of England, Bernhard Langer of Germany and Sam Torrance of Scotland respectively.

Irish Showjumping team second in Norway

Ireland's showjumpers were second in Norway on Friday.

The Irish Show Jumping team took the runner-up spot at Friday’s three-star Longines EEF Nations Cup at Drammen, Norway.

A very close competition saw Ireland among five teams sharing the lead on a zero score following the first round.

Irish Chef d’Equipe Taylor Vard saw three clear rounds from his opening three riders. Tipperary’s Thomas Ryan (Springfield 21), Cork’s Jeremy Sweetnam (Brown Star Z) and Wexford’s Harry Allen (Over Lux (ISH) all jumped clear. That meant Ireland’s last combination, Waterford’s Comdt Geoff Curran with Glengarra Wood (ISH), didn’t need to jump in the opening round.

Ryan and Sweetnam completed double clear rounds second time out. Bertram Allen came home with four faults picked up at the water. As the competition came down to the last line riders, Ireland, Brazil and Belgium were the three teams that could finish on a zero score.

Brazil were to finish on a final score of one time fault. Ireland’s Geoff Curran picked up four faults near the end of his round, and Belgium finished on the same score.

Brazil took the victory with Ireland second as the fastest of the teams that finished on four faults. Third place went to Belgium.

Ireland will be in five-star Longines FEI Nations Cup action at Sopot in Poland this weekend.

The competition will be shown live on the RTÉ News Channel from 1pm on Sunday afternoon.

Roscommon v Clare – Starting Teams, Season So Far and Five Match Facts to Know

Roscommmon v Clare – Starting Teams, Season So Far and Five Match Facts to Know

Five Match facts To Know

1) They last met in the championship in 2016 when Clare won a Round 4 qualifier by six points (2-12 to 1-9) in Pearse Stadium.

2) Roscommon last championship win in Croke Park was the 1980 All-Ireland semi-final against Armagh.

3) Clare has won 12 and lost 16 of their 28 qualifiers.

4) Roscommon have won ten, drawn one, and lost 12 of their 23 qualifiers.

5) Clare last reached the All-Ireland quarter-finals in 2016 where they lost to Kerry, Roscommon last reached the All-Ireland quarter-finals in 2019.

Season so far

Clare: 5th Division 2; Munster SFC: Lost to Limerick on penalties after extra-time failed to separate the sides; Qualifier: Clare 1-11 Meath 1- 9.

Roscommon: Division 2 champions; Connacht SFC: Roscommon 0-23 Sligo 0-11; Galway 2-19 Roscommon 2-16 (final)

Top Scorers (SFC 2022)
CLARE
Eoin Cleary………0-10 (0-4 frees)
David Tubridy……1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1 free) Pearse Lillis………..1-1
Aaron Griffin……..0-4

ROSCOMMON
Conor Cox ……….0-11 (0-6 frees) Enda Smith……….0-5
Ciaran Murtagh…..0-5
Diarmuid Murtagh….1=2 (0-1 free)

Team News

Roscommon Team to play Clare

Betting
Roscommon 2/5
Draw 8/1
Clare 9/4

Mayo v Kildare – Starting Teams, Season So Far and Five Match Facts to Know

Mayo v Kildare – Starting Teams, Season So Far and Five Match Facts to Know , They meet for the only the fourth time in championship history.

Facts to Know
1) Their previous clashes being in the 1935 All-Ireland semi-final, which Kildare won by 2-6 to 0-7 in Croke Park, the 2016 All-Ireland qualifiers (Round 3) when Mayo won by 2-17 to 0-14 in Castlebar and the 2018 qualifiers when Kildare won by 0-21 to 0-19 in Newbridge.

2) Mayo have won 17 and lost six of their 23 qualifier ties. They reached the 2016 and 2017 All-Ireland finals, via the qualifiers.

3) Kildare have won 28, drawn one and lost 11 of their 40 qualifier games.

4) Mayo were last in the quarter-finals in 2019 (there were no quarter- finals for the last two years); Kildare were last there in 2018.

5) They met in Round 7 of this year’s Allianz League when Mayo won by 2-20 to 0-18 in Carrick-on-Shannon.

Season so far
Mayo: Beaten Division 1 finalists; Connacht SFC: Galway 1-14 Mayo 0-16; Qualifier: Mayo 1-13 Monaghan 1-12.
Kildare: Relegated from Division 1: Leinster SFC: Kildare 2-22 Louth 0-12; Kildare 1-21 Westmeath 2-15; Dublin 5-17 Kildare 1-15 (final)

Top Scorers (SFC 2022)
MAYO
Cillian O’Connor….1-12 (0-11 frees, 1-0 pen) Ryan O’Donoghue…0-4 (0-1 mark)
KILDARE
Jimmy Hyland……2-13 (0-6 frees)
Ben McCormack…0-14 (0-2 mark)
Darragh Kirwan…..1-9 (0-2 frees)

Team news

Mayo team to play Kildare
Mayo team to play Kildare

Kildare team not announced

Donegal v Armagh – Starting Teams, Season So Far and Five Match Facts to Know

They meet for the third time this year with Donegal having won the first two. They beat Armagh by 1-14 to 1-13 in Round 7 of the Allianz League and by 1-16 to 0-12 in the Ulster quarter-final.

Match Facts to know
1)Armagh are seeking their first championship win over Donegal since 2010. Donegal have won four times since then.

2) Donegal have won 20 and lost seven of their 27 qualifiers.

30 Armagh have played 37 qualifiers, winning 24, drawing one and losing 12. They reached the 2003 All-Ireland final, via the qualifiers, where they lost to Tyrone.

4) Armagh last reached the All-Ireland quarter-finals in 2017.

5)Donegal last reached the All-Ireland quarter-final in 2019.

Season so far
Armagh: 3rd Division 1; Ulster SFC: Donegal 1-16 Armagh 0-12; Armagh 1-16 Tyrone 1-10 (qualifier)
Donegal: Fourth in Division 1; Ulster SFC: Donegal 1-16 Armagh 0-12; Donegal 2-16 Cavan 0-16; Derry 1-16 Donegal 1-14 aet (final)

LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
2022: Donegal 1-16 Armagh 0-12 (Ulster quarter-final) 2020: Donegal 1-22 Armagh 0-13 (Ulster semi-final)
2015: Donegal 2-11 Armagh 0-8 (Ulster quarter-final) 2014: Donegal 1-12 Armagh 1-11 (All-Ireland quarter-final) 2010: Armagh 2-14 Donegal 0-11 (All-Ireland qualifier)

TOP SCORERS (2022 SFC) Armagh
Rory Grugan…..0-6 (0-3 frees) Rian O’Neill…….0-4 (0-3 frees) Aidan Nugent…..1-1
Stefan Campbell…0-3
Donegal
Paddy McBrearty……2-8 (0-6 frees) Michael Murphy……..0-13 (0-6 frees) Jamie Brennan…………0-4
Conor O’Donnell……….1-1
Peadar Mogan…………….0-4

Starting Teams
Teams will be announced on Friday evening.

List of players departing Munster Rugby 2021/22

List of players departing Munster Rugby Following the conclusion of 2021/22 season.

It was announced earlier this year that Chris Cloete, Damian de Allende, Jake Flannery, Matt Gallagher, Jason Jenkins, Declan Moore, Kevin O’Byrne and John Ryan will move on.

In addition to the eight players above, the province can confirm that Seán French, Alex McHenry, Rowan Osborne and Academy player Jonathan Wren have all completed their time at Munster.

Seán French and Alex McHenry will both depart for playing opportunities in England.

Rowan Osborne is to retire from professional rugby on medical grounds due to a concussion sustained earlier in the season.

Rowan has received specialist medical care since the concussion, and despite his best efforts and those of the medical team, along with lengthy discussions with those close to him, the decision to retire was made in the best interests of his long-term health.

Unfortunately for Academy back three player Jonathan Wren, the Ireland U20s Grand Slam winner is also retiring from the game on medical grounds despite battling back from a number of setbacks.

Chris Cloete scored 11 tries in 65 Munster appearances since making his debut in 2017.

Damian de Allende spent two seasons at Munster, scoring five tries in 37 appearances.

Jake Flannery came up through the ranks of Kilfeacle & District and Rockwell College before winning a Grand Slam with the Ireland U20s. The Shannon RFC man is a product of the Academy and made two senior appearances, kicking three conversions.

Seán French also won a Grand Slam with the Ireland U20s and is a former PBC student. A Cork Constitution clubman, French is a product of the Academy and scored one try in two Munster appearances.

Matt Gallagher spent two years at Munster and scored three tries in 13 appearances.

Alex McHenry is a former Ireland U20 international who came up through the ranks at CBC. McHenry is a product of the Academy and scored one try in three Munster appearances along with featuring for Wasps on loan earlier this season.

Jason Jenkins spent one year at Munster and recovered from an injury-hit spell to make 10 appearances for the province.

Declan Moore joined Munster on a one-year contract last year and made his debut away to Wasps in the Champions Cup before moving to Ulster on a loan deal.

Kevin O’Byrne scored eight tries in 90 Munster appearances. Click here for more details on his time at the province.

Rowan Osborne joined Munster last summer and played in the opening two games of the season against Sharks and Stormers before being ruled out through injury.

John Ryan scored five tries in 197 Munster appearances. Click here for more details on his time at Munster.

Academy player Jonathan Wren came up through the ranks of Crosshaven RFC and PBC and won a Grand Slam with the Ireland U20s in 2019. He made his Munster debut against Wasps in December 2021.

A big thanks to all of our departing players for their contributions to Munster Rugby and we wish them all the best for the future.

Departing Players: Chris Cloete (Bath), Damian de Allende (TBC), Jake Flannery (Ulster), Seán French (English club – TBC), Matt Gallagher (Bath), Alex McHenry (English club – TBC), Jason Jenkins (Leinster), Declan Moore (Ulster), Kevin O’Byrne (Ealing Trailfinders), Rowan Osborne (retiring), John Ryan (Wasps), Jonathan Wren (retiring).