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Republic of Ireland Woman’s squad for Germany test

UEFA Women’s EURO 2021 continues and the Republic of Ireland Woman’s squad for Germany test on September 19.

Vera Pauw’s team is unbeaten thus far in the qualifying campaign, which recommences following a postponement of games on the back of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

Top of the group

Ireland lead Group I on 13 points after five games played but Germany are just a single point behind with a game in hand ahead of the first of two meetings between the teams.

Pauw, who recently renewed terms with the FAI, is excited to resume the qualifying campaign with a trip to Germany.

“It is great to be back preparing for international games again and to continue our goal of qualifying for the European Championships. We will travel to Germany knowing that we will face a difficult opponent, but that is part of competing at this level,” said Pauw.

“Germany are one of the best teams in world football and we’ve seen their club teams, particularly Wolfsburg, perform so well in the UEFA Women’s Champions League of late. So we know what to expect and we have to be ready to play our best game.

“With our players possibly coming from nine different countries, we remain mindful of the protocols in place to deal with COVID-19 and it’s important that we adhere to all medical advice around this game. This pandemic is not yet over and we must work together to fight it.”

New squad members of Ireland Woman’s squad

For this squad, there are first call-ups for midfielders Alli Murphy and Ellen Molloy, while Isibeal Atkinson is rewarded for her excellent start to the Women’s National League season with Shelbourne.

US-born Murphy, who qualifies through her grandparents, recently joined London City Lionesses and receives a first selection for any Ireland squad.

Kilkenny native Molloy is promoted from the Women’s Under-17s following a number of stand-out performances for James Scott’s team as well as an impressive breakthrough at club level with Wexford Youths.

The Ireland squad, which will be cut down to 23 players, will meet in Germany on Monday, September 14 to begin preparations for the game in Essen.

After the Germany game, Ireland will have two more group fixtures to complete with Ukraine away on October 23 and Germany at home on December 1.

The nine group winners and the three best runners-up (not counting results against the sixth-placed team) qualify directly for the final tournament, while the remaining six runners-up advance to the play-offs.

Republic of Ireland Woman’s squad
Goalkeepers: Marie Hourihan (SC Braga), Grace Moloney (Reading), Courtney Brosnan (West Ham United), Niamh Reid Burke (Peamount United)
Defenders: Harriet Scott (Birmingham City), Keeva Keenan (Celtic), Louise Quinn (Fiorentina), Diane Caldwell (SC Sand), Claire O’Riordan (MSV Duisburg), Claire Walsh (Peamount United), Aine O’Gorman (Peamount United), Isibeal Atkinson (Shelbourne)
Midfielders: Niamh Fahey (Liverpool), Jamie Finn (Shelbourne), Denise O’Sullivan (North Carolina Courage), Alli Murphy (London City Lionesses), Niamh Farrelly (Peamount United), Megan Connolly (Brighton & Hove Albion), Hayley Nolan (London City Lionesses), Jessica Ziu (Shelbourne), Ruesha Littlejohn (Leicester City), Ellen Molloy (Wexford Youths), Stephanie Roche (Peamount United)
Forwards: Katie McCabe (Arsenal), Heather Payne (Florida State University), Leanne Kiernan (West Ham United), Amber Barrett (FC Koln), Rianna Jarrett (Brighton & Hove Albion), Julie-Ann Russell (Sydney University), Kyra Carusa (HB Hoge)

Match Details
Germany v Republic of Ireland
UEFA 2021 Women’s European Championship Qualifying – Group I
Saturday, September 19
Stadion Essen
KO 13:00 (Irish Time)
#GERIRL

Which players will make cut for British and Irish Lions’ in 2021 tour

Players are already jockeying for positions. Between now and next summer’s Lions’ Tour of South Africa there is a plethora of rugby to be played.

Push to make the squad

This is usually the time of year when club players make a push to get into their international teams for the November Test Series. This year that series has been canceled. Despite there being remaining fixtures in the 2020 6 Nations Tournament, the squads for these games are set. Instead, there is an opportunity for new players to feature in a proposed competition in November and December.

This tournament would feature 6 Nations teams along with two invited teams, likely to be Fiji and Japan. Split into two groups of four teams the competition would guarantee each team at least three games. Ample time for players to make an impression.

Firstly, to be played in 2020 are six rounds of the English Premiership. Secondly, one round and the semi-finals of the Pro14 looks set to feature three Irish sides. Thirdly, the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup where British and Irish players can be found across the remaining teams. This is all before the turn of the year when another 6 Nations comes around in February.

Gatland knows what it takes

With this in mind, Lions’ tour Head Coach Warren Gatland will have a close eye on proceedings and will be spoilt for choice when deciding where to look for potential players. Facing his fourth Lion’s Tour, third as Head Coach, Gatland will have a good idea of what he’s looking for. Undoubtedly, there will be a chance for players with little or no International experience to come to the fore at this time. However, it may be a Tour where the coach opts for experience over youth.
Physicality over Flare


The 2019 World Cup winners are known for their brute strength, which will have some players reminiscing of the 2009 Tour. Gatland will need a team to compete with such a side and this falls into certain player’s hand. Conor Murray is an obvious example.

Despite poor 2019 form and a World Cup hangover, Andy Farrell kept faith in the Munster man for the 6 Nations over the energetic options of John Cooney and Luke McGrath. This motivated by a desire from Farrell to keep Ireland’s most experienced as he transitioned the team into a new Age.

Can Conor Murray get his form back

Murray won’t be complaining though as it gives him time to return to form and prove to Gatland that he can replicate the performances he gave on the previous two Lions Tours. Standing at over six-foot, Murray is not the stereotypical scrumhalf and his physicality could be a huge asset in South Africa.

If all goes to plan, rugby fans will have no shortage of entertainment in the coming months. With so many games there will an abundance of talent, both familiar and fresh, and the oncoming Lions selection will only add to the players’ drive. One thing that can be certain is the headache Warren Gatland will have next spring deciding players for the Lions’ Tour 2021

How much are Bohemians set to profit from Doherty transfer?

Matt Doherty transfer looks set to join Spurs in a deal that would see Bohemians earn 10% of the transfer fee.

Doherty transfer to Spurs

The Irish international is close to securing an €18 million move away from Molineux. Jose Mourinho is seeking to bolster his right-back position. The 28-year-old joined Wolves in 2010 when Mick McCarthy invited him for a trial after being impressed in a pre-season friendly.

The gypsies only received about €75,000 at the time but will reap the rewards a decade later thanks to a sell-on clause. The deal is understood to be in the region of €18million which will land the Dublin based club a cool €1.8million. The transfer is being pushed along thanks to the link between Wolves and Arsenal wing-back Ainsley Maitland-Niles who would be a replacement for Doherty in Nuno Espirito Santo’s side.

3 wins in a week 3 clean sheets 🤪😛 6 games to go, rest up and we go again next week #wwfc 🧡🖤 @Wolves pic.twitter.com/QVSQvP2g44

— Matt Doherty (@mattdoherty20) June 27, 2020


What Prem-proven Doherty brings to Spurs 

Firstly, Doherty is Wolves’ longest-serving outfield player. Secondly, in the 19/20 Premier League season Doherty played 36 of his side’s 38 games and contributed 4 goals and 3 assists and 56 tackles. Thirdly, Tottenham have been looking for a suitable replacement after Kieran Trippier’s departure to Atletico Madrid.

As a result of already losing Kyle Walker-Peters to Southampton in this transfer window. Tottenham is looking for competition for Serge Aurier and Prem-proven Doherty will be a welcome sight for fans. Hailed for his crossing ability, aerial prowess, and marauding runs. In conclusion, Doherty will add to Aurier’s flare and offer solidity to Mourinho’s back-line.

Arsenal vs Liverpool: Community Shield Preview & Probable Starting Teams

Arsenal Liverpool Teams – This Saturday the traditional season-opener for English football returns. With just a four-week turnaround since the FA Cup Final.

This has been the swiftest break between seasons for teams in recent memory. However, the three-month postponement of professional football caused by the Coronavirus in March was a longer break than the standard interval between seasons in English football.

PRESEASON FRIENDLIES

With respect to both teams, it is Liverpool who has had the more time to prepare for the restart since their season ended with the completion of the Premier League in the last week of July. Arsenal meanwhile endured another week of a grueling season before their victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup Final. Although a single week may seem like nothing in terms of a break, it has allowed the Premier League champions to hold a pre-season training camp in Austria. As part of this they had two friendly games to dust off the cobwebs against VfB Stuttgart and Red Bull Salzburg, winning and drawing respectively.
Mikel Arteta’s team have not had the same luxury.

His core players who defeated Chelsea in the FA Cup Final only returned to training last weekend in London Colney. They have not been able to schedule friendlies like their Premier League rivals against foreign opposition and instead had to make do with a short trip to MK Dons on Tuesday night. Despite the 4-1 victory, they can expect to face a far tougher match in Wembley.


Probable Arsenal Liverpool Teams

Neither team has major injury concerns ahead of the game, but it is unlikely that we will see two full strength sides. Klopp dismissed a knock sustained to Van Dijk against Salzburg, saying it ‘will not be a problem’ after the game. Liverpool’s new signing Kostas Tsimikas could make a debut as well as Willian for Arsenal following his free transfer from London rivals Chelsea. One player who will be closely watched is young Arsenal defender William Saliba. The French center-back joined the club this summer despite being signed by Unai Emery in 2019 and is followed by high expectations.

The game is ultimately a great chance for these two sides to up the intensity of their pre-season schedules ahead of the league’s return on the 12th of September. Expect to see a lot of young players given a chance to impress the management. Even though people call it nothing more than a glorified friendly.

Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Leno; Saliba, Luiz, Tierney; Cedric, Willock, Xhaka, Saka; Willian, Nketiah, Aubameyang

Liverpool possible starting lineup:
Alisson; Williams, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Jones, Fabinho, Wijnaldum; Salah, Brewster, Mane

“We should be able to have a good shot in a lot of stages here” says Sam Bennett

Monaco resident Sam Bennett will cycle on roads very familiar to him when the 2020 Tour de France gets underway in Nice on Saturday.

The Flanders, Belgium-born Irish rider will head the Deceuninck – Quick Step team along with Frenchman Julian Alapjilippe, the man who lead the 2019 Tour de France until the last Friday of the race.

Twenty-nine-year-old Bennett admits that the local roads will pose a test for the participants, jokingly admitting:

“Normally I should be looking forward to the Tour but I know how hard the roads are so it’s going to be difficult, but yes it’s very nice to be racing on ‘home’ roads, well second-home roads.”

With Bennett returning to La Grande Boucle for the first time since 2016, the Irishman feels a sense of excitement with the opening stage quickly approaching:

“I’m excited and looking forward to the race beginning. I’m really excited to be back in the Tour de France especially to be here with this team Deceuninck – Quick Step.”

Along with Julian Alapjilippe, Bennett will be joined on the Belgian outfit by Danes Kasper Asgreen and Michael Mørkøv, Belgians Tim Declercq and Dries Devenyns, Bob Jungels of Luxembourg and Zdenek Štybar from the Czech Republic

With three stage wins in the 2018 Giro d’Italia and two in the 2019 Vuelta a Espana, both for his former team Bora-Hansgrohe, on his palmarès, Bennett is hopeful of adding one at cycling’s biggest event:

“I know we have a fantastic team for this race and we should be able to have a good shot in a lot of stages here.”

According to the team’s directeur sportif Tom Steels, Bennett will, as expected contest the sprints, with the Belgian former professional warning against too high expectations for the Irishman due to the nature of this year’s course.

“In Sam, we have a contender for the bunch sprints,” says Steels, but admits “(it) won’t be so straightforward as in the past, the route being one of the toughest in recent memory. I think there are maximum four clear stages for sprinters spread over the three weeks.”

Michael Mørkøv will act as Bennett’s lead-out man when those few sprinting opportunities will arise. Tim Declercq is expected to be visible to the front of the daily peloton. Dries Devenyns will operate as Alaphilippe’s trusted domestique, with Štybar, Jungels and Asgreen expected to assist the team’s main players as well as look for their opportunity to take a stage victory.

Bennett, who cycled with the An Post-Seán Kelly Cycling Team from 2011-13, has already shown some good form in this interrupted season. He began 2020 winning the inaugural Race Torquay in Australia and also sprinted to the opening stage of the Tour Down Under, in the process becoming the first Irishman to both win a stage and wear the leader’s jersey in the race.

He then won the 164km fourth stage of the Vuelta a Burgos in Spain before successfully completing his Tour de France preparations when claiming Stage 4 of the Tour de Wallonie on August 18.

Bennett will be one of three Irishmen competing in the 2020 edition of the Tour when he will be joined on the starting line in Nice this weekend by cousins Nicolas Roche of Team Sunweb and Dan Martin of Israel Start-Up Nation.

Irish entries for Melbourne and Caulfield Cups

Aidan O’Brien, Joseph O’Brien, Willie Mullins and England-based Fermoy, Co. Cork-born trainer David O’Meara are among the European handlers with entries among the 174 nominations for the 3,200m 2020 Lexus Melbourne Cup which were released this morning.

The O’Briens alone account for 16 of the 30 internationally trained entrants for the 160th Lexus Melbourne Cup, with 25 Group 1 winners among the entries for the AUD $8 million race.

Joseph O’Brien, who became the youngest person ever to train the winner of “the race that stops a nation” when triumphing with Rekindling in 2017, has entered seven horses, five of which are owned by top Australian owner Lloyd Williams.

The Carriganóg handler’s full list of nominations is Bolleville, Buckhurst, Degraves, Master Of Reality (second past the post last year only to be demoted to fourth following an objection), Patrick Sarsfield, Pondus, and Twilight Payment.

Numerically Aidan O’Brien accounts for most of the overseas entries, with 9 nominations. They include 2019 Investec Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck as well as the 2019 and 2020 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby victors Sovereign and Santiago. The Ballydoyle handler’s team is completed by Cormorant, Dawn Patrol, Mythical, Nobel Prize, Order Of Australia and Tiger Moth.

Ireland’s champion National Hunt trainer Willie Mullins has entered both last year’s VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner True Self and Lonsdale Cup runner-up Stratum, while former jockey and now successful trainer David O’Meara has one nomination in Eagles By Day.

English trainer Andrew Balding’s Dashing Willoughby and Fabrice Chappet’s Australian-owned San Huberto are expected to contest both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup for the first time this year. They could be joined by horses recently acquired by Australian ownership groups: the former Ger Lyons-trained Nickajack Cave, now with Peter Moody, and former Ballydoyle inmates Sir Dragonet, now trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, and Delphi, now handled by Anthony Freedman.

Australian trainer Danny O’Brien, winner of the 2019 Lexus Melbourne Cup with Vow And Declare, has entered last year’s victor as well as his leading Cup fancy Northern Hemisphere three-year-old Russian Camelot, winner of the South Australian Derby under Cork-born jockey Johnny Allen.

International stables have entered 34 horses for the 143rd Caulfield Cup with 29 individual Group 1 winners among the 177 entries for the AUD $5.15 million Stella Artois-sponsored 2,400m race.

Aidan O’Brien has 13 entries in the Caulfield Cup including six-time Group 1 winner Magical, Japan, Magic Wand and 2019 Epsom Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck. His tranche of nominations is completed by Armory, Dawn Patrol, Mogul, Mythical, Nobel Prize, Order Of Australia, Santiago, Sovereign and Tiger Moth.

Joseph O’Brien has the same seven horses entered for the Lexus Caulfield Cup as he has for the Lexus Melbourne Cup, namely Bolleville, Buckhurst, Degraves, Master Of Reality, Patrick Sarsfield, Pondus andTwilight Payment.

The Willie Mullins pair Stratum and True Self are nominated for the Caulfield feature, as is David O’Meara’s Eagles By Day.

Danny O’Brien leads the Australian charge with a number of high-profile horses including Vow And Declare, South Australian Derby winner Russian Camelot, along with Adelaide Cup winner King of Leogrance and VRC Oaks heroine Miami Bound.

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained partnership have the most entries in both races with 19 in the Melbourne Cup and 16 in the Caulfield Cup, with Sydney Cup winner Etah James among those to feature in both, while eight of the top 10 placed horses in the 2019 Caulfield Cup have been entered for a tilt at the race again this year.

Weights for both races will be released on Tuesday, 8 September, with first acceptances for the Caulfield Cup on Tuesday, 22 September and the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, 29 September. Late entries for both races close on Thursday, 3 September.

Irish Rugby set to benefit from Pro 14 revamp

CHEETAH’S AND KINGS OUT.

And then there were twelve. The pro 14 will receive another makeover this season. The South African additions the Kings, and the Cheetah’s exiting the competition for the foreseeable future. 

The announcement that the 14, was heading back to 12 teams came as little surprise. The current global pandemic issues were an obvious stumbling block. 

The Southern Kings, in particular, looked badly out of their depth. They managed to win just four of their 55 fixtures. That coupled with sparsely attended fixtures meant their departure was certainly on the cards. The loss of the Bloemfontein based Cheetah’s is a huge blow to the competition. Their cavalier brand of rugby had been successful in helping them secure a  playoff spot.

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NEW FORMAT RETAINED

The competition will likely retain it’s a much-maligned new format. It is likely to feature six teams in two separate conferences. This is one fewer than the Pro 14  version which had seven in each section. 

The top four in each conference will then contest quarter-finals in the last eight stages. Some former players have been rather scathing about the conference style competition. Welsh wing wizard Shane Williams labeling the format “Shambolic.” 

The latest Pro 14 restructure will likely lead to an eighteen game season. Irish is set to benefit in a big way, in an already jam-packed rugby calendar. Wales, Scotland, and Italy will also be delighted with the new development. The punishing workload on their international players has always been a concern.

The news will be less well received in England and France, where there are 22 and 26 games respectively. There have been many rumblings about the perceived easier seasons for the other competing Six Nations sides. The latest development will have done little to ease their frustrations.

The competition has certainly had a chequered history from its beginning in 1999. It has gone through numerous rebrandings and restructurings in its 21-year history. The arrival of the Kings and the Cheetahs were heralded as a bright new dawn. In truth, the competition has struggled to capture the public imagination.  Their departure will at least have a positive knock-on effect for Irish rugby.

 

Six Nations Opportunity Knocks for Ireland

 

So where do we stand in the Six Nations? What is the state of the parties when the competition resumes on the 24th of October? 

Despite the pessimism after another bitterly disappointing World Cup campaign, there is light at the end of the tunnel for new Irish head coach Andy Farrell.

Ireland had stumbled through its first three  Six Nations fixtures. In the opening fixture, they were fortunate not to start the campaign on the back foot.  Stuart Hogg was the Scottish pantomime villain. He failed to touch down for what appeared to be a certain try, to gift the home side a fortunate victory.

Their best display came against a jaded looking Welsh outfit. Then they were lucky to escape Twickenham without suffering a heavier defeat. So far so bad. The cards may, however, have fallen nicely for the 2018 Grand Slam winners. Next up is a home banker bonus point against Italy. It could also send their scoring points difference soaring. 

Paris has never been a happy hunting ground for traveling Irish sides. Still, memories of 2018’s epic win are still fresh in the mind. The improving French side is still hugely inexperienced when it comes to winning at this level. There is a tendency for French sides to blow hot and cold. That means they are no certainty to take advantage of home comforts in the Stade de France.

While England are still in the mix, if Ireland wins their last two fixtures they will be crowned champions.  Also, a French loss to Ireland will end their hopes.  Wales and Scotland look set for lower table mediocrity. Italy is guaranteed its perennial wooden spoon.

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS FOR IRELAND
The reality is Ireland is still in pole position to land the latest version of rugby’s Home Nations competition for the 15th time. Ireland has not become a bad side overnight.  

Any side containing the likes of Johnny Sexton, James Ryan, Conor Murray, Peter O’Mahony, Gary Ringrose, and Tadgh Furlong et al, simply has to be respected. Consistency and execution are key for Ireland. Also a fit and firing Sexton and Conor Murray axis.  are key to their hopes of getting the Andy Farrell era off to a winning start.

Beating the French would be just the tonic for the World Cup blues. There is a huge chance for redemption in Paris. It is an opportunity the visitors may well grasp with both hands.

 

Jim Crawford names Republic of Ireland U-21 Training Camp Squad

Republic of Ireland U-21 Head Coach Jim Crawford has named a 25-man squad for a training camp ahead of the crucial qualifiers in October and November. 

The 25-man squad will report for a four-day training camp in Northern Ireland from Monday, August 31 to Thursday, September 3.

Ireland U-21s have three crucial qualifiers in October and November against Italy, Iceland and Luxembourg and the training camp will provide crucial preparation time.

St. Patrick’s Athletic defender Luke McNally receives his first U-21 call-up as well as Southampton duo Will Ferry and Will Smallbone. Watford striker Ryan Cassidy will also report for the U-21s for the first time.

Republic of Ireland U-21 Squad

Goalkeepers: Caoimhín Kelleher (Liverpool), Gavin Bazunu (Rochdale, on loan from Manchester City), Ed McGinty (Sligo Rovers).

Defenders: Lee O’Connor (Tranmere Rovers, on loan from Celtic), Danny McNamara (St. Johnstone, on loan from Millwall), Darragh Leahy (Dundalk), Conor Masterson (QPR), Liam Scales (Shamrock Rovers), Luke McNally (St. Patrick’s Athletic), Nathan Collins (Stoke City), Dara O’Shea (West Bromwich Albion), Thomas O’Connor (Southampton).

Midfielders: Dan Mandroiu (Bohemians), Jason Knight (Derby County), Jack Taylor (Peterborough United), Will Ferry (Southampton), Will Smallbone (Southampton), Conor Coventry (West Ham United), Connor Ronan (Grasshoppers Zurich, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers).

Attackers: Michael Obafemi (Southampton), Danny Grant (Bohemians), Jonathan Afolabi (Celtic), Zach Elbouzedi (Lincoln City), Neil Farrugia (Shamrock Rovers), Ryan Cassidy (Watford).

Brendan Lawlor to debut on European Tour on Thursday

Irishman Brendan Lawlor will make his European Tour debut when he tees up in the inaugural ISPS HANDA UK Championship at The Belfry on Thursday.

The final event of the UK Swing will see the fourth ranked player in the World Rankings for Golfers with Disability (WR4GD) compete at a regular tour event for the first time.

Lawlor, who has a rare condition called Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, a disability characterised by a shorter stature and shorter limbs, turned professional in September last year having made a huge impact globally on the disabled golfers’ circuit, including winning the 36-hole EDGA Scottish Open in 2019, which was played over the same course as the professionals at the Renaissance Club, concurrently with the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open.

The Dundalk man also competed in the ISPS HANDA Disabled Golf Cup, played alongside the 2019 Presidents Cup in Melbourne, where twelve of the world’s leading golfers with a disability, played the same course and conditions as the pros.

Lawlor has since received a tournament invite on behalf of his sponsor and tournament title partner, ISPS HANDA, as they continue to collaborate with the European Tour in raising the profile of golf as an accessible sport for all through their long-term support of global golf initiatives.

“I am really looking forward to making my European Tour debut at the ISPS HANDA UK Championship and competing alongside some of the best players in the world,” said Lawlor.

“To have the opportunity to represent disability golfers across the world is a fantastic honour and I hope to have a solid few rounds, to showcase that disability golfers are talented in their own right. I can’t thank Dr Handa and ISPS HANDA enough for this wonderful opportunity and for their long-term dedication to disability golf” Lawlor added.

Dr Haruhisa Handa, Founder and Chairman of ISPS Handa, said:

“We are delighted to play a part in Brendan Lawlor’s debut on the European Tour when he competes in the inaugural ISPS HANDA UK Championship. The vision ISPS Handa shares with the European Tour for inclusivity is represented through our incredibly talented ambassador in Brendan Lawlor. We are excited for the inspiration he will bring to many households across the world through the UK Swing’s ‘Golf for Good initiative’.

The ISPS HANDA UK Championship follows the ISPS HANDA Wales Open won by Romain Langasque at The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport last week.

The Belfry is a venue rich in Ryder Cup history having played host to four contests – with Europe triumphing in two (1985 and 2002), the US having won in 1993, and with the 1989 match ending in a 14-14 tie.

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