Picturing the hunt

SO you think pre-season with your local GAA club is proving tough so far?

Lots of running in dark, windy nights, with the rain blowing sideways, out of doors, exposed to the elements and then there’s the dreaded gym sessions.

Tough going, for sure. Well, thank your lucky stars that

MUNSTER racked up seven tries to thump the struggling Southern Kings 43-0 before a sell-out crowd of 8,008 at Musagrave Park on Friday night to remain top of Conference A of the Guinness PRO14.

Johann van Graan's side ran in five second half tries to break the South African side's

Councillor Mark Lynch has asked Kildare Co Council to support the introduction of phased bans on environmentally unfriendly items such as unrecyclable plastic bags and film.

Cllr Lynch is also seeking the support of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and

Bohemians 1, Finn Harps 0

Finn Harps have not won at Dalymount Park since 1999 when the legendary Jonathan Speak got the only goal of the game.

Harps' poor record at the Dublin venue continued tonight as they lost their opening game in the new Airtricity League Premier Division game

Munster 43 - 0 Southern Kings

Andrew Conway made a strong claim for inclusion in Joe Schmidt's plans as Munster eased to a 43-point whitewash victory over the Southern Kings.

There was a potential sting in the tail for the Ireland coach as Chris Farrell aggravated a knee