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Dublin: 3 °C Saturday 25 May, 2013

Pre-Season

# pre-season - Friday 17 May, 2013

Dan Carter voices support for change to season structure

The IRB Player of the Year says he hasn’t had a proper pre-season in a decade.

# pre-season - Monday 28 January, 2013

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You know it’s Gaelic football in January when…

Freezing weather. Small stadiums. Paltry attendances. Here’s 25 images that sum up the 2013 pre-season Gaelic football campaign.

# pre-season - Sunday 20 January, 2013

As it happened: GAA Sunday clockwatch

Across the four provinces there were 22 inter-county games between Gaelic football and hurling pencilled in for today. Here’s how they all unfolded.

# pre-season - Sunday 6 January, 2013

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Sunday GAA results round-up

There were 17 games on this afternoon as the 2013 Gaelic Football season got underway. Here are the outcomes from across the four provinces.

# pre-season - Saturday 5 January, 2013

Let’s meet the new men in charge

A dozen Gaelic Football managers will be at the helm of their new counties for the first time in a competitive game tomorrow. Here’s your guide to them.

# pre-season - Friday 4 January, 2013

It’s back: The inter-county GAA season returns this weekend

The 2013 campaign begins with the pre-season Gaelic Football fare across the four provinces this weekend.

# pre-season - Monday 27 August, 2012

NFL: Peyton Manning is back but Broncos lose

The veteran managed two touchdown passes from 10 completed. Meanwhile, Tim Tebow and Mark Sanchez took it in turns to throw interceptions as the Jets once again failed to score a touchdown.

# pre-season - Saturday 18 August, 2012

Rugby round-up: Ulster draw with Tigers on a chastening day for Leinster and Connacht

It was a tough day for two of the provinces in England while Mark Anscombe’s men needed a late try to avoid defeat.

Up and running: Munster register first win of the season against Bristol

A second-half surge saw Rob Penney’s side home at Musgrave Park.

# pre-season - Thursday 16 August, 2012

Captain Doug to oversee Munster’s new centre combination

Howlett starts for the second time in two weeks as James Downey and Casey Laulala get their chance to shine against Bristol.

# pre-season - Sunday 12 August, 2012

Madigan and Auva’a get Leinster off to a winning start

Connacht were also victorious against Exeter but Munster were soundly beaten in France.

# pre-season - Tuesday 7 August, 2012

Player Diary: Adam D’Arcy and Ulster gear up for their first match of the season

“We were all standing round arguing who would carry the hostage out, and didn’t even notice him get up and walk out the door himself.”

# pre-season - Monday 6 August, 2012

Darren Fletcher to train with Scotland team before Australia friendly

The Manchester United midfielder played 45 minutes of a practice match last week.

Gardaí to probe racism claim from Man City player following banana throwing incident

Gael Clichy made the allegation on his Twitter account, saying it was ‘sad to see’.

# pre-season - Monday 30 July, 2012

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VIDEO: David Platt rolls back the years to score with stunning bicycle kick

The former Arsenal and Sampdoria man impressed the heck out of Sergio Aguero.

# pre-season - Sunday 29 July, 2012

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AVB cries foul as Charlie Adam injures Gareth Bale for second time in 15 months

The Spurs manager was livid about the lunge from the Liverpool player that left his star midfielder injured.

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Messi starts his pre-season with a hat-trick

Three is the magic number for the diminutive Argentinian against Raja Casablanca.

# pre-season - Sunday 22 July, 2012

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VIDEO: Rodgers takes charge of Liverpool for the first time

The former Swansea boss watched the Reds play out a 1-1 draw against FC Toronto in Canada.

# pre-season - Saturday 21 July, 2012

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# pre-season - Friday 20 July, 2012

Provincial matters: Ulster’s Adam D’Arcy with his take on pre-season prep

“Everyone is determined to continue on the success of last season and hopefully bring some trophies back to Ravenhill,” says the full back.

# pre-season - Thursday 19 July, 2012

‘Robust’ discussions between Rob Penney and Declan Kidney over Irish stars

The new Munster coach wants to build up a good working relationship with the national team.

# pre-season - Friday 13 July, 2012

Connacht fans get a chance to relive history with pre-season visit to Harlequins

The westerners eliminated the English Premiership side from the Heineken Cup when they beat them at the Sportsground in January.

# pre-season - Tuesday 14 February, 2012

Moore of that, please: Karl gives Bohs Setanta advantage

There were mixed fortunes for the Airtricity League sides in Setanta Sports Cup action last night, with St Pat’s losing 1-0 away to Cliftonville.

# pre-season - Monday 30 January, 2012

GAA round-up: O’Halloran shines for Cork, Davy Fitz gets the Banner back to winning ways

The weather in Newbridge was a nuisance, but we still had a busy weekend of GAA action to keep us occupied.

# pre-season - Sunday 22 January, 2012

Crunch time: here’s everything you need to know about today’s GAA action

There was pre-season action around the country this afternoon. Luckily for you, we’ve for a handy, post-sized round-up.

# pre-season - Monday 16 January, 2012

Back in business: here’s everything you need to know about the weekend’s GAA action

Pre-season football continued around the country this weekend. Here’s a round-up of all the scores.

# pre-season - Wednesday 13 July, 2011

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WATCH: Liverpool and Arsenal impress in pre-season runouts

Charlie Adam makes debut for Reds as they come out on top in seven goal bonanza while Arsenal cruise past Malaysian All Stars.