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Watch: Coach JP Duminy Is Required To Field For South Africa, Makes Epic One-Handed Save

In a rare occurrence in cricket, a coach stepped in to field for his side in an international match. On Monday, former South Africa batter and now batting coach, Jean-Paul Duminy, had to step in as a back-up fielder for his side as a fair few regular players of the side had walked off the field due to fatigue, during the final ODI against Ireland. With the heat in the UAE proving to be challenging for the players, Duminy stepped in as a substitute and even made an excellent one-handed save.

Injured All Blacks trio doubts for Ireland Test

Ethan Blackadder, Luke Jacobson and Dalton Papali'i have been forced to drop out of the New Zealand squad due to injury and may miss the Ireland clash at the start of November.

Dry spell leads to postponement of Thurles meeting

Thurles' seven-race card on Thursday has been abandoned due to "a dry spell of weather and a forecast of insufficient rain", according to Horse Racing Ireland.

The 20-minute red card backlash, hooker auditions, and Interpro talking points | RTÉ Rugby podcast

Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and Jonny Holland to break down the big talking points of the week in the URC.

Donnacha O'Brien hopeful Porta Fortuna can thrive at Breeders' Cup

Donnacha O'Brien is confident there will be plenty for his family to cheer at Del Mar when Porta Fortuna bids to break his own Breeders’ Cup duck and City Of Troy attempts to give his father Aidan a historic first success in the Classic.