Saturday sport: Ireland play Netherlands in final Euro qualifier, Irish provinces in URC action

Ireland manager Stephen Kenny says his players are well aware of the posed by the Netherlands ahead of this evening's game.

The Boys in Green are in Amsterdam for the final game of their disappointing Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, in what could be Kenny's last competitive game in charge.

The Dutch can secure their spot in next summer's tournament with a win in front of a home crowd tonight.

Kenny says his side need to embrace the challenge facing them tonight.

Elsewhere in Group B, Warren Zaire-Emery could become France’s youngest ever international if he plays against Gibraltar.

Wales can qualify for the Euros this evening if they win away to Armenia and Latvia upset Croatia in Riga.

All Ireland champions Dublin had five members of their panel named on the All Star football team of the year last night.

The first name on the team sheet was also the oldest ever to receive an All Star - 42-year old goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton.

Kerry and Derry both received four All Stars, while Monaghan and Roscommon had one apiece.

A host of Ireland World Cup players return to the Leinster side for this evening’s game against the Scarlets at the RDS.

Peter O’Mahony and Tadhg Beirne are restored to the Munster pack for their meeting with the Stormers at Thomond Park.

While Connacht will come up against World Cup-winners when they play the Sharks in Durban from 3.

Rory McIlroy is eight shots off the lead following his third round at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

The World Number Two carded a seven-under par round of 65 to sit on eight-under ahead of tomorrow's final round.

Tom McKibbin is a further a shot back, with Shane Lowry on six-under. Tom Wallace holds a one-shot lead on 16-under.