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Murray Kinsella picks out what’s wrong with Ireland’s stuttering gameplan.

On The Record

– Roy Hodgson is cranking up the heat on Jack Grealish.

Where We Were Today

The limelight will be on the World Cup for some time to come, but there’s still plenty of provincial interest (-31 players) in the Pro12 to keep an eye on.

Source: Cathal Noonan/INPHO

The Fixture List

There’s more international football to come tomorrow with England and Spain among those in action.

Tonight, the US Open continues at Flushing Meadows and you can catch Andy Murray, Simona Halep, Petra Kvitova and Roger Federer if you stay up late enough.