13/11 The Sports Pages

The Sports Pages

The Carlow GAA player who turned down €30,000 t play rugby for Leinster is featured on the back page of the Irish Independent today. Carlow footballer  Brendan Murphy had the opportunity to get pay for play under Michael Cheika’s rein, a claim made by former Leinster and Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman.

In Premier League news, Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has apologised to Wolves boss Mick McCarthy  for calling him a “fool”, the Irish Daily Star reports. Former Republic of Ireland chief, McCarthy, told Holloway to shut up and stop dragging him into his argument with the Premier League. Holloway made 10 changes to his side that lost 3-2 to Aston Villa on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Shay Given is expected to captain Ireland against Wednesday night against Norway after Robbie Keane pulled out of the quad with an injury. Giovanni Trapattoni will more than likely look to Given to skipper the Boys in Green at the Aviva Stadium, the Irish Daily Mirror reports.