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13th Jun 2015

Ireland v Scotland and two heavyweight GAA clashes: Sport on TV this weekend

Your guide to all the sport on the box this weekend

Conor Heneghan

Plenty of footy and GAA, with some golf, rugby and athletics thrown in for good measure.

Saturday

Hockey World League, Ireland v Uruguay, Sky Sports 2, 12pm

Fresh from a cracking victory over South Africa and a battling performance in defeat to Germany, the Irish ladies’ hockey team take on Uruguay in Valencia.

The Sky Sports coverage starts at midday.

European Tour Golf, Sky Sports 4, 12pm

Day Three of the Lyoness Open from the Diamond Country Club in Atzenbrugg in Austria. Coverage of Day Four starts at the earlier time of 11.30am on Sunday.

Euro 2016 Qualifier, Ireland v Scotland, RTE 2, Sky Sports 1, 4pm

The big one.

If the Boys in Green are going to be heading to France next summer, then they could really, really do with three points at the Aviva on Saturday.

The clash with England did little to catch the imagination or even raise hopes ahead of a meeting with their neighbours to the north this weekend.

Republic of Ireland Squad Training, Gannon Park, Malahide 11/6/2015 Assistant manager Roy Keane and Robbie Keane during training Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan

That was little more than a kickaround; this is serious business.

The build-up to the 5pm kick-off starts on RTE 2 and Sky Sports 1 at 4pm.

Come on you Boys in Green.

Euro 2016 Qualifier, Northern Ireland v Romania, Sky Sports 5, 7.30pm

Hopefully you’ll still be in the mood to watch some footy after that and if you are, you can catch some more boys in green, Northern Ireland, taking on Romania on Sky Sports 5.

Coverage starts at 7.30pm.

Top 14 Rugby Final, Clermont Auvergne v Stade Francais, Sky Sports 3, 7pm

Clermont Auvergne lost three Top 14 finals in a row before winning their first title in 2010. On Saturday evening, they’ll be hoping to make it two titles in five years against Stade Francais at the Stade de France in Paris.

during the European Rugby Champions Cup Final match between ASM Clermont Auvergne and RC Toulon at Twickenham Stadium on May 2, 2015 in London, England.

Copa America, Uruguay v Jamaica, Setanta Sports, Midnight

Luis Suarez is still suspended from international football, but Uruguay should still have too much for Jamaica in their Copa America Group B clash in Chile.

Sunday

Live Baku European Games 2015, Setanta Sports, 4.55am

Most people wouldn’t be accustomed to setting their alarms for so early on a Sunday morning, but a number of Irish athletes are in action in Baku this weekend.

You should be able to catch them in Setanta Sports’ extensive coverage throughout the day or on the highlights show at 10pm on Sunday night.

The Sunday Game Live, Armagh v Donegal, Galway v Mayo, RTE 2, 1.30pm

Two massive games for Gaelic Football fans to enjoy this Sunday afternoon, with Armagh and Galway looking to take provincial powerhouses Donegal and Mayo down a peg or two.

GAA Football All Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Final, Croke Park, Dublin 9/8/2014 Donegal vs Armagh Donegal's Karl Lacey with Aaron Findon and Aidan Forker of Armagh Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan

Joe Brolly is back on live duty after a brief hiatus so expect the usual jousting between himself and Spillane in studio.

Formula One, Bahrain Grand Prix, Sky Sports F1, 1.30pm

Lewis Hamilton will be looking to extend his lead over Nico Rosberg at a track where he beat his teammate by a single second last year.

Euro 2016 Qualifiers, Russia v Austria, Sweden v Montenegro, Sky Sports 5, 4.55pm

Being honest about it, neither clash is one to get carried away with on paper, but during a summer when we’re going to be crying out for football come August, we’ll take whatever we can get.

The Sunday Game, RTE 2, 9.30pm

It’s only been back a few weeks, but it feels like it’s never been away.

Catch the highlights from the live games earlier, as well as from *pauses for breath* both Munster semi-finals from Thurles, Kildare v Laois, Meath v Wicklow and Westmeath v Wexford *exhales.

Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter Final, O'Connor Park, Tullamore, Offaly 6/6/2015 Kildare vs Laois KildareÕs Tommy Moolick celebrates kicking the equalising point Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie

‘Tis a veritable feast of Gaelic Football lads.

PGA Tour Golf, Sky Sports 4, 11pm

When the prize is big, the cream of the crop will come out to play and the $6 million prize fund at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis is not to be sniffed at.

Copa America, Setanta Sports, Midnight

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - NOVEMBER 14:  Radamel Falcao of Columbia celebrates scoring their first goal during the International Friendly match between Belgium and Columbia at King Baudouin Stadium on November 14, 2013 in Brussels, Belgium.  (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images)

Round off your weekend with a bit of Colombia v Venezuela from the Copa America.

Hell, you might even see Falcao score a goal for a change.

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