Monday Morning Sports Update

Keeping you up to date on GAA, soccer, athletics and rugby.

GAA

Mixed fortunes for Naas and Clane hurlers at the weekend.

Yesterday, St. Martin's of Wexford beat Naas 21 points to 11 in Wexford Park.

St. Martins with the strong wind led by 10 points at halft time, but Naas were not able to reduce the final margin.

St. Martin's will play Ballyhale Shamrocks in the Leinster final after they beat Clough Ballacolla of Laois by 1-18 to 1-15.

On Saturday, Kildare Senior B champions Clane reached the Leinster final with an easy 2-23 to 1-6win over Clonad of Laois.

Attention this week turns to football with Athy playing Portarlington in the semi final on Saturdat at 2pm in Cedral St. Conleths.

Grange play Barcelona Gaels on Saturday at 2.30 in Manguard Park Hawkfield, while Sallins play their intermediate semi final on Sunday against Offaly''s Clara at 2pm on in Cedral St. Conleth's Park.

Kfm will have live coverage of the three matches.

The Kildare GAA awards have been announced.

Naas's Cian Boran is senior hurler of the year, Naas goalkeeper Cormac Gallagher is senior club hurler of the year.

Senior B Hurler of the year is Clane's Paddy McKenna.

Intermediate club hurler of the year is Mick Nevin of Naas, Junior club hurler of the year: John Roche, Leixlip and Senior footballer of the year is Alex Beirne.

Athy's Barry Kelly is club footballer of the year.

Intermediate club footballer of the year: Sallins Colm Dalton.

Junior football club player of the year:Grangenolvin's Conall Bergin.

Hand-baller of the Year: Leixlip's Niall O'Connor.

The Mick Sammon Referee award goes to All Ireland final referee Sarsfield's Brendan Cawley.

The awards will be presented at a function in the Keadeen next Saturday night.

SOCCER

Arsenal stay top of the Premier League after a 4-1 victory over Tottenham.

Aston Villa are up to fourth after coming back from a goal down to win 2-1 at Leeds.

Leeds remain in the relegation zone.

ATHLETICS

Raheny Shamrock Brian Fay edged Nick Griggs at the line to be crowned National Cross Country champion in Derry.

2023 women's champion Fiona Everard regained her crown, beating her training partner Niamh Allen into second.

RUGBY

In Rugby England beat Argentina 27-23 to make it 12 Test wins in a row.

England trailed 17-3 at half time at Twickenham.

Scotland finished their autumn campaign with a 56-nil win over Tonga.

A reminder that this morning's Kildare Today with Hannah Kelly will review the Naas and Clane Leinster semi finals.  While this evening's Kildare Scoreboard will have post-match intertviews with Naas player Brian Byrne and manager Tom Mullally, and with Clane captain Cian Shanahan and manager Willie Banks.