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Sunderland to take part in A Day for Shane

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Premiership side Sunderland will take on the first ever Munster XI soccer side in a competitive challenge game at Thomond Park on July 13.

A Day For Shane, which is being held in aid of the Shane Geoghegan Trust, will feature a day-long programme of sporting events of all codes, the centre piece of which will be the star-studded soccer match at 7.45pm.
Organisers also hope to attract a number of established international footballers with links to Munster to be part of the XI selection. The remainder of the side will comprise of players from League of Ireland and senior club sides throughout the province.
Organisers say A Day For Shane will be about participation and as such it will encompass all the sporting codes across Munster. Events will include the Shane Geoghegan Trust schools long puck competition, a celebrity penalty shoot-out, mini-rugby and hurling, celebrity sumo wrestling, schoolchildren partaking in a parade of sport and the stars of Munster competing for the title of the quickest 100m runner in Munster.

 

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