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Sep 2023
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LUNCHTIME WRAP: O'Driscoll would take Fr...

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Cameron Hill has all your top sports stories, all in one place, in Friday's Lunchtime Wrap.

Coming up today: Everton owner Farhad Moshiri agrees takeover with US investment firm, Derry vs Shamrock Rovers headlines a big night of Irish club football, and Brian O'Driscoll says he would take France over New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup quarter finals.

Lunchtime Wrap on Off The Ball with Energia - proud sponsor of Irish rugby. Think of the possibilities.

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