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Re: ' TEAM NEWS: IRELAND v WALES ' UPDATED DAILY

Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:02 am

Who is the referee?

Italy's Niccola Rizzoli will be in charge at the Aviva Stadium.

The 45-year-old refereed the 2014 World Cup final between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana, as well as the 2013 Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund at Wembley.

Won the award for Serie A's best referee five years in a row between 2011 and 2015 but will not be a popular figure with Manchester United fans.

Rizzoli sent off Rafael when they crashed out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage in 2010, and failed to send off PSV's Hector Moreno for the challenge that left Luke Shaw with a broken leg in last season's competition.

Re: ' TEAM NEWS: IRELAND v WALES ' UPDATED DAILY

Fri Mar 24, 2017 10:04 am

Who are the favourites?

Odds according to William Hill

Republic of Ireland 6/4

Draw 2/1

Wales 9/4

Re: ' TEAM NEWS: IRELAND v WALES ' UPDATED DAILY

Fri Mar 24, 2017 11:06 am

Wales fans face Ireland travel disruption ahead of game

Friday 24 March 2017

Wales football fans face travel disruption as transport unions have called strikes ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Ireland in Dublin.

A one-day bus strike is taking place and some trains have also been cancelled - leaving one group of 20 fans stuck in Rosslare.

Pre-booked tickets will be refunded but there are no alternative bus or rail services running.

Wales take on Ireland at 19:45 GMT.

Irish Rail passengers have been warned of major disruption across services due to the Bus Éireann strike.

Drivers stopped working at midnight across the country and the disruption has now spread to the rail network due to picketing related to the dispute.

Services likely to affect fans include routes to and from Dublin to Limerick, Cork, Galway, Sligo, Waterford.

Bus Éireann said it was "extremely disappointed" by the action, which it claims would cause major inconvenience to customers and exacerbate the "perilous financial situation at the company".