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Brian O’Driscoll reveals he suffered for the majority of his career

Brian O’Driscoll has revealed he suffered with terrible eyesight during the majority of his career. The Ireland legend discovered he was short-sighted during his glory days, only getting laser treatment at the age of 30. “It’s funny what the brain does and how it adapts. And probably my quality of life outside the rugby pitch…

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Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets – UK/European tour moves; new UK dates

In a move that surely will not come as a surprise to any of us, Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets have been forced to postpone their UK, Irish and European 2020 concerts due to the current COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, they have said that the safety and wellbeing of the fans, the crew and band members are of paramount importance to those involved in the Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets UK and European tour that was due to start in Guildford on April 23. Under the advice of the government due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the unilateral decision by the theatres to close at these uncertain times, we have had to postpone the UK shows until October. The revised UK dates for your diary are as follows:October 1 – The Forum, Bath, England (nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-12th-the-forum-bath-england.html)October 4 – Barbican, York, England (nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-1st-barbican-york-england.html)October 5 – St David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales (nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-5th-st-davids-hall-cardiff-wales.html)October 7 – Sage Gateshead, Gateshead, England (nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-14th-sage-gateshead-gateshead-england.html)October 8 – The Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-16th-the-usher-hall-edinburgh-scotland.html)October 9 – O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, England (nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-15th-o2-apollo-manchester-manchester-en.html)October 11 – New Theatre Oxford, Oxford, England (nick-mason-s-sos-2020/april-25th-new-theatre-oxford-oxford-england.html)October 12 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England (nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-2nd-de-montfort-hall-leicester-england.html)October 14 – City Hall, Sheffield, England (nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-9th-city-hall-sheffield-england.html)October 15 – Regent Theatre, Ipswich, England (nick-mason-s-sos-2020/april-27th-regent-theatre-ipswich-england.html)October 16 – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England (nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-8th-philharmonic-hall-liverpool-england.html)October 19 – Brighton Dome, Brighton, England (nick-mason-s-sos-2020/april-24th-brighton-dome-brighton-england.html)October 22 – Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England (nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-11th-birmingham-symphony-hall-birmingham-en.html)October 24 – G Live, Guildford, England (nick-mason-s-sos-2020/april-23rd-g-live-guildford-england.html)All tickets remain valid for the revised dates. They are currently working on re-scheduled dates for the shows in London, Southampton and Dublin. Customers are advised to retain their tickets and ticket confirmations at this time. More information will be announced in the near future on these rescheduled shows.They add that the European leg of the tour, which was due to begin on May 18 in Brussels, has also been postponed due to most of the governments in Europe forcing a complete lockdown of public assemblies and making it impossible to continue. Any further decision on this part of the tour will be taken as the situation becomes more settled and clearer.

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BREAKING | Wales v Scotland off because of coronavirus fear

The Six Nations match between Wales and Scotland that was due to take place on Saturday 14 March has been postponed. The latest statement issued by the WRU read: “The Welsh Rugby Union has maintained an open dialogue with, and continued to seek advice and direction from, the National Assembly forWales and other stakeholders, including the…

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Premiership rugby the latest to release statement on Coronavirus

STATEMENT: The welfare of our fans, players and staff is our first concern, and we are working in close contact with DCMS, Public Health England and World Health Organisation; following all the experts’ advice. Based on this advice, and in consultation with the teams, we have decided to run the Premiership Rugby Cup this Sunday…

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Ireland Six Nations 2020 squad: Farrell confirms selection

Andy Farrell has named a 35 player squad which will be captained by Johnny Sexton for the upcoming 2020 Guinness Six Nations Championship. There are five uncapped players named in Ulster’s Billy Burns and Tom O’Toole and the Leinster trio Max Deegan, Caelan Doris and Ronan Kelleher. #ShoulderToShoulder Johnny Sexton has been named as the Ireland captain for the 2020 #GuinnessSixNations 🙌#TeamOfUs pic.twitter.com/pqcVHo2AI6 — Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby)…

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European dates, and more UK dates, added to 2020 Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets tour

SeeTickets.com (https://www.seetickets.com/tour/nick-mason-s-saucerful-of-secrets) for the UK dates, with different outlets for the European shows, links below. The dates and venues for the dates so far in 2020 are as follows, with the newly added concerts shown in bold: 23 April – G Live, Guildford, England (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/april-23rd-g-live-guildford-england.html) – TICKETS (https://www.seetickets.com/tour/nick-mason-s-saucerful-of-secrets) 24 April – Brighton Dome, Brighton, England (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/april-24th-brighton-dome-brighton-england.html) – TICKETS (https://www.seetickets.com/tour/nick-mason-s-saucerful-of-secrets) 25 April – New Theatre Oxford, Oxford, England (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/april-25th-new-theatre-oxford-oxford-england.html) – TICKETS (https://www.seetickets.com/tour/nick-mason-s-saucerful-of-secrets) 27 April – Regent Theatre, Ipswich, England (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/april-27th-regent-theatre-ipswich-england.html) – TICKETS (https://www.seetickets.com/tour/nick-mason-s-saucerful-of-secrets) 29 April – The Convention Centre Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/april-29th-the-convention-centre-dublin-dublin-ir.html) – 1 May – Barbican, York, England (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-1st-barbican-york-england.html) – 2 May – De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-2nd-de-montfort-hall-leicester-england.html) – 4 May – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, England (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-4th-mayflower-theatre-southampton-en.html) – 5 May – St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wales (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-5th-st-davids-hall-cardiff-wales.html ) – 7 May – Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-7th-royal-albert-hall-kensington-london-en.html) – 8 May – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-8th-philharmonic-hall-liverpool-england.html) – 9 May – City Hall, Sheffield, England (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-9th-city-hall-sheffield-england.html) – 11 May – Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-11th-birmingham-symphony-hall-birmingham-en.html) – 12 May – The Forum, Bath, England (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-14th-sage-gateshead-gateshead-england.html) – 14 May – Sage Gateshead, Gateshead, England (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-14th-sage-gateshead-gateshead-england.html) – 15 May – O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, England (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-15th-o2-apollo-manchester-manchester-en.html) – 16 May – The Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-16th-the-usher-hall-edinburgh-scotland.html) – 18 May – Cirque Royal – Koninklijk Circus, Brussels, Belgium (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-18th-cirque-royal-koninklijk-circus-brussels-be.html) – TICKETS (https://www.ticketmaster.be/artist/nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets-billets/871570?language=en-us) 19 May – Den Atelier, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-19th-den-atelier-luxembourg-city-luxem.html) – TICKETS (https://www.atelier.lu/shows/nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets-2/) 20 May – Rolf-Böhme Saal, Freiburg Konzerthaus, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-20th-rolf-bohme-saal-freiburg-konzerthaus-freiburg-im-breisgau-ge.html) – TICKETS (https://www.eventim.de/artist/nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets/) 22 May – Le Grand Rex, Paris, France (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-22nd-le-grand-rex-paris-france.html) – TICKETS (https://www.aparteweb.com/awprod/TALP/AWCalendar.aspx?INS=TALP CAT=632 IDWL=82366) 23 May – Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern (KKL Luzern), Lucerne, Switzerland (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-23rd-kultur-und-kongresszentrum-luzern-kkl-luzern-lucerne-switze.html) – TICKETS (http://www.ticketcorner.ch) 24 May – Großer Saal (Great Hall), Meistersingerhalle, Nuremberg, Germany (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-24th-grosser-saal-meistersingerhalle-nuremberg-ge.html) – TICKETS (https://www.eventim.de/artist/nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets/) 26 May – Wiener Gasometer, Vienna, Austria (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-26th-wiener-gasometer-vienna-austria.html) – TICKETS (http://www.oeticket.com) 27 May – Forum Karlín, Prague, Czech Republic (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-27th-forum-karlin-prague-czech-republic.html) – TICKETS (https://www.ticketmaster.cz/artist/nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets-vstupenky/1008937) 28 May – Kuppelsaal, Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-28th-kuppelsaal-jahrhunderthalle-frankfurt-ge.html) – TICKETS (https://www.eventim.de/artist/nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets/) 30 May – Großer Saal (Great Hall), Messe und Congress Centrum Halle Münsterland, Münster, Germany (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-30th-grosser-saal-messe-und-congress-centrum-hall-munsterland-munster-ge.html) – TICKETS (https://www.eventim.de/artist/nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets/) 31 May – Muziekgebouw Frits Philips, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/may-31st-muziekgebouw-frits-philips-eindhoven-the-nether.html) – TICKETS (https://www.muziekgebouweindhoven.nl/nl/agenda/2376/Playing_the_old_music_of_Pink_Floyd/Nick_Mason%27s_Saucerful_Of_Secrets?utm_source=announce utm_medium=ticketlink utm_campaign=mason) 2 June – Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/june-2nd-laeiszhalle-hamburg-germany.html) – TICKETS (https://www.eventim.de/artist/nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets/) 3 June – Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/june-3rd-tempodrom-berlin-germany.html) – TICKETS (https://www.eventim.de/artist/nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets/) 5 June – Store Sal (Large Hall), Vaerket, Randers, Denmark (http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/nick-mason-s-sos-2020/june-5th-store-sal-vaerket-randers-denmark.html) – TICKETS (https://vaerket.dk/arrangementer/nick-masons-saucerful-of-secrets) Each date above links off to its individual show page, which should build into a record of each concert, a home for your reviews, pictures, and more! This is a very special opportunity to experience Pink Floyd’s celebrated and significant early body of work played live including songs from albums ‘The Piper At The Gates of Dawn’ and ‘A Saucerful Of Secrets’, through to ‘Obscured By Clouds’. The band have been very highly praised by fans and the media alike for the quality and uniqueness of each performance – the Saucers clearly have a wonderful time performing together, and that comes across clearly in the music.