Sport in Ireland reached the quarter-finals of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Sailing in Ireland is governed and regulated by the Irish Sailing Association in Dún Laoghaire. Events are organised by the various clubs on the coasts and on the reservoirs and lakes. The first sailing club was the Cork Water Club (now the Royal Cork Yacht Club), which was founded in 1720. Snooker and pool hold some interest in Ireland, with media coverage of most major international tournaments. The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have produced some of the world's most successful snooker
Mark Davis (fisherman) Mark Davis (fisherman) Mark Davis (born October 11, 1963) is a professional sport fisherman of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) and is one of only two anglers to have won the B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year and the Bassmasters Classic tournament in the same year. Davis was born in Mount Ida, Arkansas. He has competed in 234 tournaments, and had five first place finishes and forty-five top ten finishes. He resides in Mount Ida, with his wife Tilly and their three children James, Hunter and Fisher, Tournaments Entered: 250<br> Winnings: $1,683,702.30<br> Wins: 6<br> Top 10s: 51<br> Money finishes: 167