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• FOR THE WEEK OF OcTObER 9 - 15, 2023 • YOUR WEEKLY GUIDE TO TV ENTERTAINMENT Kelsey Grammer in "Frasier" The Rugby World Cup continues this week as Celtic rivals Ireland and Scotland get set to face off at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, just north of Paris, Saturday, Oct. 7, in what will be their final group stage match of the tournament. The match will be broadcast live on NBC. Historically, Ireland and Scotland have played each other twice in pre- vious Rugby World Cup tournaments, with Scotland coming out victori- ous 24-15 in Edinburgh, Scotland (1991), and Ireland walking away with a 27-3 win in Yokohama, Japan (2019). Following a frustrating World Cup opening performance against South Africa in Marseille this year — South Africa posted a modest 18-3 victory over Scotland — Scotland's superstar fly-half Finn Russell remains opti- mistic, telling reporters he believes his squad still has what it takes, despite not getting the start they'd hoped for. "As frustrated as we are, there is a lot to work on and still everything to play for," Russell said. There is no doubt that the loss to South Africa leaves Scotland and Russell with no room for error, specifically against a strong Irish squad — ranked first in the world at press time. Ireland has come out of the gates swinging in Pool B, first taking down Romania, 82-8, before beating Ton- ga, 59-16, in their first couple of matches of the tournament. Now, Scotland and Russell will need to put up the fight of a life- time against one of the top-ranked sides in rugby. Don't miss any of the Rugby World Cup action as Ireland takes on Scotland at the Stade de France Saint-Denis, Saturday, Oct. 7, air- ing live on NBC. Crouch, bind, set: Finn Russell and team Scotland take on the IRFU By Roberto Jozef playerprofile By Adam Thomlison Q: I just watched "Em- pire Records" again, and I'm wondering what happened to the actress who played Debra. The other girls went on to big stardom — did she? A: It was a dice roll in 1995 to see which of the young female leads of that year's teen hit, "Empire Records," would become the bigger star. Liv Tyler (who played the goodie-goodie, Corey, in this film that traded in those sorts of easy teen movie tropes) went on to star in the criti- cally well-regarded art film "Stealing Beauty" (1996) next. Meanwhile, Renee Zellwegger (Gina) made a huge box office splash the next year in "Jerry McGuire." Robin Tunney, who played the emotionally troubled Debra in "Empire Records," took a different path — but one that seemed just as likely to lead to greater stardom. Her next role was another teen film, the era-defining "The Craft" (1996). However, while Zellwegger and Tyler went on to even bigger roles and fame, Tun- ney's momentum seemed to fizzle. These days, she's mostly known as a TV supporting star. Most notably, she had one of the lead roles on CBS's procedural drama "The Men- talist," playing a police officer (and the titular "mentalist's" romantic interest) on all seven seasons of the show. Robin Tunney ON CBS celebrityUpdate OF THE MENTALIST

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