AS Connacht face French galacticos Toulouse this afternoon, another native of the province will be in action in France today — 400km north in the coastal town of La Rochelle.

US FIRM DePuy Orthopaedics has promised to cover the costs of any medical treatment needed by patients who received potentially faulty hip implants manufactured by the company, which are the subject of a voluntary global recall.

CRESCENT COLLEGE Comprehensive’s Andrew Burke is out of the all-Limerick Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final clash with Ard Scoil Ris at Thomond Park this afternoon (3pm).