A STREET entertainment company to rival the renowned Macnas group in Galway is being launched in Tipperary.

AFTER two defeats to open their campaign, St Mary’s College are now right up among the contenders for the All-Ireland League Division 1A title.

BLACKROCK COLLEGE 18 ST. MARY’S COLLEGE 21

DIVISION 1A: Blackrock College 20 Old Belvedere 29

Blackrock College 23 Cork Constitution 31

AIB LEAGUE DIVISION 1A:

Shannon 3 Blackrock College 25

Clontarf 9 Blackrock College 3

Blackrock College 23 Cork Constitution 7

Garryowen 26 Blackrock College 30, Dooradoyle

Blackrock College 49 St. Mary's College 27, Stradbrook

Blackrock College 9 Shannon 12

SHANNON aim to start making amends for the disappointments of last season this coming weekend when they face Blackrock in the final of the AIB Cup at Dubarry Park in Athlone.

Blackrock College 34 Clontarf 17

Blackrock College 29 UCD 38

Greystones 23 Blackrock College 22

Blackrock College 17 Old Belvedere 11

Lansdowne 8 Blackrock College 24

CORK Constitution stretched their unbeaten AIB League run over Blackrock to 12 games with a deserved triumph at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Leinster have announced the signings of Argentina prop Juan Francisco Gomez, South African international front-row forward Ollie Le-Roux and Connacht's Irish-qualified tight-head prop Stephen Knoop in their squad for next season.

Niall Ronan has been selected in the centre for Leinster A against Ulster A at Suttonians tomorrow afternoon.

UCD 21 Blackrock College 29

Blackrock College 31 Terenure College 19

LIFIEMI MAFI makes his first start for Munster in tomorrow’s Magners League clash with Llanelli Scarlets in Stradey Park (Setanta Sports, 5.35pm).

Buccaneers 20 Blackrock College 30

Rob Kearney, Cameron Jowitt and Brian Blaney have all been included in Leinster's squad to play Munster in the Magner's League at Lalsndowne Road on Friday night.

Brian O’Driscoll, Shane Horgan and Girvan Dempsey will make their seasonal debuts for Leinster against Connacht in the Magners League clash at The Sportsground on Friday evening (KO: 6.30pm).

The following is the Leinster 'A' team to play Connacht in Barnhall on Friday (KO: 2pm):

Felipe Contepomi will be available for Leinster's pre-season friendly against London Irish at Donnybrook tomorrow evening.

Leinster were soundly beaten by Dax in their pre-season friendly before 6,000 spectators at the Stade Maurice Boyau last night.

The following is the Leinster "A" team to play Oxford University at Iffley Road on Saturday, November 26th (KO: 2.30pm):

Brian O'Meara will win his 100th Leinster cap against Edinburgh in the Celtic League on Sunday in one of the least experienced sides he has ever played on for the province.

Leinster will have internationals Eric Miller, Guy Easterby and Will Green back in their Squad for Sunday's Celtic League encounter with Edinburgh at The RDS.

After a solid second-half introduction agains Bathm it is likely that Lion Malcolm O'Kelly will make his full Leinster debut for this season away to Glasgow in the Heineken Cup on Sunday.

Coach Michael Cheika has given youth a fling as Kieran Lewis, Robert Kearney, Brian O'Riordan, David Blaney and Jamie Heaslip have all been included in the Leinster side to play Bath at The RDS on Saturday.

It is thought that Robert Kearney and David Blaney could start for Leinster in their make-or-break Heineken Cup opener against Bath on Saturday.

Reggie Corrigan will join Shane Byrne and Victor Costello in a select band of three players to win 100 caps for Leinster when he runs out against Cardiff Blues at The RDS on Saturday.

Lion Malcolm O'Kelly will return for Leinster, most likely from the bench, as Cardiff Blues come to the RDS on Saturday.

LEINSTER will roll out two of the big names for tomorrow night’s Celtic League clash with leaders Ulster at Donnybrook (5.30).

Lions Denis Hickie and Shane Horgan will make their first full starts of the season in Leinster's Celtic League clash with Ulster at Donnybrook on Saturday.

Leinster coach Michael Cheika is confident that Gordon D’Arcy and Eric Miller will be "ready to go" for the visit of Ulster to Donnybrook on Saturday evening.

LEINSTER coach Michael Cheika will hope his new charges have shaken off the cobwebs that cost them victory last week in Wales when they take on the Glasgow Warriors in Donnybrook in the Celtic League on Saturday.

Eric Miller will need to convince the Leinster medical staff of his fitness before taking his place in the Leinster squad to meet Glasgow at Donnybrook on Saturday.

Leinster coach Michael Cheika has confirmed that Brian O'Driscoll will captain the province for the season 2005/2006.