Ulster’s new director of rugby Less Kiss has named Rory Best and Ruan Pienaar on the bench for tomorrow’s Guinness PRO12 clash away to Newport Gwent Dragons.

Leinster 37 Dragons 12: Isa Nacewa and Fergus McFadden led by example at the RDS on Saturday, when their combined tally of 27 points helped Leinster to a comprehensive victory over Newport Gwent Dragons in the Guinness Pro12.

Connacht 29 Dragons 23: Connacht opened their Guinness Pro 12 season with a valuable home win, edging a lively encounter against the Newport Gwent Dragons at the Galway Sportsground last evening.

There are few surprises in Pat Lam’s Connacht squad for this evening’s Guinness Pro 12 opener at the Galway Sportsground (7.30pm).

AIB All-Ireland Club JFC final: Brosna (Kerry) 0-8 John Mitchels (Lancashire): Jimmy Keane raced up the steps of the Hogan Stand to join his son Cillian.

Kerry’s dominance of the All-Ireland junior club football competition continued at GAA HQ this afternoon, Brosna’s impressive first-half display proving sufficient to see them past John Mitchels.

John Mitchel’s (Lancashire)1-9 Moate All Whites (Westmeath) 1-6: All-Ireland Club JFC semi-final: Merseyside could have something to celebrate this season after all following John Mitchel’s qualification for the All-Ireland Club JFC final for the second time in their history at Pairc Tailteann, Navan, yesterday.

COLIN McENTEE’S Leinster A couldn’t add the scalp of London Welsh to those of Esher, Melrose and Llanelli at Donnybrook yesterday but a draw was enough to secure a home quarter-final in the British & Irish Cup.

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Tyrone manager Art McRory has kept faith with the same fifteen that dispatched Monaghan in the provincial semi-finals, for Sunday's Ulster Football Final against Cavan.

Cavan manager Val Andrews has kept the same fifteen for Sunday's Ulster