NOTED breeders Peter and Marion O’Connell won their eighth Simmental championship of 2006 at Clonmel Show — an outstanding achievement for their Raceview herd at Knoppogue, Mallow, which has also won seven interbreed championships.

In a bid to win a fourth consecutive Interprovincial title, the Munster women’s rugby team have made only two changes for this weekend’s final clash with Leinster.