Lansdowne 71 Blackrock College 15

Buccaneers 3 Shannon 56

Buccaneers 3 Shannon 56

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Coach Michael Bradley has named a 22-man suqad for Connacht's home tie with Leinster in the Celtic League at The Sportsground on Sunday.

Dublin University 5 Garryowen 6

Belfast Harlequins 56 Buccaneers 14

Galwegians 16 Clontarf 25

Buccaneers 20 UCD 29

Clontarf prop Niall Carson scored a bonus-point try in the last action of their Division One tussle with Buccaneers this afternoon, to send them joint-top with Shannon.

Buccaneers 18 Garryowen 27

Buccaneers claimed their first bonus point of the season, but it was of little consolation as Connacht rivals Galwegians edged them 20-17 at Crowley Park.

Michael Bradley has followed the example of the other provinces in postponing the selection of his side in favour of a 25-strong squad for next Monday's clash with Munster at the Sportsgound kick off 2pm.

MUNSTER are serious about taming the Ospreys in the Celtic League at Musgrave Park tomorrow night even though they meet them again in the Heineken Cup in January.

Connacht will have to put the anger from alleged biting and gouging incidents in Montpellier to one side as they get down to the week-to-week business of making progress in the Celtic League.

Co Carlow 21 Buccaneers 23

Justin Meagher will make his first start of the season in a Connacht side that shows five changes for Sunday’s home tie with the Newport Gwent Dragons at The Sportsground.

Buccaneers 27 Blackrock College 6

Dublin University 20 Buccaneers 12

Buccaneers 18 Cork Constitution 12

Buccaneers 18 Cork Constitution 12

Clontarf's Niall O'Brien will replace his clubmate James Downey in the only change in the Connacht side to face Munster in the Celtic League at Musgrave Park on Saturday evening.

A mounting injury list has resulted in Connacht waiting until later in the week to name their side to play Munster at Thomond Park on Friday evening.

Most of the current Connacht players will again be on board in the 2004/5 season, it has been announced.

Ireland Under-21 Andrew Finn will start at full-back for Dolphin away to Garryowen.

St Mary’s 17 Buccaneers 44

Garryowen 10 Buccaneers 28

Buccaneers 17 Galwegians 09

UCD 25, Buccaneers 21

Buccaneers 18 Belfast Harlequins 24

Connacht open their Celtic League campaign this Saturday when they entertain Edinburgh at the Galway Sportsground in a game which kicks-off at 4pm.

Connacht coach Michael Bradley has unveiled a host of new signings as the province bids to improve on last season's performances when they reached the quarter-finals of the Celtic League and Parker Pen Challenge Cup.

Buccaneers 51 Terenure College 5

There was always little between these two midtable sides, but it was the home side who prevailed by the narrowest of margins at Ballinasloe's Moher Road today.

Leinster pair David Quinlan and Ben Willis and hooker Glen van der Wyver are the three additions to the Blackrock outfit that will travel across town for the Dublin derby against St Mary's College on Saturday.

Buccaneers 23 Co Carlow 15

The Connacht team to play Bristol Shoguns at the Galway Sportsground this evening at 6pm will feature six players making their debut at this level

Six players are due to make their debut for Connacht in tonight’s pre-season friendly clash with British side Bristol at the Galway Showgrounds.

TWO former internationals are preparing for a battle to get back into the international scene.

Buccaneers, despite having nothing other than pride to play for, had no intention of making it easy for Cork Con at Ericsson Park and in the end Ronan O¹Gara and his men had to dig deep to set up a home semi-final date with Garryowen in two weeks.

An added time Mike Walls try could prove to be Clontarf’s most important score of the season as it earned his side a dramatic 19-14 AIB League Div.One victory over Buccaneers in a pulsating encounter before the biggest crowd of the season at Moher Road, Ballinasloe.

Winger Tom Gregan, who contributed 22 points for Shannon last weekend,

Bucanneers proved to strong up front for Blackrock at Stradbrook this afternoon with a brace from full back, Wayne Munn helping the midlands outfit to a comfortable victory.