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SATURDAY

In a new European Cup world where three of five second placed teams advance rather than two from six, a bonus point in Clermont is no small thing.

SETANTA Sports has unveiled plans to cover all 48 games live at the Rugby World Cup in France this autumn.

“CHRISTMAS came early to Garryowen,” words of consolation for losing Lansdowne head coach Liam Toland from a happy local supporter after this AIL Division 1 clash at Dooradoyle.

Lansdowne 15 UL Bohemians 14

Lansdowne 34 St. Mary’s College 18

Ballymena 17 Lansdowne 33

Cork Con and Leinster scrum-half Brian O'Meara is to take up player coach duties with Lansdowne for the coming season after signing for the AIB League Division One club today.

RUGBY legend Jonathan Davies has backed claims by Wales coach Mike Ruddock that England are better off without Jonny Wilkinson.

Connacht and Ireland full-back Mark McHugh has been voted chairman of the Irish Rugby Union Players Association (IRUPA).

Ballymena 14 Lansdowne 11

Galwegians 25 Lansdowne 24

Lansdowne 28 UCD 32

Belfast Harlequins 31 Lansdowne 17

Cork Constitution 27 UCD 27

Lansdowne 18 Dungannon 15

FELIPE CONTEPOMI could face an unwelcome arrival in Ireland in a few months time — depending on how Ireland do in this year’s World Cup.

Buccaneers will welcome back Connacht quartet Rowan Frost, Colm Rigney, Wayne Munn and Ted Robinson for their All Ireland league semi-final visit to Clonarf on Saturday.

St Mary's College 27-36 Lansdowne

Leinster coach Matt Williams has been severely restricted in the announcement of his side for the European Cup quarter-final on Saturday.

Lansdowne will wait on the fitness of backs Brian O'Mahony, Karl Becker and Killian Kennedy and openside Liam Toland before settling on the side to face St Mary's College at Templeville Road.

Munster will rest Anthony Foley, Peter Stringer and John Hayes for their challenge from Connacht at Thomond Park on Friday night.

Landsdowne 40 Terenure 15

Frank Roche will fill in for Ireland's Marcus Horan and Munster's openside Alan Quinlan is available for Shannon's Limerick joust with Garryowen at Thomond Park

Ruthless Lansdowne were fully deserving of this emphatic scoreline and began the game strongly with O'Donovan opening the scoring.

Buccaneers will have seven of their 10-man Connacht contingent on deck now that the Connacht-Ulster warm-up has been cancelled for the visit of Lansdowne.

Lansdowne 8 Ballymena 12

UCD 20 Landsdowne 29

Leinster, Ulster and Munster have announced their squads for their upcoming fixtures.

Young Munster said farewell to Div One of the AIL League with a deserved 30-10 victory over Lansdowne at Tom Clifford Park.

Celtic League champions Leinster have drafted in Trevor Brennan to their back row for Saturday evening’s Heineken Cup match at Newcastle.

Leinster booked a home quarter-final berth in the Celtic League last

Ireland coach Warren Gatland today named an unchanged team for the Six Nations Championship clash with Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

Eric Miller yesterday received a double bonus when he was selected on the Ireland A squad to meet Wales A next week, a couple of hours before being named on the preliminary Lions squad of 67 players to tour Australia this summer.

Declan Kidney has announced four changes for the Ireland 'A' match against Wales 'A' on March 2.

Having had a chance to recharge his batteries, Munster captain Mick Galwey is ready to roll into action once again when he leads the side against Leinster at Musgrave Park tomorrow evening.