A SECOND-HALF goal from debutant Shane Maughan put Galway on the road to victory in the opening FBD League tie of the season in Ballyhaunis last night to ensure a winning start to Alan Mulholland’s reign in charge of the Tribesmen.

The teams for this weekend's AIB League rugby fixtures have been announced.

Teams for this weekend's AIB All-Ireland League games.

The following are teams for this weekends upcoming AIB League action.

ALL IRELAND LEAGUE TEAMS

The teams for the upcoming AIB League fixtures have been announced.

Teams for this weekend's All-Ireland League action.

Lineouts for this weekend’s AIB League have just been announced.

The team's for this weekend's AIL games have been announced.

Latest AIB All-Ireland League teams for this weekend's matches.

All Ireland League teams:

Teams for this weekend's AIL Division Two and Three matches have been named.

DESPITE the fact that Cork Harlequins have beaten today’s Irish Senior Women’s Cup opponents Knock in the competition for the past two years, coach Ivan Bateman is taking nothing for granted in the third round encounter at Harlequin Park (hit off 1.30pm).

IRISH ladies hockey coach Riet Kuper has named a squad of 20 to travel to America next month as preparations intensify ahead of the Olympic qualifying tournament in Auckland from March 19-28.

Five uncapped players have been named in the Irish women’s hockey squad to play three Test matches in the USA next month.

Ireland 4 France2

Ireland women’s preparations for the European Nations Cup in September continue this week with a training camp and two Test matches in Holland.

Ireland’s women have named the pool of players who will contest selection for September’s European Nations Cup in Barcelona.

Ireland women’s coach Riet Kuper has handed first call-ups to five players for a three-day Easter training camp.

MUNSTER ladies will be attempting to end an eight-year wait when the senior hockey inter-provincial tournament is staged at Harlequin Park, Cork, this weekend.