TV3 set its stall out on Ireland AM by booking a stylist to select the perfect match outfit. These people know Rugby Country alright.

TV3 is to change its name as part of a major rebranding of the station later this year.

On November 1, 1995, Richard Wallace touched down at Thomond Park to score Munster's first points in European Cup competition. This Saturday at the much-changed stadium, barring a complete disaster from Johann van Graan's new charges, someone from the province will pop up and grab the 4,000th. We recall some of the landmarks in between.

Like so many of those who knew Anthony Foley, James Downey could not believe the news last October that his former boss had passed away so suddenly.

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The estimable voices of BBC and RTÉ are on the outside looking in this time, with TV3 and ITV exclusive television rights holders. What type of armchair experience awaits us then? Brendan O’Brien finds out

Former Liverpool and Scotland star Graeme Souness will join TV3’s Champions League analysis team.

Shane Jennings believes that Iain Henderson’s form, combined with Peter O’Mahony’s injury profile, may see the younger Ulster man leapfrog the Munster flanker into Joe Schmidt’s starting side for the World Cup.

Irish coach Joe Schmidt insisted during the week that places in the World Cup squad were still up for grabs. After yet another defeat to the Barbarians at Thomond Park last night, he will go home for another re-think after a performance he described as “a bit inaccurate.”

When the Barbarians come to town, there is no promised script. That is what makes this invitational team so attractive in the rugby world.

The retiring Shane Jennings is set to go out on a high when captaining the Barbarians against Ireland at Thomond Park tomorrow night.

While it had initially looked like Matt O’Connor would see out the final year of his contract with Leinster, yesterday’s news of his departure wasn’t all that surprising.

Leinster’s turbulent season will come to an end in Murrayfield this afternoon, when Matt O’Connor’s side face Edinburgh in the final round of the Guinness Pro12 (3pm).

An exact return date remains unclear, but the signs are that Cian Healy will not just make the Rugby World Cup but that the powerful prop will feature in the warm-up clashes.

Guinness Pro12

“Business as usual” was the message yesterday as Matt O’Connor and Jamie Heaslip discussed Leinster’s Guinness PRO12 meeting with Benetton Treviso tonight, but the reality is that no-one can recall when the balance sheet looked so grim.

Luke Fitzgerald will play no further part in Leinster’s season after undergoing shoulder surgery on the weekend. However, the province are confident that he will be fit for the World Cup.

Cork play Kilkenny this evening in a senior hurling challenge in Páirc Uí Rinn (7pm), but the dominant narrative isn’t Cork’s preparations for the league final, or Brian Cody’s integration of new faces into the Cats’ set-up.

As it stands, the provinces enjoy limited access to those players who are regular members of Joe Schmidt’s squad and, though this has been the case for some time now, calls for more flexibility have been louder this year.

Leo Cullen believes Leinster’s surprise defeat of Munster in the classic 2009 Heineken Cup semi-final at Croke Park can serve as a template as the province contemplates the prospect of facing Toulon at the same stage in Marseille.

Lost amid the disappointment of Leinster’s PRO12 defeat to Newport Gwent Dragons and their upcoming European semi-final in Marseille has been the fact that the province’s Champions Cup ambitions for next season have already been seriously compromised.

Dragons 25 Leinster 22: Leinster’s reign as Guinness Pro12 champions appears all but over after Matt O’Connor’s side surrendered a 22-8 lead at Rodney Parade.

With their European Rugby Champions Cup semi-final against Toulon just eight days away, Leinster coach Matt O’Connor has opted to wrap his star players in cotton wool for the province’s Guinness Pro12 encounter with Newport Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade tomorrow.

Guiness Pro12

Leinster 29 Zebre 8

Following the disappointment of last Sunday’s home defeat to Newport Gwent Dragons, Leinster coach Matt O’Connor has made a total of seven changes to his starting line-up for tonight’s Pro12 encounter against Zebre at the RDS.

Three-time European cup winner Shane Jennings has announced that he will retire at the end of the season.

Ulster have made four personnel changes and Leinster five for the PRO12 meeting between the two sides in the RDS tomorrow afternoon.

If Shane Jennings’ mood on St Stephen’s night was any indicator, Leinster have a very grumpy New Year to look forward to as they aim to right some wrongs on the training field ahead of a derby clash with Ulster.

The international contingent get all the breaks. With Joe Schmidt hosting a pre-Christmas camp in Carton House early in the week, the onus fell on the supporting cast in the provinces with Gordon D’Arcy the only player who started in Ireland’s last outing against Australia asked to play in the festive derbies in Limerick and Belfast yesterday.

Munster 28 Leinster 13 Munster finally instilled some Christmas cheer into their campaign by beating arch rivals Leinster in front of a sell-out Thomond Park crowd last night.

Munster 28 Leinster 13

Shane Jennings had already played 200 times for Leinster before last Friday’s PRO12 meeting with Connacht, but the flanker flew around the RDS like a teenager.

Leinster 21 Connacht 11

Pro12 title holders Leinster have made seven changes to their starting line-up as they aim to begin the traditional Christmas interprovincial period with victory over Connacht at the RDS tonight.

Matt O’Connor has made seven changes to his starting 15 for Friday night’s PRO12 clash against Connacht in the RDS.