Connacht coach Eric Elwood has named his side for Saturday’s Magners League match with the Scarlets at the Sportsground in Galway, kick-off 7.35pm.

Connacht coach Eric Elwood has named his side for tomorrow's Amlin Challenge Cup game with Cavalieri Prato at the Sportsgrounds, kick-off 6pm.

Connacht coach Eric Elwood has named his side for Saturday’s Amlin Challenge Cup game with Bayonne at the Stade Jean Bauger, kick-off 7.45pm.

CONNACHT coach Eric Elwood is hoping there will be no repeat of last year’s hammering at the hands of Edinburgh when the two sides meet this evening in Murrayfield (7.05pm).

Connacht coach Eric Elwood has named his side for Friday night’s Magners League game against Edinburgh in Murrayfield. (kick-off 7.05pm )

Connacht coach Eric Elwood has named his side to play Samoa at the Sportsground in Galway on Tuesday night (kick off 7.05pm).

DIVISION 1B: Clontarf 25 Buccaneers 15

Sean Cronin, Jamie Hagan and Gavin Duffy return to the Connacht squad to play Bayonne in the Amlin Challenge Cup at The Sportsground on Friday night (7pm).

CONNACHT are expecting perfect weather conditions to play some expansive rugby against newcomers I Cavalieri Estra in their opening European match in Italy this afternoon (2pm Irish time).

Captain John Muldoon makes his much anticipated return to Connacht colours away to I Cavaleiri Estra in Round One of their Amlin Challenge Cup campaign in Italy on Saturday afternoon.

John Muldoon returns to the Connacht squad for their Amlin Challenge Cup match at home to Rugby I Cavalieri in Italy on Saturday.

Coach Eric Elwood has given Frank Murphy the captaincy for the side to play Saracens in a pre-season friendly this Saturday at the Sportsground, Galway.

Johnny O'Connor will lead Connacht out against Harlequins in their first pre-season match on Friday at the Sportsground in Galway.

THE SENSE of expectation and confidence in the Connacht camp was palpable last night as coach Eric Elwood and his new backroom team were unveiled at a press conference at the Galway Sportsground.

CONNACHT coach Eric Elwood has strengthened his squad with the acquisition of two promising young backs.

AIB LEAGUE DIVISION 1A:

Dolphin 31 Blackrock College 13

Stephen Keogh will captain Leinster against Newport in Friday's British & Irish Cup clash in Donnybrook (kick off: 6pm).

Cork Constitution 18 Blackrock College 15, Temple Hill

Stephen Keogh will lead Leinster out in their first match of the season in a pre-season friendly against Rugby Nice Cote d'Azur in the south of France (KO: 6pm Irish time, 7pm local).

Leinster Academy manager Colin McEntee has announced the squad of young players charged with making the breakthrough into the senior set-up.

Dungannon 22 Blackrock College 14

Blackrock College 23 Cork Constitution 7

GARRYOWEN youngster Conor Murray provided the finishing touch to his side’s crucial AIB League victory over UCD at Belfield on Saturday.

St. Mary's College 18 Blackrock College 8, Templeville Road

The following is the Leinster 'A' XV to play Edinburgh in Donnybrook on Friday afternoon (kick off: 1.30pm) has been named.

Blackrock College 33 Young Munster 19

Dolphin 19 Blackrock College 15, Musgrave Park

NIGEL Owens will referee Munster’s Heineken Cup clash with Sale Sharks at Thomond Park on January 16.

Blackrock College 29 Buccaneers 12

UCD 10 Blackrock College 6

Blackrock College 28 Terenure College 3, Stradbrook

Garryowen 26 Blackrock College 30, Dooradoyle

BLACKROCK COLLEGE exacted revenge for last season’s AIB All-Ireland Cup final defeat to Shannon with a thrilling 41-27 win at Stradbrook on Saturday.

Blackrock College 41 Shannon 27

Ireland Under-20 David Kearney is one of 21 players confirmed in the Leinster Academy for the forthcoming season 2008/2009.

Blackrock College 9 Shannon 12

Blackrock College 17 Clontarf 16, Stradbrook

Blackrock College 14 Cork Constitution 10

Leinster A 51 Ireland U-20 15

Shannon 26 Blackrock College 7

Lansdowne 8 Blackrock College 24

Blackrock College 29 Dungannon 22

An injury-time penalty goal from Andrew Thompson saw Shannon edge out Belfast Harlequins in a thrilling AIB Cup second round clash at Deramore Park this afternoon.