Llanelli 33 Connacht 33

The Connacht team to play Llanelli at Stradey Park on Friday night In the Celtic League shows four changes from that which defeated Leinster last time out.

Connacht will this Friday bid to make it four wins from four visits to Scotland this weekend when they take on The Borders at Netherdale on Friday evening (7.30 pm).

The Connacht team to play Cardiff Blues at Dubarry Park on Saturday evening (7pm) shows seven changes from that which defeated Edinburgh at Meadowbank at the weekend.

Connacht have made five changes for Saturday's Parker Pen European Challenge Cup second leg tie away to Pau (kick-off 7pm French time, 6 pm Irish).

Connacht coach Michael Bradley continues his rotation policy with four changes for their Parker Pen Challenge Cup second round visit of French club Pau to the Sportsground on Saturday.

St Mary’s 17 Buccaneers 44

Buccaneers 20 Co Carlow 14

Connacht open their Parker Pen European Challenge Cup campaign this weekend in the south of France when they take on Beziers in the first leg of the tie at Stade de la Mediterranee on Sunday (kick-off 2pm Irish time).

Buccaneers 47 Dolphin 16

The Connacht team to play Gwent Dragons in the Celtic League at Rodney Parade on Sunday shows a number of changes from the side pipped by Edinburgh in the Celtic Cup semi-final.

Neath-Swansea Ospreys 22 Connacht 33

ULSTER apart, these are vital weeks for the Irish provinces in the Celtic League.

The Connacht team to play Neath-Swansea Ospreys at St Helen's on Friday night shows eight changes from that which went down to Llanelli at the weekend.

Connacht have made four changes to the side that defeated Llanelli at the weekend for Saturday¹s Celtic League clash against The Borders at the Sportsground (kick-off 2.30 pm).

Connacht have again left the fly-half position vacant in the hope that Eric Elwood will recover to play Llanelli at Stradey Park on Friday night in the quarter-finals of the Celtic Cup.

LEO CULLEN may have missed out on the World Cup but Leinster coach Gary Ella is delighted to have him back as Leinster captain for the visit of Edinburgh to Donnybrook this evening.

Connacht coach Michael Bradley has left one place vacant on the side to play Glasgow in Friday night's televised clash at Hughenden.

Cardiff out-half Nicky Robinson scored 15 points, as Michael Bradley’s Connacht side lost their unbeaten record in this year’s Celtic League, with a 33-17 defeat against the Blues at Arms Park.

Connacht coach Michael Bradley has named an unchanged side for Saturday¹s Celtic League clash with Cardiff at the Arms Park (kick-off 5.30 pm).

NEW Leinster coach Gary Ella has marked out young Barnhall player Brendan Burke as a star of the future.

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.

REPORTS published yesterday that the Dolphin and Sunday’s Well clubs are amalgamating have been emphatically denied.

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.

League leaders Clontarf are waiting to see if centre Conor Mahony passes a fitness test for the visit of St Mary's College to Castle Avenue this weekend.

The Connacht rugby team to play Munster in a friendly inter-pro at Thomond Park on Friday evening (6.30 pm) is:

Clontarf 32-17 Buccaneers

Buccaneers 14 Dungannon 8

Connacht 30 Pontypridd 35

Connacht coach Steph Nel has named a 24 man squad for Saturday's Parker Pen Challenge Cup first leg tie against Pontypridd at Ericsson Park in Athlone (ko 5.30pm).

The Connacht team to play Leinster at Ericsson Park in Athlone this Friday (5.30 pm) has been selected.

Connacht played some good rugby but conceded soft tries saw them go down by 15 points in the Parker Pen Challenge Cup first leg tie at Parc des Sports et de L'Amitie in Narbonne.

Munster and Ulster were both in Heineken Cup action last night.

MATT WILLIAMS was in surprisingly upbeat mood at Dublin Airport yesterday given Leinster’s onerous task .

The Connacht team to play Narbonne tomorrow in the first leg of their Parker Pen Challenge Cup tie shows five changes from that which played against Munster in the Celtic League quarter-final at the weekend.

Cork Con 27 Buccaneers 23

Cork Con 27 Buccaneers 23

Connacht have made five changes to their side to play Glasgow in their Celtic League match on Friday night.

Connacht, for the first time in 11 games this season, have named an unchanged side for the second leg of their Parker Pen Challenge Cup first round tie against Mont de Marsan at Crowley Park on Saturday (kick-off 3pm).

Mont de Marsan 12 Connacht 26

Mont de Marsan 12 Connacht 26