Connacht 14 Gwent Dragons 32

Arsenal 0 Birmingham City 0

Borders 15 Ulster 19

Leinster Lions 16 Neath-Swansea Ospreys 16

Protesters against EU policies vowed today they will not be intimidated off the streets of Dublin this weekend by threats of riot squads and armed guardian.

Alex Ferguson has defiantly insisted that Manchester United’s season is far from over despite their dramatic Champions League exit at the hands of Porto.

Aberdeen 0 Partick 0

Chelsea 0 Stuttgart 0

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson sends his team into battle against Porto tonight looking to secure a record eighth successive quarter-final berth in a tournament he rates higher than the World Cup.

Corner forward Paddy Bradley was the toast of Derry this evening as he hit 3-9 in his side’s 5-17 to 0-4 defeat of luckless Waterford in Ballinascreen.

Millwall 0 Tranmere 0

Celtic 1 Rangers 0

Birmingham 2 Bolton 0

Italy 20 Scotland 14

Jonathan Thomas earns his first home start for Wales in tomorrow’s RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against France, determined to make up for the away-day blues he suffered in Ireland.

Birmingham 0 Leicester 1

Celtic 1 Barcelona 0

Newcastle weathered an early storm from Real Mallorca as they attempted to fight their way into the UEFA Cup quarter-finals on a bitter night on Tyneside.

AIB All-Ireland Club Football Final result:

World Cup-winning flanker Neil Back today revealed that having to watch England’s record-ending defeat to Ireland at Twickenham from the bench convinced him it was time to bring an end to his international career.