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The first team to represent Connacht in rugby played against Leinster on December 8 1885. At that time, the game in the west was played by just a few schools. In the city, it was really only UCG and the Grammar School who played with any regularity. By the beginning of the last century the Jes, the Bish, and St Mary’s were competing. The growth of the game was interrupted by World War I and by the War of Independence, but it improved a lot after the truce.

Arch rivals Buccaneers and Galwegians will square up in the Connacht Senior Cup final at Crowley Park, Galway, on Friday evening, with a 7.30pm kick-off for this floodlit decider.

Connacht face a fresh injury crisis this week as they return to the Sportsground to take on visitors Newcastle in this evening's European fixture (7.05pm). In this first of the back-to-back pre-Christmas fixtures, coach Pat Lam has been left with just 23 players of his European squad fit after last weekend's bonus-point loss to Cardiff in the Pro 12.

Connacht face a fresh injury crisis this week as they return to the Sportsground to take on visitors Newcastle in tomorrow evening's European fixture (7.05pm).

Connacht were facing a fresh injury crisis this week ahead of their return to the Sportsground to take on visitors Newcastle in tomorrow evening's European fixture (7.05pm).