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Familiar URC foes Connacht and Benetton meet again in European rugby on Sunday. A much sought-after semi-final spot in this year’s European Challenge Cup is the prize.

On March 29 exactly 50 years ago, Volkswagen began production of its Golf in Wolfsburg, Germany. The successor to the legendary Beetle, the Golf would become the most successful Volkswagen and best-selling European car of all time.

Moycullen’s Martin Mulkerrins travelled to Juarez in Mexico needing a good tournament performance to put him in contention for the World Players R48 handball Championship at the end of the season.

The new season is only eight games old, but it can already be neatly split into two categories. Against the Dublin teams, Galway United have lost four from four. Against the rest, they are unbeaten with ten points to show for their considerable efforts.

Connacht Rugby has enjoyed some memorable days on the European stage, and this week they are preparing to make a statement in the Challenge Cup.

Pressure is mounting on Connacht as they fly to Italy to face Benetton this Saturday after an unexpected mauling by Emirates Lions last weekend.

Alessandro Izekor's last-gasp winner in the final minute of Treviso's win against Connacht added a touch of class to a strangely flat affair.

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