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Linley MacKenzie

Connacht 27

Up next for Connacht in the midst of a busy Christmas period is the arrival of French side Bordeaux-Begles to the Sportsground in the Champions Cup.

Connacht suffered their first defeat of the season in a narrow three-point loss to Edinburgh at the weekend. After three wins in their opening three games Connacht sit fifth in the table, one point off the leaders Bulls who they face next weekend.

Scott Fardy is hoping Connacht's young players will emulate his former Leinster teammates in winning national recognition as he begins a new journey as defence coach in the west of Ireland.

On January 15, 1827 two Patrician Brothers, Paul O’Connor and James Walsh, took up residence in Lombard Street and set up the Monastery School. The attendance on that first day was 300 boys, many of whom had little interest in learning because they were poor and hungry. So the Brothers set up The Poor Boy’s Breakfast Institute in May 1830. It continued seven days a week, 365 days a year for many years after the founders' time. The breakfast consisted of porridge with molasses or treacle, and during the Famine, they fed 1,000 boys every day. The ‘Old Mon’ became a vital cog in education in Galway.

Connacht's season took a significant leap forward when the squad headed to South Africa on Tuesday to play in the first United Rugby Championship semi-final.

A new season starts for Connacht on Saturday with a redeveloped pitch and new player additions, but the ambition remains the same, to qualify for the knock-out stages of all competitions.

Connacht delivered a winning performance against English premiership side Sale last weekend, providing a positive portent of the season to come.

In a game of little consequence for both sides, Connacht signed off a disappointing URC season with an expected victory over Italian visitors Zebre.