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Connacht coach Michael Bradley is upping the ante on his players ahead of tomorrow’s Magners League meeting with Glasgow at the Galway Sportsground (6.30pm).

Connacht departed Galway yesterday for their first European foray of the season with a spring in their step.

Connacht departed Galway yesterday for their first European foray of the season with a spring in their step.

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Connacht have chosen a new strategy in a bid to qualify for this year’s European Challenge Cup quarter-finals by resting their front-line players for Saturday’s fixture against London Irish.

Connacht will travel to Northampton this weekend for their European Challenge Cup Quarter Final on Saturday at 3:00pm in high spirits after the 39-17 drubbing of the Dragons last Friday.

A refocused Connacht will return to action on Saturday now needing to contentrate all efforts on the Magners League. While their European ambitions have been dashed for another year against an Engish outfit, they will face a Munster side in Thomond Park (7.30pm) that is now on course for another Heineken Cup crown.

Galwegians are expected to be back in action on Sunday to contest their AIB Cup quarter-final that was postponed last Saturday.

Connacht travel to Madrid this weekend looking to put the icing on the cake in their final Amlin Challenge Cup pool fixture.

The 20th year of All Ireland League rugby begins on Saturday with Galway clubs Galwegians, Corinthians, and Connemara fighting for honours in each of the three divisions.