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There was more good news for Connacht Rugby this week. Lock Mike McCarthy is a replacement on the Irish squad for Saturday’s 6 Nations clash with Scotland, while six youngsters are included in the Irish u-20 squad for tomorrow night’s fixture with Scotland at Dubarry Park.

President of Ireland Michael D Higgins will be the guest of honour at Galwegians RFC’s forthcoming gathering on St Patrick’s Day to celebrate the club’s 90th anniversary.

Connacht Rugby’s first serving CEO Gerry Kelly, has announced he will retire at the end of the season.

Galwegians RFC is celebrating its 90th anniversary with a gala banquet on St Patrick’s Day.

It is a win that may mean different things to different people, but for the collective Connacht Rugby, it will go down in history.

European rugby giants Toulouse arrive in Galway today in preparation for Connacht’s biggest competitive fixture at the Galway Sportsground - their pool six Heineken Cup second round clash on Saturday (6pm).

Connacht faces Toulouse, four-time Heineken Cup Champions, at The Sportsground in Galway this Saturday. As title sponsor of the tournament, Heineken is celebrating the arrival of Europe’s premier club rugby competition to the west of Ireland. As proud partners of Connacht rugby, Heineken’s involvement deepens as Heineken becomes central to Galway’s enjoyment of Connacht’s participation in the Heineken Cup.

The President of Ireland, Mr Michael D Higgins, returns to the west this weekend to support Connacht Rugby’s historic Heineken Cup fixture against Toulouse. The President will be accompanied by his wife Sabina to the province’s first Heineken Cup fixture at the Galway Sportsground when they host European aristocrats Toulouse on Saturday evening. It will be Mr Higgins’ second major sporting event since being inaugurated, having attended the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2012 play-off against Estonia at the Aviva Stadium earlier this week.

Gavin Duffy is looking forward to leading Connacht onto the Sportsground pitch on Saturday knowing it will be chock-a-block with 9,000 green supporters.