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Eric Elwood’s Connacht side will bring the curtain down on their interest in the Amlin Challenge Cup for this season in the Sportsground on Saturday evening. Connacht will host Italian newcomers to the competition Cavalieri Prato in Galway and will be looking to pick up their second win in as many weeks in the competition. Last weekend Connacht travelled to France where they completed a double over French top 14 side Arivon Bayonnais in the competition, but it was too little to late to give the province a chance of progressing in a competition they got to the last four in last season. Connacht were also boosted this week with the news that Frank Murphy, Miah Nikora and Ronan Loughney had all signed two year extensions to their contracts which will boost Eric Elwood’s squad ahead of the start of next season.

Despite the big freeze Connacht are expecting the St Stephen’s Day Magners League clash with Munster to go ahead at the Sportsground. Weather forecasts suggest a thaw on Christmas Day and the straw which helped prevent the frost setting in for Friday night’s clash with Harlequins has been put down again and for the moment at least appears to be working according to Connacht CEO Gerry Kelly.

A new board is set to take over the running of Connacht Rugby following a year-long review undertaken by the IRFU and the Connacht Branch.

The derby of this weekend’s All Ireland League action takes place at Dubarry Park when an in-form Buccaneers host a struggling Galwegians on Saturday (2.30pm).

Up-close and personal shots of Connacht Rugby stars can be seen in a new calendar created to raise money in the fight against homelessness.

A new award for club rugby has been established in the province.

The new All-Ireland League season kicks off on Saturday, October 2 with difficult challenges for Connacht’s four representives.

Galway Corinthians RFC is launching a supporters’ club programme to coincide with the start of the new AIL season on Saturday next.

Connacht Rugby is set to welcome some new supporters to the Sportsground, Galway this season.

Galwegians RFC season kicks off with rugby for all on Saturday (September 4) at Crowley Park.