Connacht got their season off to a winning start in Galway thanks in the main part to former Australian sevens captain Paul Warwick who put in a great performance as he scored 14 points in their defeat of Glasgow.

Last night Munster began their Celtic League campaign and they’ll surely be disappointed with the performance. Munster showed little of the form that helped them beat Newcastle in there pre-season friendlies and were it not for flashes of brilliance from Christian Cullen and an another impressive performance from David Leamy the score line could have been far far worse.

Connacht have named a 23 man squad for Saturday’s Celtic League opener against Glasgow at the Sportsground, kicking off at 2:30pm. There is an injury concern over Niall O’Brien and the squad will be reduced to 22 for Saturday.

Delcan Kidney has named his side for his first competive game in charge against Cardiff Blues on Sunday in Donnybrook at 17.15

New Ulster coach Mark McCall has made two sides to the Ulster side that was defeated by the Dragons last weekend ahead of his first competitive game in charge of the province on Saturday

Munster appear to have finished their deal with former Aussie international Tim Bowman hours ahead of the Celtic League deadline yesterday.

Munster coach Alan Gaffney has named his side for Munster’s season opener away to Neath/Swansea Ospreys on Friday night. The side features two changes from the side that started against Newcastle in Munster’s second pre-season friendly.