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The Galway Senior Camogie team bounced back from their draw against Wexford with a convincing victory over Down in a blustery Pearse Stadium on Saturday.

The Galway senior hurlers head south-east this Saturday, May 4, to take on Wexford at 4pm during a weekend of action in which the race for three qualifying places in the Leinster championship becomes more of a riddle.

Connacht's preparations for a return to the URC took a positive slant this week with the news that a host of players will make their return from injury. The news comes ahead of their away fixture against Cardiff this Saturday in the Cardiff Arms Park.

Connacht are adopting a winner-takes-all approach when they host their final Investec Champions Cup pool fixture at the Galway Sportsground this evening (8pm).

Faced with the prospect of a sixth successive defeat in all competitions, Connacht overcame a New Year downpour when JJ Hanrahan’s accurate right boot saw them overcome injury-ravaged Munster in a 22-9 win at the Sportsground. The win breaks the duck of losses and boost the team ahead of next week’s Investec Champions Cup clash away to Lyons in France.

Connacht will be hoping to avoid their sixth successive defeat when they host Munster at the Sportsground on New Year’s Day.

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Three Connacht Rugby youngsters are celebrating Ireland's incredible success in winning the U20 Six Nations Championship at the weekend.

Connacht is running out of games to seal a top eight play-off spot, thus this weekend’s fixture against Zebre becomes all the more crucial in achieving their seasonal ambitions.