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Celebration night in St John’s

The curtain closes on Connacht Rugby’s season with a final Irish derby clash against Munster at Thomond Park this evening (7.05pm). Magners League leaders Munster, unable to be overtaken, have already qualified for a home semi-final, while Connacht are in a respectable ninth place, ahead of Treviso, Glasgow, and Aironi.

The curtain closes on Connacht Rugby’s season with a final Irish derby clash against Munster at Thomond Park tomorrow (7.05pm).

One would have forgiven legendary Munster rugby player Ian Dowling for being downbeat about his recent announcement that he is being forced to retire from professional rugby as a result of a hip injury.

Kilkenny’s Ian Dowling has been ruled out of action ahead of Saturday's Magners League tie against the Ospreys. Dowling is nursing a knee injury that will see him out of action until next week when he is expected to make a full recovery.

Sunday’s anticipated interprovincial clash with Munster at the Galway Sportsground (5.05pm) will have a huge impact on Connacht’s ambitions to close the gap on Ulster and claim a Heineken Cup place via the Magners League.

Kilkenny’s Ian Dowling has fast become a rugby great and is known as a talented winger who rarely puts a foot wrong. Dowling, who started for Munster in their 2006 and 2008 Heineken Cup final wins, is one of Ireland’s unsung rugby heroes.

It was an extremely exciting week for rugger lovers albeit a little disappointing that Munster didn't repeat history and take out the all-blacks.

Youths rugby

I think it’s fair to say that there has been a lot of doom and gloom over this past year due to the state of the nation’s economy. For many folk sport has become their one saving grace in these tough times. As weekends go the one just past you could say was just what the doctor had ordered.