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A competitive encounter from start to finish boiled down to a tale of two penalties in the opening All Ireland League fixture between Connacht rivals Galwegians and Ballina.

After nearly two years inaction, women's rugby is returning, and Connacht senior women's XV will open their Vodafone Interprovincial Championship at the Sportsground on Saturday (2.45pm).

Linley MacKenzie

A new podcast and radio show launches Tuesday, June 29, profiling some of Mayo’s most enterprising women – and asking what we can all learn from their experience.

As a national school youngster in Roscommon, prop Denis Buckley was such a big Connacht Rugby fan, he wrote to the club asking to be a game day mascot.

At the time of going to press a statement was released by the board of Athlone Town pertaining to a public meeting at the club’s Lissywollen located stadium to take place on last night (Wednesday, February 12).

In their first game back on the national level, Ballina left it late, but they still picked up a victory over visitors Omagh in memorable fashion last weekend. New Zealander Chris O'Neill touched down with the final play of the game, to give the Heffernan Park outfit a 23-19 win over their Ulster opponents.

It was a frustrating start to the new All Ireland League for both Galway sides. Galwegians got nothing to show for their efforts after a highly entertaining division 2A game at Blackrock on Saturday, losing 30-20 having led with five minutes remaining, while Corinthians were unable to capitalise on home support, losing to Belfast Harlequins by 11-15 in division 2B.

BUCCANEERS commence their All Ireland League campaign with an intriguing home fixture against Naas in Dubarry Park on Saturday, kick off 2.30pm.