Connacht to bid farewell to departing players during the final game before the Dexcom Stadium will be redeveloped
Connacht Rugby
Leinster and Munster battle for as high a seed as possible while Ulster and Connacht find themselves towards the bottom end of the top eight
Province confirms list of departing players includes former captain Butler alongside long-term players such as Daly, Farrell and Thornbury
Ireland international Mack Hansen unlikely to feature against South African visitors
Pete Wilkins ‘hugely disappointed’ as Munster show their class in URC encounter
With 19,000 tickets already sold, Munster will have the crowd behind them and be keen to nail an interprovincial success
Jimmy O’Brien makes first Leinster start since December against Ospreys; Ulster make five changes for trip to Scarlets
‘When these pressure situations come, I think we react very well,’ says flanker
Head coach Pete Wilkins reveling in the ‘intensity’ of upcoming interpros
31-year-old suffered knee injury in win over Dragons; Jack Carty returns to action after hamstring injury
Fullback made 236 appearances for the province, scoring 48 tries
Australian-born back has family roots in Roscommon and Ireland as he played for both England at Ireland at underage level
A red card for Ben Carter swung the contest in Connacht’s favour as they prevailed with a bonus point
Pete Wilkins’ side could build some much-needed momentum having beaten Zebre last weekend during this URC playoff run-in
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