Connacht and Munster welcome back Ireland players

Frustrated Connacht look to bounce back quick ahead of Cardiff visit

Westerner’s suffer six-point defeat against Munster at MacHale Park

Connacht's late rally comes up short as Munster hold on in Castlebar

Over 27,000 supporters packed into MacHale Park as the two sides shared eight tries.

Amid novelty of occasion, Munster and Connacht face grave implications of MacHale defeat

For both provinces the importance of leaving Castlebar with the lion’s share of match points outweighs any history being made on Mayo GAA turf.

Connacht and Munster welcome back Ireland players

Connacht and Munster welcome back a host of Ireland internationals as they named their teams for Saturday's historic URC derby in Castlebar.

Return of Internationals a boost to Munster

SEVERAL Internationals return to Munster duty for today’s hugely anticipated URC Derby with Connacht at MacHale Park in Castlebar, County Mayo (2.30pm). Captain Tadhg Beirne, Jack Crowley and Calvin Nash all start. Replacement Conor Murray is also back from Ireland camp and is set for his landmark 200th Munster appearance. Oli Jager and Craig Casey return from injury and are named in the starting XV with Jean Kleyn and Niall Scannell also return…

Connacht and Munster call back in international stars for record-breaking inter-pro clash

The teams have been unveiled for Connacht’s record-breaking URC clash with Munster at MacHale Park in Mayo. The GAA venue will play host to the largest home crowd in Connacht’s history as all 26,000 tickets were snapped up when they first went on sale. The sold-out crowd will also be treated to some fairly star-studded line-ups from both sides as a number of internationals come back into the fray. Bundee Aki returns to the Connacht team to face…