AIB League: Division Three Fixtures : Irish Rugby

Action from last season's Division Three final

Nenagh Ormond will create history on Saturday by becoming the first Tipperary club to play an AIB League fixture.

AIB LEAGUE DIVISION THREE:

Weekend One (Saturday, October 15, all kick-offs 2.30pm)

Ards v Instonians, Hamilton Park, Ref: Declan Browne (Munster)

Instonians: A McKinney; G McClintock, H Swift, M Broome, A Hassard; N Malone, A Craig; C Schofield, D Evans, D Brownrigg, J Gardiner, M Wilson, D Lyttle, J Chapman, B Wallace.

Clonakilty v Wanderers, Shannonvale Cross, Ref: Tom Horkan (Connacht)

Nenagh Ormond v Banbridge, New Ormond Park, Ref: Robert Doyle (Leinster)

Banbridge: C Lawson; A Waugh, A Gibson, M Carruthers, C Crawford; A Finney, M Chambers; S Rutledge, P Stronge, G Jelly, M Ferguson, C Bickerstaff, A Brown, M Waugh, B Kessler.

Old Wesley v Bruff, Donnybrook, Ref: Ray Menown (Ulster)

Old Wesley: B Doherty; A Dunne, R Heap, M Heap, D Thompson; D Smith, P Campbell; I Wallace, I McKee, C Langley, P Hosie, R Farrell, R Rynhart, C McClean, K Steinbach.

Bruff: B Deady; G Leonard, J Ryan, J Carrol, R Kirby; B Carroll, B Cahill; C Hayes, C O'Regan, G Ryan, A Bourke, B McMahon, P Keogh, I Sipa, M Carroll.

Queens University v Corinthians, Dub Lane, Ref: Darragh McCormack (Munster)

Queens: J Nicholl; B Clemence, I Whitten, D Marshall, M Barker; J Ritchie, G Wong; B Patterson, M Martin, R Carleton, D Dawson, R Lucas, D Pollock, D Hall, G Moore.

Skerries v Portadown, Holmpatrick, Ref: Robert Coughlin (Munster)

Skerries: J Scanlan; R Connolly, E Caraher, G Early, D Quirke; C Keane, D Sheeran; D Dornan, O Ennis, K Rooney, N Walshe, JP Ennis, M O'Keefe, D O'Sullivan, J Sherlock.

Portadown: C Lawson; W Kelly, M Jackson, S Coulter, C Robb; D Whitton, C Woods; G Caldwell, P Currie, J Pfister, K Walker, P Jackson, D O'Kane, G Beggs, G Browne.

Sundays Well v City of Derry, Musgrave Park, Ref: Kevin Beggs (Leinster)

City of Derry: R Allen; R Campbell, D Browne, G Boyle, I Orr; R McCarter, A Iasosa; S Duffy, P Hollingsworth, F Domeqe, B Prue, B McKillop, D Houston, G Tucker, S Corr.

Suttonians v Connemara, John J MacDowell Park, Ref: Michael Black (Ulster)

Connemara: V Heffernan; A McCann, M Foyle, P O'Neill, N King; A King, G Conroy; K Ward, O Delapp, G King, K Keogh, C McDonald, T O'Brien, B Keaney.

IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne spoke to Irish Rugby TV about the Union's 2016/17 Annual Report, which includes increased investment in Women's rugby and addresses the challenges of funding for the game in Ireland.

The launch of a commemorative stamp to mark the Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland was a special day for Women's rugby, team captain Niamh Briggs and her family. We spoke to her and her dad Mike at the GPO.

Marie Louise Reilly joined her Ireland team-mates Nora Stapleton and Lindsay Peat at a recent Dublin City Council event in support of the upcoming Women's Rugby World Cup. Reilly, who works as a DCC Sports Officer, said: "The team are coming together really well, we're working hard and hopefully August will be really memorable not just for us but for the whole country."