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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.

Monday was community legacy day at Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 as the IRFU's 'Spirit of Rugby' programme brought together some local disability rugby players from DLSP Eagles, Seapoint Dragons and Westmanstown Wasps, and a number of WRWC players and coaches from the competing nations, for a fun-filled coaching/training session and Tag rugby games.

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."

Speaking ahead of Saturday's second Test against Japan, Ireland tour captain Rhys Ruddock said: "We've been happy with the results so far, and there's been bits of the performances we've been really happy with and some bits that we're looking to improve on. Tomorrow marks the last opportunity to go out and do that, so we're all really excited about getting out there now."

Speaking about working with the provinces and monitoring players' progress, Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt told RTE Radio 1: "For us, having the best quality of performance within the provinces, getting some really good coaching from the provincial coaches, which we know is happening at the moment, that's the foundation that we need because in the end we get the players in a match week pretty much."