# pools
All time
# plans
'It will be phenomenal' - Pro16 expansion even more timely before RWC2023
The four new South African franchises are set to join next year.
# CONFIRMED
Munster draw Clermont and Quins as Champions Cup pool draw is confirmed
Leinster will face Northampton Saints and Montpellier, while Connacht take on Pat Lam’s Bristol and Racing 92.
# Tough tests
Munster and Ulster handed daunting pools in first-ever Rugby Champions Cup
Here are the pools for the 2014/15 European Rugby Champions Cup.
# West's awake
Here are the pools for the 2014/15 European Rugby Challenge Cup
Connacht have been drawn alongside Exeter, Bayonne and La Rochelle in the second-tier competition.
# CRUEL POOL
Poo in the pool? 11 of the worst things about going swimming
That smell of chlorine is from us. Sorry.
# Game on
Heineken Cup: Provincial captains talk up their side's trophy chances
This year’s competition was officially launched at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Tuesday.
# access
Grants to improve access for people with disabilities at swimming pools announced
A total of 19 swimming pools across the country are due to receive grants to provide better access for people with disabilities and improve energy efficiency.
