As a small token of their ongoing development and promotion of the club game province wide, the assembled guests were also invited to the Leinster v Bath Heineken Cup game later that evening in the Aviva Stadium.
PROVINCIAL TOWNS CUP (opening round Sunday 29th January, all KO: 2.30pm): Naas (2nd XV) v Wexford Wanderers, Ashbourne v Boyne (2nd XV), Navan (2nd XV) v Arklow, Tullow v Clane, Gorey v Clondalkin, Edenderry v Athy, Longford v Mullingar, Cill Dara v Portarlington, Kilkenny v Portlaoise, Dundalk v North Kildare, Newbridge v Rathdrum, Roscrea v Co Carlow, New Ross v Wicklow.
Byes – Enniscorthy, Skerries, Tullamore
PROVINCIAL SECONDS UP (opening round Sunday 12th February, all KO: 3pm): West Offaly Lions (1st XV) v Longford, New Ross v Portarlington, Mullingar v Co. Carlow, Roscrea v Skerries, Cill Dara v Midland Warriors (1st XV), Newbridge v Wicklow, Portlaoise v North Kildare, Balbriggan (1st XV) v Kilkenny, Enniscorthy v Gorey, Athy v Clondalkin, Edenderry (1st XV) v Swords, Ashbourne v Clane, Tullow v North Meath (1st XV), Tullamore v Birr (1st XV)
Byes – Arklow v West Offaly Lions (1st XV)/Longford, Tullamore/Birr v Dundalk
2nd Round: Sunday 11th March, 3rd Round: Sunday 25th March, Semi Finals: tbc, Final: tbc
