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Our marketing diatribe over, time to talk about the rugby. It's always a difficult job to figure out how each club has regrouped since the end of last season but the AIB Cup results of a couple of weeks back at least offer us a hint as to what might happen in Division One. Garryowen and UL Bohemian's away victories over Lansdowne and Dungannon respectively would suggest that two of last year's top four are primed to challenge for the play-off spots again this season.

Shannon, fresh from their training camp in Biarritz, will be keen to make up for their disappointing fifth place finish last year and there's little doubt that Cork Constitution will also be knocking around the top. It remains to be seen, though, if last season's semi-finalists Clontarf are quite the same package this season under Andy Wood. Blackrock College, with Des Dillon the club captain for the season, will also win more games than they'll lose this season, while Dungannon seem to be the best of the Ulster teams right now. The rest of the teams in the division, including newlypromoted Greystones and Old Belvedere, will find the going tough on their return to the top flight.

In Division Two, you'd fancy one of Belfast Harlequins or Buccaneers to regain their top flight status this year, although Clonakility and Young Munster might have something to say about that particular prediction.

On the bottom rung of the ladder Bruff, Midleton and Carlow appear the most likely to challenge for promotion and it will be interesting to see how Naas, newly-promoted to the All-Ireland League, get on in their first season with the big boys.