The British and Irish Cup semi-finals will be on the weekend of 24 April.
Brown is best remembered for guiding minnows Carrick to the 1976 Irish Cup.
However, Linfield were not to be denied as they went on to complete their first victory over Glentoran in an Irish Cup final since 1945.
Bristol could draw Worcester in the British and Irish Cup as well as the play-offs, with Bedford and Welsh outfit Pontypridd making up the last four.
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Four rounds of games will determine the winner, with the top six clubs making the next season's British and Irish Cup subject to meeting standards criteria.
There is also an option of a one-year extension to the contract and Boyce goes straight into the squad for the Irish Cup game against Distillery.
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Fay took Dungannon to the Irish Cup final in 2007 but was sacked by the Stangmore Park club last October after a poor start to the season.
Irish Ryder Cup star Padraig Harrington made 67, with the British quartet of Malcolm Mackenzie, Robert Coles, Raymond Russell and Mark Pilkington still in touch with the leaders.
Foxchapel King was well down the field when Irish Gold Cup hope Beef Or Salmon won the Ericsson Chase last month but put in an brave display here, giving away 23lb to the winner.
David Healy, with four goals, top scored for the Irish in the World Cup Qualifiers.
Irish led their Heineken Cup match by 12 points with three-quarters of the game played but imploded to lose 31-22.
Derry City will face former winners IFK Gothenburg in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup while Irish compatriots Drogheda face HJK Helsinki.
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Saracens were handed a 36-24 defeat by London Irish in the EDF Cup on Saturday and Farrell admitted he found it a frustrating experience.
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However after a dismal World Cup and poor Six Nations, Irish rugby has been buoyed by Munster and Leinster's success in the Heineken Cup and Magners League respectively.
Irish host Toulon in the Heineken Cup this Sunday, having lost their last three Premiership matches.
Jones, 31, damaged an elbow in the Ospreys' 24-12 Heineken Cup defeat by London Irish on Sunday.
In 1999, Ulster beat French side Colomiers 21-6 to become the first Irish side to lift the European Cup.
Jones' only start for the Warriors so far came in the 22-5 EDF Cup win against London Irish in October.
On-loan winger Shabbo made two starts for parent club London Irish in the Anglo-Welsh Cup last October, cup-tieing him for the rest of the season.
Williams hopes to help his EDF Energy Cup champions beat London Irish on Sunday before playing for Wales against South Africa in Cardiff on 8 November.
He reported from the Irish camp during the 1994 World Cup in America, and was the BBC's reporter-in-residence in the England camp during Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup in France.
In 1982, Moyglare was the breeder of classic winner Assert, hero of the Irish Derby, as well as Japan Cup heroine Stanerra.
The Scarlets claimed a Heineken Cup pool double against London Irish, but were twice overwhelmed by Leinster as their campaign ended ahead of the knock-out stages.
The Irish will play against France in the Celtic Cup ahead of their European Championship encounter on 22 August.
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Irish face Llanelli Scarlets next in the Heineken Cup and Ellis said they would not be taking the Welsh side lightly.
"But I would emphasise that there are still a number of positions up for grabs as regards World Cup selection, " added the Irish coach.
His focus will therefore switch to regaining full fitness in time for Ulster's Heineken Cup quarter-final, the Irish province's first appearance at that stage of the competition since 1999.
The Ospreys then play have their vital final two Heineken Cup Pool Three matched against London Irish and Toulon as the Welsh region's knock-out qualification hopes still hang in the balance.
But racing is also an international sport, with British, Irish and French contenders in the Dubai World Cup meeting in March, in the Breeders Cup series in America in the autumn and in the Hong Kong Festival meeting in December.
The Irish and Scots remain irate at Anglo-Welsh Cup plans, and would prefer Wales to give their backing to continued talks with Italy and South Africa over a new Rainbow Cup tournament.
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