The same arena is used by the WRU to prepare their international sides for competition. Only 1 week earlier the Welsh team were at the same venue preparing for their Grand Slam decider with France. The indoor pitch brought the best out in the players in preparation for their match against Whitland RFC who are a feeder team to the Llanelli Scarlets.

After the games and training, the squads travelled to the Millennium Stadium to watch the Ospreys take on Saracens in the EDF semi final. The Donegal players were treated to a fine display of rugby by the Ospreys side, which included 13 players who were involved in the French game exactly a week earlier.

The second fixtures to be played on the Monday afternoon were at Whitland RFC in West Wales. The girls were involved in a very hard fought game and reaped the rewards of some hard tackling to run out 7-5 winners. The U16 boys and U18 boys were unlucky to loose in some very difficult conditions against teams that included several Scarlets Academy players.

The standard of rugby from the Donegal teams is steadily improving. Only a year ago the teams were on the end of some large scores against the same and similar opposition. This year the teams showed that they are more than capable of competing against the Welsh teams and it will not be long before all the squads will be returning from Wales with more victories.

The tour ended with a formal dinner at the Wolfscastle hotel. The captains were asked to give a speech on the behalf of their teams and the coaches were asked to select a player of the tour for each squad. The U16 Boys player was Connor Gallagher (Donegal Town RFC), U18 Girls was Donna Mc Ginley (Letterkenny RFC) and the U18 Boys went to Tony Mc Bride (Letterkenny RFC).
The tour brings to an end to a productive season for the County squads. The commitment and effort shown by the players and coaches has been excellent. A great deal of thanks must also go to the parents who have been travelling to the Sunday morning trainings in Donegal Town and Letterkenny. The touring party would also wish to thank Donegal Town RFC and Letterkenny RFC for their support for the tour. Also, thanks to Senator Joe Mc Hugh and Minister Pat ‘the Cope’ Gallagher for their assistance with the tour preparation. Finally, thanks to Frank, Neilly and Kevin from Mc Guiness Buses for their excellent help.
 
The final meeting for the season will be the Donegal Community Project Awards night to be held a Jacksons Hotel on Thursday 24th April.