Jack O’Sullivan and Jed Holloway both made their debuts as part of the Munster pack, with the Waratahs import Holloway lining out in the second row alongside captain Billy Holland.

Munster 21 Scarlets 30: For 40 minutes at Thomond Park last night, Munster played some of their finest rugby of the season and deservedly opened up a 15 point lead over Welsh visitors Scarlets in a truly remarkable Guinness Pro 12 encounter.

Scarlets claimed the scalp of Guinness PRO12 leaders Munster with a stunning 30-21 comeback win at Thomond Park.

Scarlets moved clear in the Guinness PRO12 play-off race with a big 26-14 win over fellow play-off chasers Glasgow Warriors at a chilly Scotstoun Stadium tonight.

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Scarlets 25 Munster 22: Anthony Foley may find himself scratching his head over this one for some time to come after Munster gave up a 10-point lead to lose a game they did not trail in until the final second.

Scarlets made it two Guinness PRO12 wins from two after overcoming a big Ulster side 22-12, despite being reduced to 14 men for 27 minutes in total at Parc y Scarlets.

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It’s as if he’s always been the ideal backup to the stars.

Ashley Johnson believes the current Wasps side are ready to move out of the shadow of Lawrence Dallaglio — starting against Leinster at ‘fortress’ Ricoh Arena on Saturday.

Harlequins and Leinster will renew their European rivalry on Sunday – five years after the ’Bloodgate’ scandal that rocked rugby.

Michael Cheika described it at the time as the biggest result in his four years at Leinster. Jamie Heaslip, one of the few survivors from that momentous afternoon who plays tomorrow, labelled it only two days ago as a major turning point for the province.

The Ireland U-20s played their way right back into contention in Pool B of the IRB Junior World Championship with a bonus point win over last year's runners-up Wales.

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Clermont Auvergne 23 Harlequins 13

Merck & Co’s decision to suspend sales of its Zilmax cattle feed additive has caused such a surge in demand for rival Eli Lilly & Co’s Optaflexx that Lilly is telling some new customers it cannot immediately supply them, some US-based customers have told Reuters.

If this fine country has relied on anything in recent times, it is our certainty about what represents an Absolute Disgrace.

Another month, another anniversary, but one that won’t be overlooked on Merseyside in a few weeks will be the birthday — September 2, 1913 — of the man who, in the broad church of football, is revered as a saint.

Indisputably, this was up there with the very best that Munster have achieved in their rich and storied relationship with the Heineken Cup.

Harlequins 12 Munster 18

Harlequins head coach John Kingston believes his side’s recent success was built on their stunning victory at Thomond Park two years ago and insists that the spectre of Bloodgate will have no impact on their Heineken Cup quarter-final against Munster in April.

Harlequins 47 Connacht 8

Harlequins 47 Connacht 8

Harlequins 40 Biarritz 13

Dean Richards vowed he will never cross the line again as he prepares to return to rugby after serving a three-year Bloodgate ban.

Harlequins 20 Gloucester 14

Harlequins orchestrated the biggest upset so far in this season’s Heineken Cup with a 24-31 over Toulouse at Le Stadium yesterday but head coach Conor O’Shea isn’t prepared to dwell on the achievement.

Conor O’Shea isn’t inclined to look back to Bloodgate nor forward to a possible role in the Irish set-up. For the moment, it’s all about Wasps tonight at The Stoop. Harlequins’ director of rugby spoke to Simon Lewis

Connacht coach Eric Elwood has announced his side for Friday night’s Amlin Challenge Cup game against Harlequins at the Sportsgrounds (kick-off 7pm).

Former Harlequins physiotherapist Steph Brennan, who was struck off for his part in the "Bloodgate" rugby controversy, was today mounting a British High Court appeal in a bid to save his career.

European rugby bosses are tightening up on player discipline ahead of this season’s Heineken Cup, which was launched at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium today.

Former Harlequins physiotherapist Steph Brennan has been struck off following his role in rugby’s infamous 'Bloodgate' scandal.

A former Harlequins physiotherapist will appear before a Health Professions Council (HPC) conduct hearing today over the ’Bloodgate’ scandal.

The matchday doctor at the centre of the ’Bloodgate’ scandal is free to return to medicine and hopes to put an 18-month “nightmare” behind her.

A disciplinary panel today will consider today whether to issue a warning to the match-day doctor at the centre of the ’Bloodgate’ fake injury scandal.

HAVE you been following the Women’s Rugby World Cup? It seems a simple enough enquiry, doesn’t it, that I punted at half-a-dozen or more of my laddish, sports-mad, acquaintances in the past week.

The matchday doctor at the centre of the “Bloodgate” fake rugby injury scandal was told today she can practice medicine again.

DEPRESSION clouded the judgment of the Bloodgate matchday doctor who cut the lip of a rugby player to cover up his bogus injury, a panel heard yesterday.

Depression clouded the judgment of the “Bloodgate” matchday doctor who cut the lip of a rugby player to cover up his bogus injury, a panel heard today.

THE doctor at the centre of the Bloodgate controversy has admitted she may find it difficult to return to medicine, as her name would forever be associated with her part in the scandal.

The matchday doctor at the centre of the 'Bloodgate' saga did not act in the best interests of the rugby player she cut to cover up a bogus injury, a disciplinary panel said today.

Harlequins chief executive Mark Evans admits the club will never be able to erase the stain of 'Bloodgate'.

LEINSTER’S match-day doctor Professor Arthur Tanner believes the Bloodgate scandal would not have happened if he had been allowed to inspect the bogus mouth injury of Harlequins wing Tom Williams.

A leading surgeon said today “Bloodgate” would not have happened if he had been allowed to inspect the bogus mouth injury of a rugby player.

THE matchday rugby doctor at the centre of the ‘Bloodgate’ fake injury scandal said yesterday she was “ashamed” of her role in the event.

The matchday rugby doctor at the centre of the “Bloodgate” fake injury scandal said today she was “ashamed” of her role in the event.

The doctor at the centre of the “Bloodgate” scandal will today give her account of events to a disciplinary panel.

HARLEQUINS winger Tom Williams said yesterday he made the matchday doctor at the centre of the ‘Bloodgate’ fake injury scandal “a victim” when he persuaded her to cut his lip.

The player at the centre of the “Bloodgate” fabricated rugby injury scandal admitted today he asked a matchday doctor to cut his lip as part of the deception.