Leinster 31 Glasgow Warriers 30: A youthful Leinster side had to deal with a second-half Glasgow power surge and a floodlight failure, the latter coming only 90 seconds out from the final whistle, before securing a 10th straight Guinness PRO12 win last night.

Sam Warburton today described his appointment as British and Irish Lions captain for the 2013 tour to Australia as the “hardest secret I’ve ever had to keep”.

ANDY POWELL’s involvement in the RBS Six Nations is effectively over after Wales reacted to his charge for drink driving by dropping him from their squad.

Rhys Thomas has been called up to Wales’ tour of South Africa after hooker Matthew Rees was sent home today with a calf muscle strain.