Wales star Rhys Priestland believes the Scarlets will need to recreate intensity levels of their stunning victory over Northampton when they host European heavyweights Munster tomorrow.

Leicester prop Marcos Ayerza will miss the Heineken Cup quarter-final clash with Leinster on Saturday after being handed a two-week ban by the RFU.

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.

Charles Jillings has resigned as chairman of Harlequins in the wake of the fake blood controversy.

Belfast Harlequins' newly-found confidence was on show at Stradbrook today as they shared out an incredible 11 tries with Blackrock in a 43-36 victory.

OFFICIALS from the London Broncos rugby league outfit have hailed the club’s merger with rugby union’s Harlequins as the dawn of a bright new era for rugby league in the English capital.

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NEC Harlequins have turned to veteran Tony Diprose to lead their challenge against Munster at Twickenham tomorrow (1pm).

Thirteen Irish internationals will start for Munster on Sunday as they bid to boost their flagging Celtic League fortunes against the Llanelli Scarlets.

THEY might be recognised as one of the best sides in Ireland at the moment, but Cork Harlequins have never won the Irish Senior Cup.

HARLEQUINS’ captain, Jason Black emphasised one of the most enduring facts of hockey life when he referred to the importance of Quins’ penalty corner routine ahead of their Irish Senior Cup final at Belfield on Sunday.

CORK HARLEQUINS survived the vigorous challenge of a committed NICS, the stresses of a knock-out semi-final and the tension of a penalty shoot-out to qualify for their second consecutive Royal Liver Irish Senior Cup final at Stormont on Saturday.

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DESPITE the fact that Cork Harlequins have beaten today’s Irish Senior Women’s Cup opponents Knock in the competition for the past two years, coach Ivan Bateman is taking nothing for granted in the third round encounter at Harlequin Park (hit off 1.30pm).

IT MAY be the world’s second most played team sport It may even be the oldest known ball-and-stick game, but hockey continues to languish outside the mainstream sports in this country.

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LISNAGARVEY hero Philip Stirling is obviously not one for sentiment. After all he scored a hat-trick of goals with a borrowed stick in the final of the Irish Senior Hockey Cup at Belfield on Saturday.

LISNAGARVEY, favourites to win the Irish Senior Hockey Cup in Belfield today (2.30 pm), were yesterday described by Harlequins’ coach, Stephen Jackson, as the “aristocrats of Irish hockey”.

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Belfast Harlequins made a fruitless journey to Dublin yesterday and ended up with a €100 bill for extra long studs.

KEITH WOOD insisted last night he is not despondent at his latest serious injury setback and said he could be back to challenge for a place in the latter stages of the Six Nations.

Ireland have named a 33-man squad for a pre-Christmas training camp in Lanzarote.

Belfast Harlequins stormed to victory on the back pitch at Lansdowne Road

Assistant coach Richard Hill has confirmed he would love the chance to take over the Harlequins' coaching hot-seat.