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LEINSTER could come face to face with Gavin Henson this weekend after the enigmatic Welsh back was added to Saracens’ Heineken Cup squad.

MUNSTER A coach Anthony Foley has been forced to leave a vacancy in his side for tonight’s British and Irish Cup clash with Llanelli in Waterford (7.30pm) as a selection crisis intensified in the province’s Heineken Cup squad.

MUNSTER confirmed a triple injury blow yesterday with Denis Fogarty, Felix Jones and Ian Dowling facing lay-offs after Saturday’s Magners League victory over the Ospreys.

The Ospreys say they are “co-operating fully” with tournament chiefs amid reports of them facing a second investigation relating to this season’s Heineken Cup campaign.

JONATHAN SEXTON and Shane Jennings are hoping for a dramatic improvement in weather conditions to allow tomorrow night’s Magners League clash against Glasgow Warriors at the RDS (8pm) to go ahead.

BRICKFIELDS, November 21. A crowd of just over 2,000 has wandered in to Plymouth Albion’s home ground for the British and Irish Cup game against Leinster’s second string.

ACCOMPLISHED Kilkenny hurlers don’t often turn away from the black and amber, but Ian Dowling found fame elsewhere.

MUNSTER and Leinster hopes of advancing to the Heineken Cup semi-finals suffered major blows in the Stadio Flaminio on Saturday.

HEINEKEN CUP chiefs have opened an investigation into alleged use of abusive and racist language during a pool clash between Ulster and London Irish.

MUNSTER rugby officials are awaiting written confirmation of Alan Quinlan’s six-week suspension imposed on Wednesday by the Heineken Cup commission before lodging their anticipated appeal.

HEINEKEN Cup chiefs insist that the competition will continue to prosper and have dismissed claims that French clubs threatened to pull out of next year’s competition.

World lightweight champion Katie Taylor has been nominated for the RTÉ Sports Person of the year award.

MUNSTER must at least win their next three pool matches, starting with Newport Gwent Dragons at Thomond Park tomorrow, and they will attempt to do so with the backing of their amazing fans.

Munster had to fend off strong interest from Toulouse for the signature of South African Anthon Pitout as part of their Heineken Cup squad.

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PERPIGNAN’S Mick O’Driscoll may face an early reunion with his exformer Munster colleagues in the Heineken Cup.

Leinster have included two Ulster players in the extended Heineken Cup squad, namely Paddy Wallace and Bryan Young, for the quarter-final showdown with Biarritz on April 12.

GARRYOWEN’S David Wallace and Richard Lane (UCC) have been added to the Munster squad for the knock-out stages of the Heineken Cup competition.