EDINBURGH took on the appearance of a human zoo last night as thousands of supporters of the Leinster Lions and Leicester Tigers began to arrive in the Scottish capital in advance of today’s Heineken Cup final.

Leinster coach Michael Cheika has named his starting 15 for the province's Magners League clash with Glasgow Warriors tomorrow.

LEINSTER head to the Millennium Stadium earlier than anticipated but still in the hunt for some silverware.

AN immovable Munster pack yesterday magnificently overcame Leinster at a glorious Lansdowne Road.

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Leinster Lions 56 Gwent Dragons 39

Leinster Lions 16 Neath-Swansea Ospreys 16

Gary Ella, coach of the Leinster Lions, today announced that this year's Open Training Day with the Leinster team will take place from 11am to 2pm on Sunday, May 9, 2004 in Old Belvedere RFC.

Leinster coach Gary Ella may include Argentinian Felipe Contepomi for the Lions match against the Celtic Warriors in the Celtic League at Donnybrook on Friday evenijng.

Gwent Dragons 35 Leinster 14

Leinster Lions will retain just six players this week for the Celtic League visit to Gwent Dragons tomorrow evening.

There are no surprises in the Leinster Lions side to face Biarritz in their Heineken Cup pool decider on Saturday.

Former England U21 out-half Matt Leek is to win his second Heineken Cup cap tonight, and second start for Leinster at Lansdowne Road this season, following the resurfacing of a quad injury to Christian Warner this afternoon.

Cardiff Blues will field an unchanged starting line-up when they play their latest Heineken Cup match against Leinster Lions at Lansdowne Road on Friday evening.

Leinster coach Gary Ella had to admit that Christian Warner had not mastered his quad injury in opting for Matt Leek at out half for Leinster's Heineken Cup meeting with Sale Sharks on Friday evening.

Heineken Cup-tied Felipe Contepomi is sure to make some kind of contribution, from the bench, to Leinster's Celtic League tie with Ulster at Donnybrook on Friday evening.

MUNSTER’S fifth round Heineken Cup game against Benetton Treviso will not be available on any of the usual television outlets in this country.

Coach Gary Ella has gone wih the same 15, indeed the same 22, players for their Heineken Cup away date against Cardiff Blues on Friday evening.

Leinster and Ulster's Rugby World Cup stars are back in force for their respective Heineken Cup openers this weekend.

Leinster coach Gary Ella has announced his strongest side for the opening day of Heineken cup against Biarritz Olympique at Lansdowne Road this Saturday.

Don’t expect any respect

Murrayfield will stage the Celtic Cup final between Edinburgh Gunners and Ulster on December 20.

MUNSTER have suffered another injury blow ahead of the Heineken Cup with star signing, Christian Cullen diagnosed with a serious shoulder injury which could sideline him for up to eight weeks.

GORDON D’Arcy is back in the Leinster fold after injury to help the former Celtic League champions against the Borders this weekend.

Cardiff Blues 22 Leinster 3

It has been confirmed that the Leinster Lions will play their three home games in Pool C of the European Cup at Lansdowne Road.

MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney expects to finalise his side for the Celtic Cup game against Glasgow in Hughenden after training in Limerick tomorrow.

Leinster Lions 30 Edinburgh Rugby 33

Munster and Ulster received byes so the Irish flag is flown in the Celtic Cup tonight by Leinster, who take on Neath/Swansea Ospreys and Connacht, who are away to Scottish side Borders.

The Neath-Swansea Ospreys team to play Leinster Lions in the Celtic Cup, at Donnybrook, on Friday September19, 2003, with kick off at 7.30pm, will be selected from the following squad:

LEINSTER coach Gary Ella has admitted to be somewhat in the dark over the challenge his Leinster Lions will face against Neath-Swansea Ospreys at Donnybrook in the first round of the Celtic Cup on Friday night.

Cardiff second row forward Craig Quinnell, sent off for stamping in the Celtic League match against Glasgow Rugby last Friday, has been suspended for six matches by the Welsh Rugby Union disciplinary committee.

MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney has described the loss of Rob Henderson as “a hammer blow” in advance of upcoming Celtic League encounters.

THE IRFU yesterday launched a ‘Player Registration Card’ in a bid to develop the game in Ireland.

GLOUCESTER’S pre-season preparations have been given a lift from an unlikely source – judo champion Dave Kavanagh.

MUNSTER will face two crucial Heineken Cup games within a week in the opening phase of the competition when they play Gloucester home and away next January. They open their campaign on the weekend of December 5/7 with an away tie to Bourgoin and they follow with a home game to Treviso the following weekend, January 12/14.

MUNSTER winger John O’Neill has been forced to retire from rugby with immediate effect because of injury.

GARY ELLA, one of the three famous aboriginal brothers to have played for Australia, is expected to be named as Leinster coach today.

The new look Celtic League has been given a massive boost ahead of its third campaign as teams use Celtic League positions as official rankings for European Tournament qualification.

LEINSTER captain Reggie Corrigan looks certain to return to Heineken Cup action in Leinster’s biggest game of the season with Perpignan at Lansdown Road on Sunday.