Glasgow cruised into the European Champions Cup quarter-finals for the first time in their history after humiliating Leicester 43-0 at Welford Road.

Abel Hernandez and local boy Josh Tymon struck second-half goals to give Hull's new head coach Marco Silva a winning start against Swansea in the third round of the FA Cup.

Ulster coach Mark Anscombe says his side can have no regrets as they get set for Round Two Heineken Cup action this weekend.

When Republic of Ireland and Hull defender Paul McShane trudged off the KC Stadium pitch at full-time yesterday he thought the next time he would return to it would be for an npower Championship play-off clash eight days later.

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Leicester will be without captain Geordan Murphy for Saturday’s Aviva Premiership clash against champions Harlequins at Welford Road.

Steve Bruce targeted a return to the Premier League after being installed as the new manager of Hull today.

Leicester's disappointing European campaign came to an end with a comfortable but far from convincing 33-6 win over a battling Aironi at Welford Road.

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Munster 13 Leicester Tigers 17, Musgrave Park

Stephen Hunt fired a parting shot at Hull's financial mis-management after swapping Humberside for the Black Country.

Wales star Lee Byrne has been banned from the RBS 6 Nations opener against England at Twickenham next week.

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Hull have completed the signing of Republic of Ireland international Stephen Hunt for what has been described as “a sizeable fee”.

Leinster captain Leo Cullen claimed it was good to put past disappointments behind them after beating Leicester 19-16 to win the Heineken Cup at Murrayfield.

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The Tamil Tigers’ capital in northern Sri Lanka was captured by government forces today, dealing a devastating blow to the rebels’ quarter-century fight for an independent state, the country’s

A miserable Bank Holiday for Abrakebabra Tigers continued on Monday as they slumped to an 81-67 defeat away to Limerick Lions.

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Merry Monk Ballina have booked their place in tomorrow’s SuperLeague semi-final after a closely run contest with National Cup Champions Abrakebabra Tigers at the UL Sports Arena this afternoon.

The two Abrakebabra Tigers Kerry GAA football stars Kieran Donaghy and Micháel Quirke will line out for the Tralee side in their crucial Nivea For Men SuperLeague Southern Conference contest against local rivals Mustang Sally's St. Paul's tonight in the Tralee SC at 8pm.

Abrakebabra Tigers are the 2007 Men's SuperLeague National Cup Champions after a stunning team display saw them wrestle the coveted trophy out of the grasp of UCC Demons at the National Basketball Arena this evening.

UCC DEMONS bounced back from their shock cup defeat with a spectacular 127 to 96 victory over Abrakebabra Tigers in Saturday’s thrilling NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague clash in Tralee.

Ireland international Geordan Murphy is no longer the one and only "Murphy" at Leicester Tigers as young Lansdowne utility back Johnny Murphy has signed for the English giants.

Leicester coach John Wells today paid tribute to Tigers legends Martin Johnson and Neil Back as they prepare for their domestic rugby farewell.

LEICESTER Tigers coach John Wells has warned his side to expect "cheap shots" from their Toulouse opponents in tomorrow's Heineken Cup semi-final.

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Tralee side Abrakebabra Tigers will face Merry Monk Ballina missing several key players in the NIVEA for Men SuperLeague this weekend.

Ireland strike runner Geordan Murphy has warned Wasps are far from a beaten club ahead of Leicester Tigers date with destiny at Welford Road on Sunday.

COACHES Pat Price and Jim Nugent insist they are putting points before passion when Mardyke UCC Demons and Neptune clash in tonight’s Cork derby SuperLeague game at The Mardyke Arena (8.15pm).

BRITISH and Irish Lions manager Bill Beaumont is adamant coach Clive Woodward will pick his squad based on merit rather than nationality.

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.

LEICESTER boss Dean Richards believes his Heineken Cup holders cannot afford to drop any more points in their quest for a prized home quarter-final.

BRISTOL Shoguns were last night reeling from a six-figure award to former South African star Joel Stransky that has left club owner Malcolm Pearce flabbergasted.

It may have come three months too late for most Munster fans to stomach, but Leicester flanker Neil Back has finally admitted that he now regrets the infamous piece of 'handywork' that tarnished May's Heineken Cup final win.

Leicester chief executive Peter Wheeler says he is considering an appeal against a £3,000 (€4700) fine imposed by the RFU for criticising a referee.

Llanelli face a make-or-break Heineken Cup mission when they tackle Leicester.

Martin Johnson has pronounced himself ready to lead England against the Springboks after strolling through his comeback match for Leicester.