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Leinster, Ulster and Munster have announced their squads for their upcoming fixtures.

Celtic League champions Leinster have drafted in Trevor Brennan to their back row for Saturday evening’s Heineken Cup match at Newcastle.

Leinster coach Matt Williams has named his team to play Toulouse at Donnybrook in the opening round of the Heineken European Cup on Friday night.

Nathan Spooner has been forced to withdraw from the Leinster team for tonight's game against Glasgow, his shoulder injury preventing him from making his debut.