Aironi 12 Leicester 28

Northampton boss Jim Mallinder believes Munster will be “under pressure” to deliver a result in tomorrow’s Heineken Cup clash between the teams at Thomond Park.

Louis Deacon has been recalled to the England squad for the RBS 6 Nations as a replacement for banned Gloucester lock Dave Attwood.

IRISH fly-half Jeremy Staunton was Leicester’s inspiration as they compounded a miserable week for Sale with a stunning 54-21 Aviva Premiership victory at Welford Road yesterday.

Perpignan 24 Leicester 19

PROP Tendai Mtawarira is a doubt for South Africa’s clash with England at Twickenham on Saturday after missing training yesterday with a medial knee ligament strain.

WALES and Ospreys wing Shane Williams has been ruled out for at least 10 weeks with a dislocated left shoulder, the Welsh Rugby Union confirmed last night.

Leicester centre Anthony Allen has been called into the England squad ahead of Saturday’s game against Samoa.

Leicester Tigers 37 Leinster 14, Welford Road

Ireland international Geordan Murphy will captain Leicester Tigers from full-back against Leinster in a pre-season friendly at Welford Road in Friday night.

Leicester 20 Clermont Auvergne 15

Clermont Auvergne 40 Leicester 30

LEICESTER boss Richard Cockerill watched the injury-ravaged Tigers earn a pulsating Heineken Cup draw with the Ospreys and hailed: “You can buy a team but you can’t buy spirit”.

Leicester 32 Ospreys 32

Ireland's Geordan Murphy will be out for 3-4 months following surgery from a dislocated shoulder.

Iain Balshaw looks set to become the latest England international who will ply his trade in French club rugby next season.

England Saxons 34 Ireland A 12

ENGLAND team manager Martin Johnson was yesterday pondering how to replace injured fly-half Danny Cipriani for the summer tour to New Zealand.

WHEN HE arrived, the first cameo only painted a fragment of the complete Lifeimi Mafi.

Shane Geraghty’s hopes of forcing his way into England contention for the RBS 6 Nations clash against France next Saturday could be dashed by injury.

Dean Ryan has major injury concerns ahead of next weekend’s return game against Bourgoin in pool two of the Heineken Cup.

Bourgoin 7 Gloucester 31

Gloucester 26 Ospreys 18

Gloucester 26 Ospreys 18

CARETAKER coach Nigel Davies insists the door should not be closed on any player as Wales attempt to bounce back from their World Cup woes.

Gavin Henson has been recalled by Wales to the preliminary squad for their one-off Test against world champions South Africa this month.

England’s illness-hit preparations for the first Test against South Africa in Bloemfontein today have claimed two more victims.

London Irish and England captain Mike Catt leads the nominations for the Professional Rugby Players’ Association player-of-the-year award.

GLOUCESTER boss Dean Ryan insists his players will be “fully motivated” for tonight’s Heineken Cup clash against Leinster — despite having already made their European exit.

Agen 26 Gloucester 18

EDINBURGH supremo Lynn Howells admitted his men had been outplayed by “a much better team” after a 31-14 home defeat by Gloucester.

ENGLAND’S Charlie Hodgson and Andrew Sheridan face a fight to keep alive their World Cup dreams after suffering shattering injury setbacks.

BELEAGURED England boss Andy Robinson has reacted to his team’s shambolic defeat against Argentina by making seven changes for the Twickenham appointment with South Africa on Saturday.

England boss Andy Robinson has reacted to his team's shambolic defeat against Argentina by making seven changes for the Twickenham appointment with South Africa on Saturday.

England 18 Argentina 25

MANY Irish supporters weren’t convinced Andrew Trimble represented Ireland’s best option on the left wing.

ENGLAND’S record Twickenham crowd of 82,000 witnessed a record-breaking occasion — but for all the wrong reasons as New Zealand underlined their credentials as overwhelming World Cup favourites.

IAIN BALSHAW has urged England to show “no fear” when they face the most daunting prospect in world rugby – stopping New Zealand.

ENGLAND’S injury problems continue to mount ahead of their Twickenham showdown with World Cup favourites New Zealand on Sunday.

GLOUCESTER rookie Anthony Allen says his England call-up for a Test match baptism of fire against World Cup favourites New Zealand is “pretty unbelievable”.

DEAN RYAN believes the hype surrounding Gloucester’s exciting young England hopefuls is “distracting from reality” as his team look destined for an early Heineken Cup exit.

MATHEW TAIT has become England’s latest injury casualty ahead of their Twickenham appointment with World Cup favourites New Zealand on November 5.

England head coach Andy Robinson has named seven uncapped players in a 30-man squad for the Twickenham clash against World Cup favourites New Zealand on November 5.

AFTER THE massive disappointment of last season’s semi-final loss to Munster, Leinster’s Heineken Cup try-scoring juggernaut is firmly back on track, bonus-point and all.