The Leinster medical team have reported no fresh injury concerns ahead of Saturday’s RaboDirect PRO 12 clash with Connacht at the RDS (5pm).

Eric Elwood has made three changes to his Connacht pack for their trip to the Liberty Stadium to face the Ospreys tomorrow night (7.30pm).

New signing Jared Payne is in line to make his Ulster debut at Ravenhill this Friday against Cardiff Blues (7.05pm) after he was named in the preliminary 29-man squad by Brian McLaughlin.

TOMÁS O’LEARY, John Hayes, James Coughlan and Johne Murphy are named in the 28-man Munster squad for Saturday’s RaboDirect Pro12 opening fixture against Newport Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park (7.45pm).

PREMIERSHIP club Northampton Saints gained a small measure of revenge as they won this Heineken Cup final rematch at Donnybrook last night.

NEW boy Ricky Andrew returns to ‘home’ soil this evening when he makes his Ulster debut in a pre-season friendly against Bayonne at the intimidating Stade Jean Dauger stadium.

Brian McLaughlin has made just one change to his starting line-up for Ulster’s Magners League play-off match against Leinster at the RDS tomorrow night (kick-off 7.05pm).

A TRAINING accident has ruled Willie Faloon out of Ulster’s do-or-die Magners League clash against the in-form Dragons tonight.

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has named his starting line-up to face Newport Gwent Dragons in their decisive Magners League clash on Friday night, kick-off 7.05pm.

ULSTER star Ruan Pienaar has dismissed reports linking him to Super 15 outfit ACT Brumbies.

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has named his side for Friday night’s Magners League game against Connacht at Ravenhill, kick-off 7.05pm.

IRELAND scrum-half Tomás O’Leary returns to competitive rugby on Saturday.

TOULOUSE, Northampton and Perpignan may beg to differ but Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin had no hesitation in slapping Leinster with the label of Europe’s best after an Irish derby where most of the thoroughbreds were trained locally.

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has been forced to make two changes from last week’s starting team as his side travel to the RDS on Saturday to play Leinster in the Magners League, kick-off 8.05pm.

RUAN PIENAAR was the hero for Ulster at Firhill, his man-of-the-match haul of all 22 points ensuring his side snatched a last-gasp victory against a typically dogged Glasgow side to climb to second in the Magners League.

Brian McLaughlin has continued his rotation policy by bringing in six new faces for Friday’s Magners League match trip with Glasgow, kick-off 8.05pm.

MUNSTER coach Tony McGahan bids to end a run of five defeats on Welsh soil when his side face Cardiff Blues in the Magners League at Cardiff City Stadium on Friday night (TG4, 7.05pm).

The teams for this weekend's All-Ireland League fixtures have been announced.

The teams for this weekend's round of AIL rugby fixtures have been announced today.

Blackrock College will be able to call on the strike power of their Ireland U20s Andrew Conway and Brendan Macken in Division 1A against a Dolphin disrupted without their regular number eight James Coughlan, who has been called up by Munster.

Leaders Cork Constitution have been able to select Munster's Billy Holland in their back row for Saturday's AIB League clash with Dolphin.

Leaders Cork Constitution plan to utilise Munster's Jeremy Manning at out-half with David Lyons slipping back to full-back for the first-versue-second tussle with St Mary's College in Division 1A of the AIB League at Templeville Raod on Saturday.

Leaders Cork Constitution will have Munster's Jeremy Manning back at out-half at home to old rivals Shannon in Division 1A of the AIB Leagure at Temple Hill tomorrow.

Cork Constitution will take a wait-and-see approach to whether they can use Duncan Williams this weekend.

Ulster Academy prop Paddy McAllister is making a big impression for Ballynahinch as they prepare for their AIB League Division 1B tussle with Dungannon tomorrow.

The teams for this weekend's AIB League fixtures have been announced today.

Cork Constitution will be looking to take revenge over Ballynahinch when they will meet in a an AIB Senior Cup second round repeat of last season’s final at Ballymacarn Park on Saturday.

Cork Constitution will give an AIL debut to possible Ireland Under-20 second row Brian Hayes at home to UL-Bohemian at Temple Hill tomorrow.

EDINBURGH coach Andy Robinson has opted to rest captain Mike Blair for tonight’s Heineken Cup clash with Castres.

DANNY CIPRIANI and Josh Lewsey produced a neat one-two combination punch to floor Castres as Wasps opened their Heineken Cup campaign with an emphatic home victory yesterday.

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