Shane Horgan and Gordon D’Arcy have both been declared fit for Leinster’s Heineken Cup Quarter Final tie with the Leicester Tigers at Lansdowne Road on Saturday (KO: 5.15pm).

LEINSTER coach and former Munster mastermind, Declan Kidney, accepts that both provinces face difficult tasks in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals - but insists they can raise their games to a sufficient level to provide Ireland with two of the four semi-finalists.

MARTIN JOHNSON has saluted Wasps’ Heineken Cup and Zurich Premiership double last season - but is after a trophy for Leicester this season.

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New Wales coach Mike Ruddock today named three uncapped players in his squad for next month's tour to Argentina and South Africa.

Leicester are set to announce their latest high-profile signing today – former New Zealand All Blacks centre Daryl Gibson.

Leicester Tigers, knocked from their perch by Gloucester and others this season, are continuing their serious rehabilitiation with the signing of England tighthead prop Julian White.

Leicester today announced their second international signing in two days by recruiting Wales and Lions prop Darren Morris.

Wales have handed a debut to Cardiff wing Craig Morgan for the opening match of the Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on Sunday.

Iestyn Harris has been switched from fly-half to centre for Wales’ Millennium Stadium appointment with Tonga on Saturday.

Graham Henry has handed Iestyn Harris a full international debut for Wales against Argentina on Saturday despite admitting he is not the finished product.

Wales coach Graham Henry has no intention of trying to rush hugely influential number eight Scott Quinnell back into action for the remaining Six Nations Championship clash with Ireland on October 13.

Welsh international outside half Arwel Thomas steered Swansea to their second victory in a week by grabbing one of their two tries as he collected a personal points tally of 21.

Will Greenwood’s hopes of a Lions Test debut have been dashed by injury for the second successive tour.

Ronan O’Gara has been selected as one of the Lions substitutes for the Test series decider against Australia in Sydney on Saturday.

The Lions have made three changes for Saturday’s Test series decider against the Wallabies at Stadium Australia.

Lions coach Graham Henry has delayed naming his team for the second Test against Australia in Melbourne until Friday.

Graham Henry has backed his Lions to produce ‘‘a marvellous performance’’ in Saturday’s first Test against world champions Australia.

Lions hooker Keith Wood is expected to be fit for next Saturday’s first Test

Darren Morris tonight underlined the Lions’ determination to erase memories of a disastrous week by declaring: ‘‘This is a squad of winners - not losers.’’

Scott Gibbs will not tour Japan with Wales this summer following his shock omission from the Lions squad.

Llanelli fly-half Stephen Jones will wear Wales’ number 15 jersey after coach Graham Henry today took a major selection gamble for the Six Nations Championship opener against England in Cardiff.