Fergus McFadden was the last-gasp hero for Leinster last night as he secured a tremendously hard-fought victory by nailing a long-distance penalty with the final kick of the game.

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There are more Samoan, Tongans and Fijians living in New Zealand than in their home islands — but that’s not what makes them dangerous.

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Scarlets wing George North will be out for three months after undergoing shoulder surgery.

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BRIAN O’DRISCOLL hasn’t yet been ruled out of Leinster’s December Heineken Cup back-to-back games against Clermont Auvergne, despite suffering a suspected cracked jawbone in Ireland’s victory over Argentina on Saturday.

Connacht coach Michael Bradley will give Ireland U20s Tiernan O’Halloran and Eoin Griffin a chance to show what they can do in the Magner’s League against The Scarlets in Wales on Sunday.

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The Scarlets welcome back Welsh internationals Ken Owens and Jonathan Davies for their Magner’s League clash with Munster at Musgrave Park on Thursday evening.

Wales internationals Ken Owens and Jonathan Davies will start for The Scarlets at home to Ulster in the Magners League at Parc y Scarlets tomorrow evening.

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Wales internationals Martin Roberts, Jonathan Davies and Ken Owens have been released for their key Magners League match against Leinster at the RDS on Saturday.

LIFEIMI MAFI relegated to make way for a centre alignment of Jean de Villiers and Keith Earls while David Wallace switches to number eight… those are the major talking points in the Munster team to play the Llanelli Scarlets at Musgrave Park tomorrow.

AS FAR as Pool Six is concerned, all roads lead to Reading.

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Coach Nigel Davies has opted to bring in Rhys Priestland at full back for the Heineken Cup trip to Leinster tomorrow.

Leinster coach Michael Cheika has the luxury of being able to go with the same side that eclipsed The Scarlets for the return leg between the clubs in Saturday afternoon's Heineken Cup round 4 clash in the RDS (kick off: 3.45pm).

FROM one extreme to the other.

Jamie Heaslip will make his 100th Leinster appearance in Llanelli and is named in a strong line up which includes nine Ireland internationals.

IT’S when you examine the clubs of the Fijian players in this evening’s Guinness Series international against Ireland at the RDS that you appreciate how short they are of the quality needed for success at the highest level.

A STUDY of the clubs providing Fijian players for this evening’s Guinness Series international against Ireland is an interesting indicator of the challenge Declan Kidney’s side can expect.

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WITH only one win to date in the Magners League, Connacht will be desperate to utilise home advantage in tonight’s last fixture before the break for Guinness Internationals.

Coach Nigel Davies has included Simon Easterby in his Scarlets side to play Connacht in the Magner's League at the Sportsground on Friday.

Coach Nigel Davies has made three changes to The Scarlets side to play Munster in the Magner's League at Parc y Scarlets on Saturday.

Scarlets coach Nigel Davies will start international new recruits Sean Lamont, Richie Pugh and Rhys Thomas in this weekend's Magners League opener at home to European champions Leinster at Parc Y Scarlets on Saturday (6.30pm).

Leinster backs coach Alan Gaffney is well aware of the threat posed by The Scarlets as Leinster go to Wales in search of an first round win in the Magner's League.

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The Scarlets will look to make it six unbeaten at their new home Parc Y Scarlets against Leinster in the Magner's League on Saturday.

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Leinster supporters will have the opportunity to get a glimpse of new signing Isa Nacewa when the Auckland Blue lines out for the Classic All Blacks against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road on Sunday.

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Nathan Brew and Gavin Evans will form a new centre combination for Llanelli Scarlets against Munster in the penultimate Magners League game of the season at Stradey Park on Saturday.

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IRELAND prop Marcus Horan has been cleared of alleged foul play during Munster’s Heineken Cup victory over Llanelli Scarlets last weekend.

Munster have received a boost with the news that Marcus Horan has escaped a ban and been cleared of any wrong doing during the provinces win over the Llanelli Scarlets last Sunday.

Munster's Marcus Horan will appear before an independent Disciplinary Committee to answer a citing for an alleged kicking incident in Dublin on Thursday.

MUNSTER, London Wasps and Perpignan could all be without key front-row forwards when the Heineken Cup resumes on the second weekend in January.

Munster and Ireland prop Marcus Horan has been cited for breach of Law 10.4 for allegedly kicking prop Deacon Manu in the Heineken Cup win over Llanelli Scarlets last Sunday.

MUNSTER took another giant step on the road to Heineken Cup glory at Thomond Park yesterday, but, after being on the ropes a few times, will remember this scrap for a long time.