Brive 3 London Irish 36

London Irish 25 Scarlets 27

London Irish coach Toby Booth has rotated his entire front row for three of the five changes he has made for tomorrow’s opening Heineken Cup fixture with Leinster in Dublin.

SAILOSI TAGICAKIBAU claimed his sixth try in five games to send London Irish top of the Guinness Premiership via an 11-8 win over Sale Sharks at Edgeley Park last night.

London Irish boosted their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the European Challenge Cup by posting a convincing 59-7 triumph over Dax in Pool One tonight.

London Irish have made one change from last weekend bringing in hooker James Buckland for a crucial European Challenge Cup round two fixture with Connacht Rugby at The Sportsground on Friday evening at 7pm.

SARACENS continued the English romp through the European Challenge Cup with a clinical 53-3 win over French side Mont de Marsan at Vicarage Road yesterday.

Samoa 25 United States 21

United States coach Peter Thorburn has challenged his side to improve their cutting edge and perform for the full 80 minutes when they take on Samoa in St Etienne tomorrow.

SAMOA coach Michael Jones was angry that his side were out-fought by Pacific Island rivals Tonga in their 19-15 defeat in Montpellier.

Samoa 15 Tonga 19

IT’s amazing how success at international level and by club sides in Europe tend to go hand in hand. In the years when France and England dominated the Six Nations championship, their clubs invariably won the Heineken Cup.

Biarritz 11 Sale 6

Munster 31 Sale 9

London Irish boss Brian Smith wants the Exiles to “steal a win” when they tackle Guinness Premiership rivals Newcastle at Kingston Park tomorrow night.

Newport Gwent Dragons 11 Sale Sharks 38

Neath-Swansea 20 Castres 11

MUNSTER last night refuted allegations that prop Marcus Horan racially abused a Neath/Swansea Ospreys player at the Gnoll last weekend.

Ireland prop Marcus Horan is at the centre of a racial abuse row following Munster’s Heineken Cup clash at Neath-Swansea Ospreys on Sunday.

Neath-Swansea Ospreys have made no fewer than five changes from their first day defeat to Stade Francais for the visit of Munster to The Gnoll on Sunday (3pm).

Neath-Swansea Ospreys have been hit by a double injury blow at the start of their Celtic League campaign.

Munster 15 Neath-Swansea Ospreys 18

Bath 18 Harlequins 15

Bath are aiming to build on the 30-9 home victory over Saracens a fortnight ago which lifted them off the bottom of the Zurich Premiership table and boosted their hopes of beating the drop when they take on Northampton.

Elvis Seveali’i went straight in at the top of Bath’s hit parade, sealing the victory which took the strugglers off the bottom of the Zurich Premiership table with his first touch of the ball in English rugby.