NORTHAMPTON got their Heineken Cup campaign off to a nervy start with a somewhat fortunate 18-14 Pool One win over a lively Castres side at Franklin’s Gardens.

Glasgow Warriors coach Sean Lineen is forecasting an "awesome" game against unbeaten Magners League leaders Munster at Firhill tomorrow night.

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Glasgow openside John Barclay has recovered from a stomach bug to make the starting line-up against Ulster in the Magners League at Firhill this Friday.

Glasgow Warriors have been boosted by the return of eight front-line internationalists for tomorrow night's Magner’s League tie against Munster at Thomond Park.

Bath-bound Mark McMillan today retained the Glasgow captaincy for tomorrow night’s Magners League clash at Connacht.

Glasgow today named virtually all their Scotland stars called up for the RBS 6 Nations in their starting XV for Sunday’s final Heineken Cup Pool 2 game at Biarritz.

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Scotland flanker John Barclay, one of seven Warriors who played in Scotland's Autumn Tests, will lead Glasagow out against Ulster in the Magner's League at Ravenhill on Frdiay night.

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Glasgow coach Sean Lineen has retained the same team that blasted Edinburgh 38-21 for the hosting of Ulster in Friday's Magners League match at Firhill.

Flanker James Eddie and winger Lome Fa’atau will return to the Glasgow Warriors starting line-up for Friday night’s Magners League clash with Munster at Firhill (kick-off 7:45pm).

Scotland A coach Andy Robinson has named six Glasgow Warriors and five Edinburgh players in his side to face Ireland A at the RDS on Friday night (7.30pm).

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This time last year, Scott Gray was turning out for Doncaster in England's National League One.

Suspended forward Scott MacLeod was an expected omission from the Scotland squad announced today for the autumn internationals against New Zealand, South Africa and Canada.

THERE may still be five rounds to play before this year’s Magners League campaign is put to bed, but Leinster already have one hand gripped firmly around the trophy after events in Dublin and Wales last night.

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Hooker Fergus Thomson will make his first start for Scotland in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations wooden-spoon decider against Italy in Rome.

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SCOTLAND hooker Ross Ford believes his team’s narrow victory over Italy in the Pool C eliminator is the “ideal warm-up” for Sunday’s quarter-final against Argentina.

SCOTLAND hooker Dougie Hall has been ruled out of the World Cup after sustaining a serious knee injury in training.

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RUGBY is not the highest priority in Paddy Wallace’s life this week.

Captain Anthony Foley and his fellow internationals Mick O'Driscoll, Anthony Horgan and John Kelly return to provincial action for Munster against Glasgow at Hughendon on Friday night.

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Scotland head coach Frank Hadden has named 15 new caps in his joint training squad ahead of the summer tour of South Africa.

INTERNATIONAL trio Malcolm O’Kelly, Shane Horgan and Denis Hickie will be sprung from the bench if things go wrong for Leinster against Glasgow in the Celtic Cup quarter-final at Lansdowne Road tonight (7.30).

Scotland captain Gordon Bulloch has been ruled out of Glasgow’s Celtic Cup quarter-final against Leinster at Lansdowne Road tomorrow.

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ULSTER apart, these are vital weeks for the Irish provinces in the Celtic League.