Leinster 31 Glasgow Warriers 30: A youthful Leinster side had to deal with a second-half Glasgow power surge and a floodlight failure, the latter coming only 90 seconds out from the final whistle, before securing a 10th straight Guinness PRO12 win last night.

Munster 47 Zebre 0: From as early as the 12th minute when Leinster referee Dudley Phillips harshly awarded a penalty try against the hapless Italian side Zebre at Thomond Park last night, a bonus point, runaway win for Munster was a cast iron certainty. 

Limerick 2-23 Wexford 0-15: There was a time in the third quarter at a wet and dreary Gaelic Grounds on Saturday night when you suspected that the teams had just swapped playing kits at half-time, rather than changing ends.

Kya deLongchamps considers the emotional and political significance of the Chequers Ring, one of the few surviving objects connected to the very private life of Elizabeth I, Queen of England.

Colin Walshe replaces Drew Wylie in the only change to the Monaghan side for Sunday’s Ulster SFC semi-final with Fermanagh in Kingspan Breffni Park (4pm). Walshe came on as a sub in the win over Cavan in the quarter-final, scoring a point.

Guinness Pro12

Three penalties from Matt D’Arcy proved decisive at Lakelands Park on Saturday afternoon, when champions Clontarf booked their place in the Ulster Bank League Division 1A decider at the expense of Terenure College.

France 19 Ireland 13

Wexford 5-19 Antrim 0-21

Munster 28 Gloucester 17

Kildorrery (Cork) 1-11 St Kieran’s (Limerick) 0-12

Munster 31 Glasgow Warriors 3

Leinster captain Leo Cullen is backing fellow lock Devin Toner to make more giant strides in his game over the coming season as the European champions open their RaboDirect Pro12 campaign at Scarlets today (6.30pm).

Triple Crown aspirant I’ll Have Another will not run in the Belmont Stakes today, trainer Doug O’Neill told American radio.

Ulster laboured to an unconvincing victory over the Ospreys at Ravenhill last night to move back to sixth place in the RaboDirect Pro 12 League.

WHEN Leinster coach Joe Schmidt announced his team for the St Stephen’s Day showdown with Ulster, Isaac Boss was surely disappointed, but probably not all that surprised.

MUNSTER boss Tony McGahan is looking to the players within the squad to fill the breach created by Doug Howlett’s season-ending injury before widening the search for replacements to continue the Heineken Cup campaign into the New Year.

MUNSTER concede they have to step up ahead of the Heineken Cup double header with the Scarlets after falling victim to the Ospreys for the second time this season.

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

More acts have today been announced to play the Electric Picnic arts and music festival this September.

Leinster 38 Glasgow Warriors 3

GLEN ROVERS will meet Na Piarsaigh in the final of the city division U21 hurling final after they beat St Finbarr’s in extra time at Ballinlough yesterday.

DERRY provided the most compelling evidence for coach Damien Cassidy’s claim that the squad is singing off the same hymn sheet as they clung on with 14 men to survive this stern All-Ireland SFC qualifier (Round 2) test from Westmeath on Saturday.

Gloucester supply two back rows to Fiji’s side for Saturday’s clash with Ireland at the RDS.

A RIVETING Corn Uí Mhuirí semi-final in Listry yesterday, with a drama-laced finale in keeping with the tone of the game.

NEW ZEALAND signing Nick Williams made a low key debut while Duncan Williams, Munster’s scrum half in waiting, had a satisfactory outing in a rather lack-lustre A provincial game at Donnybrook yesterday.

England hooker Mark Regan has been included in the Barbarians team to face South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday.

Ireland reached the final of the European Men's Amateur Team Golf Championship in Scotland after a dramatic 4-3 win over England today.

TWO immigration judges were blackmailed by a Brazilian cleaner who threatened to expose them for employing her illegally, a court has heard.

KIEFER SUTHERLAND always comes through in the end on 24.

THE Ireland U21 team to play hosts France on the opening day of the 2006 IRB U21 World Championship shows six changes to the side that lost 40-5 to England U21 in March in the final game of the U21 6 Nations tournament.

James Blunt was a double winner at the Ivor Novello Awards today while Coldplay left empty-handed.

Newpark CS 8 St Columba's College 8

Belfast Harlequins 15 Dublin University 0

Cashel CS 2-11 Midleton CBS 1-9

Even before he made his first-team debut for West Ham, Joe Cole was dubbed as the player who had it all.

World Matchplay Championship Quarter-Finals, this afternoon's games.