The Leinster management counted the cost of Saturday night’s defeat to the Glasgow Warriors with Kevin McLaughlin and Dominic Ryan sustaining ankle injuries.

The Ireland squad that will take part in the first preseason camp in preparation for the Rugby World Cup in September has been named today.

ASK any player, once you buy a ticket for rugby’s merry-go-round its nigh on impossible to get off.

SCOTLAND A coach Sean Lineen has a bit of unfinished business to settle with the Irish Wolfhounds in tonight’s A international at Ravenhill (7.30pm).

The Ireland 'A' Team to play Tonga in Ravenhill on Friday night will be captained by Shane Horgan.

Ospreys 16 Ulster 20

BLACKROCK COLLEGE exacted revenge for last season’s AIB All-Ireland Cup final defeat to Shannon with a thrilling 41-27 win at Stradbrook on Saturday.

Belfast Harlequins were certainly in play-off mode at Deramore Park today, as South African WP Strauss inspired them to a nine-try 68-10 Division One win over Galwegians.

Gavin Henson, the young international rugby board player of the year, got over in the corner in the fourth minute of injury time to give the Welsh U21s a deserved victory over their Irish counterparts at Donnybrook today.