Newport Gwent Dragons 14 Glasgow Warriors 14

MARTIN MURPHY never doubted that this day would come. While the Aviva Stadium had its detractors, once planning permission was granted, the stadium director could visualise the gates opening at 1pm as they do today for the O2 Challenge between a Connacht/Munster selection and a team representing Leinster/Ulster (2.30pm).

Glasgow 25 Ulster 18

SEVEN of the eight Glasgow Warriors members of the Scottish team that defeated Ireland in the Six Nations last week are included in their side to take on Munster in the Magners League at Thomond Park tonight.

THERE were many reasons Scottish coach Andy Robinson was smiling as he held court after his side finally learned how to win a Test match at Croke Park.

THIS is not the way it was meant to be.

Stephen Ferris fears Ireland were consumed by the occasion as their Croke Park farewell party ended with an anti-climatic upset.

Ireland 20 Scotland 23

HUNDREDS of mourners lined the streets of Hawick yesterday to pay their respects to veteran rugby commentator Bill McLaren.

Biarritz 41 Glasgow 20

Glasgow Warriors 34 Connacht 20

Newport Gwent Dragons 22 Glasgow Warriors 14

IT’S going to take a bit of time before we’re comfortable with the Aviva roar, but we might as well get used to it.

Munster 25 Glasgow 17

Glasgow will be without out-half Dan Parks when they become the first club to test out the newly removated Thomond Park for their Magners League clash with Munster on Saturday.

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.

Llanelli Scarlets 30 Glasgow Warriors 7

SARACENS reached their first ever Heineken Cup quarter-final last night as they ended Glasgow’s remote chances.

Glasgow 25 Ulster 6

IT won’t have pleased Munster that they finished third of the four Irish teams in the Magners League, but there were some positives to take from Saturday’s comprehensive win over bogey side Glasgow Warriors.

Munster 38 Glasgow 20

Ulster 10 Glasgow Warriors 24

Newport Gwent Dragons 13 Glasgow 3

Scotland secured a comfortable victory against Romania in their first match of their autumn Tests at Murrayfield with a 48-6 win.

Scotland head coach Frank Hadden has called up seven uncapped players for his training squad for the autumn Test series.

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.

Scotland’s rugby team set off on a two Test mini-tour of South Africa today in confident mood, despite injury doubts hanging over two important players.

THE buzz and excitement once the sole preserve of Munster’s home games in the Heineken Cup is likely to be transferred to the RDS this afternoon (5.15) when Leinster take on Glasgow Warriors in a must-win encounter.

STILL only October and yet one team’s Heineken Cup ambitions will already lie in tatters once Leinster and Glasgow Warriors are done with each other at Hughenden tomorrow.

Bourgoin 16 Glasgow 3

The Scottish Rugby Union has dismissed as “media speculation” reports that national coach Matt Williams is to be replaced.

Glasgow have made three changes in personnel as they bid to overturn a confident Connacht at Hughenden this evening.