Joe Schmidt has said his Ireland side were "tested on a number of levels" today against Scotland.

Scotland coach Vern Cotter has handed four Edinburgh players their first call-ups after naming his squad for next month’s RBS 6 Nations opener with France.

Glasgow 6 Munster 13

RABODIRECT PRO 12:

The absence of Conor Murray from tonight’s Munster squad for the must-win RaboDirect Pro12 game with Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun has set the tongues wagging — is he out of favour, injured, or what?

Glasgow Warriors have today named the side to face Leinster in the RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final at the RDS on Saturday night (kick-off 7.35pm).

Italy 13 Scotland 6

Connacht 13 Glasgow Warriors 13

Connacht will view this evening’s Pro12 fixture against Glasgow Warriors at the Galway Sportsground (5.30pm) as a must-win if they want to improve on last season’s league finish.

Glasgow 19 Scarlets 9

Bath 23 Glasgow 18

GLASGOW WARRIORS maintained their pursuit of Leinster in Heineken Cup Pool Three with a 20-15 victory over Montpellier at Firhill.

Glasgow Warriors 20 Montpellier 15

Glasgow Warriors 19 Ulster 22

Glasgow 25 Treviso 17

A LONG week lies ahead before Sunday’s Six Nations game in Murrayfield but it has started well for Ireland who welcomed a number of injured stars back to the fold yesterday just as Scotland were reporting significant casualties of their own.

Joe Ansbro, Hugo Southwell and Rory Lamont have all been ruled out of Scotland’s RBS 6 Nations clash against Ireland on Sunday.

Head coach Andy Robinson will aim to mastermind Scotland’s first win in Paris in 12 years after naming a 34-man squad for next week’s pre-RBS 6 Nations Championship training camp.

FRANCE coach Marc Lièvremont insists his Grand Slam champions can recover from their disastrous autumn series and win back-to-back Six Nations titles.

Uncapped trio Jon Welsh, Rob Harley and Jack Cuthbert have been named in the Scotland squad for the RBS 6 Nations Championship, head coach Andy Robinson announced today.

JOHN HAYES will get a chance to stake his claim to the tighthead berth for Munster’s European date with destiny next weekend after a call-up for the province’s Magners League game with Glasgow Warriors in Cork tonight (7.30pm).

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

Glasgow 17 Connacht 19

Ireland's Tommy Bowe is in the running for the Magners Players’ Player Award.

Edinburgh duo Tim Visser and Roddy Grant are listed in the nominees for the inaugural Magners League Awards ceremony at the Millennium Stadium on Monday night.

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.

Connacht 19 Glasgow 19

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

Nathan Hines and Alasdair Strokosch today handed Scotland a much-needed fitness boost ahead of next Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations game in Italy.

Andy Robinson has admitted it was a tough decision to axe four of his former Edinburgh players from the Scotland squad for the opening two games of the RBS 6 Nations.

Scotland today recalled Dan Parks and named uncapped Glasgow team-mates Ruaridh Jackson and Richie Gray in their squad for the RBS 6 Nations games against France and Wales.

Glasgow 25 Edinburgh 12

GLASGOW earned a valuable away win to move to the top of the Magners League at a windswept Ravenhill.

Ulster 13 Glasgow 25

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.

Scotland centre Max Evans will make his seasonal debut for Glasgow against Connacht in the Magners League at Firfill tomorrow.

Andy Robinson believes Scotland’s players are already showing signs of developing the “winning mentality” that was his mantra upon his appointment as head coach.

Glasgow coach Scott Lineen will start new boys scrum-half Chris Cusiter, centre Peter Murchie and wing Rob Dewey against Munster for Friday's Magners League opener at Firhill.

THE Ospreys closed in on a barren 2008-09 season with a victory intheir final home Magners League match of the season.

Ospreys 34 Glasgow 23