Leicester 19 Ulster 22

HEINEKEN CUP POOL 5:

HEINEKEN CUP POOL 5:

Ulster 22 Leicester 16

Ireland Wolfhounds 10 England Saxons 14

Tommy O’Donnell’s elevation to the Irish Wolfhounds team came as no surprise to Munster team-mate James Coughlan but both will have their work cut out against a big and physical England Saxons back row at the Sportsground tonight (7.35pm).

Aironi 12 Leicester 28

Thomas Waldrom has joined England’s Rugby World Cup squad as the official replacement for injured prop Andrew Sheridan, manager Martin Johnson has announced.

ENGLAND flanker James Haskell has been passed fit for selection against Ireland on Saturday.

Leicester 62 Treviso 15

Louis Deacon has been recalled to the England squad for the RBS 6 Nations as a replacement for banned Gloucester lock Dave Attwood.

LONDON IRISH boss Toby Booth struggled to mask his frustration after Bath’s late show at the Madejski Stadium consigned the Exiles to a ninth successive defeat.

IT WAS a relaxed and smiling Brian O’Driscoll who turned up at the Aviva Stadium for press duties yesterday and no wonder. Most men must make do with just the one honeymoon period; the Leinster and Irish centre is currently in the midst of two.

Leicester 33 Saracens 27

MARTIN JOHNSON is not the sort of man who indulges in mind-games, but yesterday he braced himself to face a wounded animal when Ireland head to Twickenham a week on Saturday.

Leicester 47 Viadana 8

Leicester 22 South Africa 17

Steve Thompson will complete a remarkable international comeback when he starts for England against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.

Martin Johnson will name one of the most inexperienced England teams in memory to face Australia at Twickenham on Saturday – and that is despite the return of Jonny Wilkinson.

MARTIN JOHNSON finds himself in the rare position of being an England coach finalising his Test selection without having to fret over the fitness of Jonny Wilkinson.

Viadana 11 Leicester 46

Leicester 32 Ospreys 32

GUTS, character, commitment.

Leicester 16 Leinster 19

Leicester Tigers coach Richard Cockerill recalls Alesana Tuilagi and Martin Castrogiovanni to the team for Saturday's Heineken Cup Final against Leinster at Murrayfield.

NO-ONE would have taken too much notice of a certain Julien Dupuy going through the pre-match ritual of passing and kicking drills with Biarritz’s Dimitri Yachvili before the 2006 Heineken Cup final.

Leicester 10 London Irish 9

Wales star Martyn Williams has relived his Heineken Cup penalty shoot-out agony, and admitted: “I can’t believe what happened.”

ALAN QUINLAN’S Lions dreams were left hanging by a thread last night as the ERC confirmed the Munster flanker will face an Independent Disciplinary Committee hearing following an alleged eye-gouging incident during the second half of Saturday’s Heineken Cup semi-final.

Leicester hero Jordan Crane has started reflecting on the “unbelievable feeling” of kicking Leicester into a record-equalling fifth Heineken Cup final.

YOU gotta hand it to this competition.

Cardiff Blues 26 Leicester 26 (Leicester won 7-6 on penalties)

TOBY FLOOD believes Leicester’s presence at the business end of the Heineken Cup has more than justified his move from his beloved Newcastle Falcons.

Leicester 20 Bath 15

England are expected to be able to call on the services of Mike Tindall and Ugo Monye for this weekend’s RBS Six Nations clash with Wales.

THOSE harbouring ambitions of playing a part in the RBS 6 Nations will be hoping to impress their respective national coaches in tonight’s intriguing Ireland A-England Saxons tie at Donnybrook (kick-off 7.35pm).

BATH boss Steve Meehan has thrown down the gauntlet to French giants Toulouse ahead of tomorrow’s s Heineken Cup showdown, declaring: “They should be very concerned.”

Ben Foden’s blistering form for Northampton has been rewarded with a call-up to the elite England squad.

Dan Carter kicked 16 points to steer Perpignan to Heineken Cup victory over Leicester at Stade Aime Giral.

Leicester 38 Perpignan 27

England manager Martin Johnson appeared to provide an early glimpse into his thinking ahead of a demanding autumn Test campaign by making eight players available for EDF Energy Cup action this weekend.

ANDREW HIGGINS came off the bench to rescue Bath’s Heineken Cup campaign with a 67th-minute try as they edged out Newport Gwent Dragons 13-9 in Pool Five.

Shaun Edwards admits he is “gravely concerned” after Guinness Premiership champions Wasps sunk to a six-year European low.

Martin Johnson has dropped Mike Tindall and Ben Kay on his first day in charge as England’s new team manager.