Leinster 9 Northampton 18

Northampton 7 Leinster 40

England emerged comfortable 31-12 winners against Argentina at a subdued Twickenham, but another patchy performance in the QBE Internationals posed as many questions as answers.

John Afoa is adamant the three components of Ulster’s recent good form must be repeated if the northerners are to achieve the double over Premiership giants Northampton at Ravenhill this evening.

Northampton 6 Ulster 25

Northampton 6 Ulster 25

England scrum-half Ben Youngs could be out for up to three months following surgery on his injured shoulder.

Northern Barbarians 31 England 57

England will field a completely changed side in their tour match against South Africa’s Southern Barbarians in Kimberley on Wednesday.

Ulster second row and captain Johann Muller admits that he will be facing one of the best locks in the world if Paul O’Connell is named in Munster’s starting XV for Sunday’s Heineken Cup quarter-final in Thomond Park.

The contrast was obvious but it was lost on Ben Youngs.

England 30 Ireland 9

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France 22 England 24

Captain Ross Ford believes a Scotland win in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Ireland in Dublin is necessary for the squad to retain belief that they are moving in the right direction.

England 12 Wales 19

Owen Farrell will start at fly-half for England in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations game against Wales after Charlie Hodgson failed to recover from a finger injury.

Former Wales captain Ryan Jones will take the place of banned lock Bradley Davies in Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against Millennium Stadium visitors Scotland.

Chris Robshaw will captain an unchanged England team into Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Italy in Rome’s Stadio Olimpico.

Stuart Lancaster confirmed he has applied for the full-time England coach’s job after joining his players in shedding blood in a physical Calcutta Cup win over Scotland on Saturday.

Owen Farrell, Brad Barritt and Phil Dowson will make their Test debuts in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Scotland as part of a new-look and inexperienced England team.

England’s interim head coach Stuart Lancaster will name at least eight uncapped players in his 22-man squad to face Scotland in Saturday’s Calcutta Cup showdown.

IT MUST have been a rather chastened English contingent that arrived for their first get together under Stuart Lancaster at West Park rugby club in Leeds on Monday morning in preparation for the Six Nations championship after a calamitous weekend for their clubs in the Heineken Cup.

IF this is what Munster can dowhen they do find their cuttingedge, then look out Europe.

Munster 23 Northampton 21

Northampton coach Jim Mallinder has today named his side for tomorrow’s Heineken Cup final clash with Leinster at the Millennium Stadium (kick-off 5pm).

BEN FODEN believes that negating the triple threat of Jonny Sexton, Gordon D’Arcy and Brian O’Driscoll will be key to Northampton’s hopes of defeating Leinster and claiming the Heineken Cup on Saturday.

EXETER CHIEFS head coach Rob Baxter admits he’s surprised his captain Tom Hayes hasn’t been capped by Ireland and revealed the Limerick man could be called up by England boss Martin Johnson.

Northampton scrum-half Lee Dickson has signed a two-year contract extension with this season’s Heineken Cup finalists.

Northampton 23 Perpignan 7

ULSTER have grown used to the pain of defeat in the Heineken Cup over the last 12 years, but this quarter-final loss will be excruciating.

Northampton 23 Ulster 13

Ulster Coach Brian McLaughlin had named his team for Sunday's Heineken Cup quarter-final clash against Northampton Saints at the Stadium:MK in Milton Keynes, kick-off 2pm.

They’re providing the backbone to England’s rejuvenation but Northampton Saints have hit a glass ceiling, as Julian Bennetts explains

LEICESTER come into their Heineken Cup clash with Leinster on the back of a controversial 17-13 win over Harlequins.

NORTHAMPTON got their Heineken Cup campaign off to a nervy start with a somewhat fortunate 18-14 Pool One win over a lively Castres side at Franklin’s Gardens.

Stephen Myler has received a vote of confidence from coach Jim Mallinder to play ahead of Shane Geraghty at out-half for Northampton Saints against Munster in the Heineken Cup quarter-final at Thomond Park on Saturday.

WHEN most were floundering in the face of unbelievable Leinster physicality, one Munster man held his nerve at the RDS last Saturday night.

Northampton Saints have selected three Irishmen in centre James Downey, flanker Neil Best and number eight Roger Wilson in their side to play Munster in the Heineken Cup at Franklins Gardens on Saturday.

Jonny Wilkinson looks set to clear a second major hurdle tomorrow by keeping his place in the England team for next Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against Italy.

Uncapped Newcastle scrum-half Lee Dickson has been called into the England training squad preparing for next Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against Italy in Rome.