Biarritz 35 Ulster 15

Biarritz Olympique have made two changes for their Heineken Cup clash at home to Ulster on Sunday.

HEINEKEN CUP FINAL: Biarritz v Toulouse (Stade de France, 5pm)

RUGBY bosses should not have become involved in politics in the way they did by holding a press conference to oppose plans to show matches on free-to-air TV, according to Fine Gael leader, Enda Kenny.

BIARRITZ centre Damien Traille has lost his battle to be fit for the Heineken Cup final after failing to recover in time from a fractured forearm.

THE Irish dream of yet another Heineken Cup perished yesterday at the Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastian, when, just like their neighbours Toulouse against holders Leinster on Saturday, Biarritz proved too good on the day for Munster, the 2006 and 2008 champions.

Biarritz 18 Munster 7

PREVIEW: Biarritz v Munster

Biarritz 49 Newport Gwent Dragons 13

Glasgow 18 Biarritz 22

Gloucester 22 Biarritz 10

SALE SHARKS will enter a Heineken Cup cauldron today without two of their main ingredients — England World Cup stars Mathew Tait and Andrew Sheridan.

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.

MIKE TINDALL’S hopes of reviving his World Cup dream appear to be fading as England build towards their tournament warm-up Tests.

JONNY WILKINSON will throw everything into England’sSouth Africa tour finale today, claiming: “We plan to go out there andstand up to it.”

Gloucester and Sale Sharks are expected to provide a large chunk of England boss Brian Ashton’s South Africa tour squad when it is announced at Twickenham later today.

BRIAN ASHTON believes England have been relegated to the “second division of world rugby” as they prepare for a Twickenham showdown with RBS Six6 Nations title favourites France.

England have suffered a triple injury blow for Sunday’s Six Nations showdown with title favourites France at Twickenham.

Jason Robinson appears to be England's biggest fitness concern as they begin preparations for their Twickenham clash against RBS 6 Nations title favourites France.

England will begin preparations for their RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against France in a familiar position — with an injury cloud hanging over Jonny Wilkinson.

England will begin preparations for their RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against France in a familiar position – with an injury cloud hanging over Jonny Wilkinson.

Phil Vickery has revealed the unlikely source of his “only positive” element to emerge from dismal England’s record Six Nations defeat in Dublin last Saturday: Brian O’Driscoll.

Uncapped Wasps flanker James Haskell has been named in a 28-man England training squad for the RBS 6 Nations clash against title favourites France at Twickenham.

ITALY prop Martin Castrogiovanni will miss the remainder of the RBS Six Nations campaign through injury.

England winger Jason Robinson has been told he will not need surgery on the neck injury which kept him out of the record defeat to Ireland last weekend.

BRIAN ASHTON has accepted his England rebuilding job might take longer than initially thought after the world champions’ Croke Park calamity.

London Irish look poised to make a major swoop in the transfer market by signing England scrum-half Peter Richards.

NEWCASTLE boss John Fletcher has angrily rejected any suggestion Jonny Wilkinson is being “rested” from Guinness Premiership action this weekend on England’s request.

England 42 Scotland 20

ROB ANDREW has hailed England World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson as “an extraordinary individual” ahead of his logic-defying return to the Test match arena.

WORLD Cup winner Steve Thompson has been ruled out of England’s entire RBS Six Nations Championship campaign due to a neck injury.

Jonny Wilkinson has won a shock England recall for next Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship opener against Scotland at Twickenham.

PHIL Vickery will lead England into the 2007 RBS 6 Nations admitting the last 12 months have proven “unacceptable” for the world champions.

England’s growing injury problems could be eased if players were centrally managed, according to Bath prop David Barnes.

ENGLAND head coach Brian Ashton faces a potential wing crisis ahead of next weekend’s opening Six Nations clash with Scotland after Jason Robinson, Mark Cueto and Paul Sackey were ruled out of this week’s Twickenham training camp.

England head coach Brian Ashton faces a potential wing crisis ahead of next weekend’s opening RBS 6 Nations clash with Scotland after Jason Robinson, Mark Cueto and Paul Sackey were ruled out of this week’s Twickenham training camp.

Guinness Premiership leaders Leicester will underline their enviable squad strength by parading the big guns against Madejski Stadium opponents London Irish on St Stephen's Day.

ENGLAND’S Charlie Hodgson and Andrew Sheridan face a fight to keep alive their World Cup dreams after suffering shattering injury setbacks.

England 18 Argentina 25

London Irish 14 Sale 31

England have dismissed Australian claims of underhand tactics in their attempts to stop tearaway flanker George Smith during the world champions’ 34-3 first Test defeat.

Sale Sharks 45 Leicester 20

London Irish 21 Sale Sharks 29