Gordon D'Arcy returns to Leinster’s starting 15 as they welcome Cardiff to the RDS on Friday night.

Cardiff Blues 9 Ulster 26

Munster 14 Treviso 3

Veteran lock Marco Bortolami will captain Italy in tomorrow’s RBS Six Nations game against Ireland.

Ospreys 38 Benetton Treviso 17

MUNSTER coach Tony McGahan will today dig deeper into his pool of young talent to find a Heineken Cup squad replacement for Denis Leamy, who has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a hip injury.

Munster 29 Treviso 11

IT’S much change for Munster and minimum alterations for Treviso in advance of tonight’s RaboDirect Pro12 clash at Thomond Park.

Connacht 13 Treviso 15

Treviso 20 Leinster 30

CONNACHT climbed into eighth place in the Magners League table after securing a third successive win at the Galway Sportsground last night.

Connacht 31 Treviso 25

Scarlets 35 Benetton Treviso 27

LEINSTER head coach Joe Schmidt dismissed questions over his future after his new team’s shock defeat by Treviso at the rain-soaked Stadio di Monigo on Saturday night.

Maori winger Joe Maddock will make his debut for Benetton Treviso against Leinster in the Magner's League at Stadio di Monigo on Saturday evening.

AIRONI made their presence felt against Munster on their Magners League debut but Italian compatriots Benetton Treviso went one better as they scored a 34-28 win over the Scarlets.

Benetton Treviso 34 Scarlets 28

WALES out-half Stephen Jones has welcomed the return of skipper Ryan Jones, prop Gethin Jenkins and scrum-half Mike Phillips from injury for his side’s clash with Italy tomorrow in Cardiff.

Italy coach Nick Mallett has named lock Carlo Antonio Del Fava in his 24-man squad for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Scotland in Rome.

Carlo Antonio Del Fava is the surprise inclusion in Italy’s 30-man squad to face Scotland in their next RBS 6 Nations clash.

ITALY head coach Nick Mallett has named his 24-man squad ahead of the RBS 6 Nations opener against Ireland at Croke Park on Saturday.

Italy head coach Nick Mallett has named his 24-man squad ahead of the RBS 6 Nations opener against Ireland at Croke Park on Saturday.

Italy will be looking to put down a marker ahead of their probable winner-takes-all Pool C match against Scotland when they meet Portugal at the Parc des Princes tomorrow.

Alessandro Troncon will earn his 100th Test cap when he lines up for Italy against Portugal in the World Cup Pool C match at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.

Italy coach Pierre Berbizier is in confident mood as preparations begin in earnest for the World Cup.

FRANCE are determined to learn from their mistakes of four years ago as they head into their series of warm-up matches ahead of the World Cup.