Ulster 13 Toulon 23

Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal wants his team to beat Leinster at the Stade Félix Mayol this weekend to confirm their arrival as giants of European rugby.

Clermont Auvergne 15 Toulon 16

Saracens 12 Toulon 24

NORTHAMPTON coach Jim Mallinder has questioned the consistency of refereeing in the Heineken Cup after his side suffered a crushing defeat at sunny Stade Pierre Antoine.

THE big games just keep rolling along at this time of year and if Paul O’Connell has done his homework on Castres correctly, there will be no let-up in Toulouse tomorrow after back-to-back battles.

Castres 21 Edinburgh 16

Castres 21 Wasps 15

Castres 18 Leinster 15

A MAJOR talking point in the lead-up to the All Black’s game against Portugal on Saturday has been the physical disparity between the teams.

HE’S a thief, a cheat, a master of skullduggery, a guy who does his best work in dark and hidden spaces, away from human eye.

AUSTRALIA have recalled full-back Chris Latham for the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Cup showdown against the All Blacks in Auckland on Saturday.

THE ALL BLACKS have been forced to call up the seventh and eighth locks on their pecking order yesterday, after Ali Williams and Keith Robinson joined a growing list of seriously injured middle row forwards.

ENGLAND’S record Twickenham crowd of 82,000 witnessed a record-breaking occasion — but for all the wrong reasons as New Zealand underlined their credentials as overwhelming World Cup favourites.

New Zealand have called up prop John Afoa and Waikato flanker Marty Holah for their second test against South Africa at Rustenberg.

THE Hamilton streaker, well, the semi-streaker Lisa Lewis, who showed off her designer bikini during the first test between Ireland and New Zealand is under threat of a court injunction.

ALL BLACKS skipper Tana Umaga has warned England his side will take the loss of influential flanker Richie McCaw in their stride at Twickenham.

Wales 3 New Zealand 41

Versatility and a focus on improving the depth of talent have been the key elements in the New Zealand squad named by Graham Henry for their tour of Britain and Ireland next month.

Taranaki 14 British and Irish Lions 36

Taranaki 7 British & Irish Lions 6

Geordan Murphy could have been forgiven for kissing goodbye to any hopes of wearing the Lions fullback jersey in the Test series against New Zealand after watching Josh Lewsey produced a stunning man-of-the-match display in the Lions’ victory over the Bay of Plenty.