CARDIFF head coach Dai Young rued his side’s lack of cutting edge at the death after seeing them come within inches from causing a huge Heineken Cup upset against Stade Francais.

Geoffrey Messina has been drafted into France’s truncated RBS 6 Nations championship squad as coach Bernard Laporte tries to come to terms with an injury list that is seriously hampering his preparations for the competition.

WALES star Ryan Jones has accepted responsibility for conceding a last-gasp penalty that could ultimately cost the Ospreys a place in this season’s Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

SALE director of rugby Phillipe Saint-Andre insisted his side’s Heineken Cup hopes remains alive after beating Stade Francais at Edgeley Park.

LEICESTER boss Pat Howard has predicted a “formidable” challenge from Stade Francais when the Parisians play for their Heineken Cup lives today.

ARSENE WENGER has warned Arsenal to be wary of tonight’s Champions League referee Domenico Messina, the Italian official who sent off three players in Wales’s World Cup qualifier with Northern Ireland last week.

David Healy will miss Northern Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan on October 9 as he serves a one-match ban.

Under-21 International

Under-21 International