Toulon are today expected to announce the signing of Gavin Henson after the Wales centre was last night released from his Saracens contract.

AS RUGBY weekends go, this one couldn’t have started much better from an Irish perspective.

Munster head coach Tony McGahan conceded that a lack of discipline had let his side down as they crashed out of the Heineken Cup at the hands of Toulon.

Toulon 32 Munster 16

Toulon coach Phillipe Saint Andre has selected Jonny Wilkinson and Felipe Contepomi at fly half and inside centre respectively for Sunday’s Heineken Cup clash with Munster at the Stade Félix Mayol, kick-off 4pm.

PHILIPPE Saint-Andre believes his Toulon side are under no pressure going into this Sunday’s crucial Heineken Cup clash with Munster.

London Irish 13 Toulon 19

London Irish intend to send Jonny Wilkinson and company packing tomorrow in the same fashion as Munster made their Madejski Stadium exit two months ago.

Only two points separate all four teams in Pool Three ahead of tomorrow’s games between London Irish and Toulon at the Madejski Stadium and Munster’s Thomond Park appointment with the Ospreys.

DOUBTING the quality of the players lining out for Toulon in this afternoon’s Heineken Cup game against Munster at Thomond Park would serve no useful purpose.

TONY MCGAHAN made a conscious decision this week not to dwell on the opposition, instead focusing on getting Munster right for today’s must-win Heineken Cup clash against Toulon at Thomond Park (3.30pm).

Munster’s old foe Felipe Contepomi will start at fly-half for Toulon in the Heineken Cup match at Thomond Park on Saturday.

OSPREYS star Shane Williams has described tomorrow night’s Heineken Cup showdown against in-form London Irish as “the ultimate test”.

“ALL or nothing” – that’s how Toulon and England star Jonny Wilkinson is viewing Saturday’s showdown at Thomond Park with Munster after helping his side to a Heineken Cup opening round win against the Ospreys.

Ireland internationals Alan Quinlan and Malcolm O’Kelly will face their countrymen as part of the Barbarians line-up for Friday’s non-cap international at Thomond Park in Limerick.

MARTIN JOHNSON admitted England must become smarter after suffering a second-half collapse in yesterday’s 35-26 victory over the Barbarians.

England 35 Barbarians 26

IRELAND flanker Alan Quinlan and fellow Munster players Jean de Villiers, Paul Warwick and Doug Howlett have been included in the Barbarians squad for this summer’s tour.

Munster players Doug Howlett, Alan Quinlan, Jean de Villiers and Paul Warwick have been included in the Barbarians squad for this summer’s tour.

MARTIN JOHNSON spent most of his playing career keeping Simon Shaw out of the England team and most of his latest incarnation as red rose manager doing the same.

Simon Shaw will make his first England start under Martin Johnson after being named as one of three changes in the team to play France in Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations clash at Twickenham.

STEVE BORTHWICK has defended his captaincy of the England team despite their woeful disciplinary record since he has been in charge.

England appear to have backed down from threats to drop Danny Care and other players guilty of indiscipline for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with France.

Paul Sackey has pinpointed Brian O’Driscoll as the man England have to stop if they are to register a first victory at Croke Park this evening.

England will start with Toby Flood at fly-half in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations showdown with Ireland at Croke Park.

Luke Fitzgerald turned his attention to toppling England at Croke Park after spearheading Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations victory over Italy yesterday.

Wales 23 England 15

FRANK HADDEN has lauded the impact former Ireland defence coach Graham Steadman has made on Scottish fortunes, saying the former rugby league star’s work will pay “rich dividends” in this year’s Six Nations.

Castres 21 Wasps 15

Wasps 19 Leinster 12

There is uncertainty over the fitness of Leinster's two first choice props CJ van der Linde and Stan Wright ahead of their crucial Pool 2 Heineken Cup encounter with London Wasps at Twickenham on Saturday.

Wasps face a crucial Heineken Cup clash against Edinburgh tomorrow – and head coach Shaun Edwards admits losing is not an option.

MARTIN JOHNSON believes victory over South Africa today would be a seminal moment in his quest to re-establish England as the dominant force in world rugby.

Martin Johnson has reinforced the England pack by making two changes for the Cook Cup international against Australia.

Martin Johnson insists he does not care about his England team playing “sexy rugby”.

Leinster 41 Wasps 11

Director of rugby Ian McGeechan has named an unchanged starting line up for London Wasps clash with Leinster at the RDS on Saturday.

DANNY CIPRIANI and Josh Lewsey produced a neat one-two combination punch to floor Castres as Wasps opened their Heineken Cup campaign with an emphatic home victory yesterday.

Wasps 25 Castres 11

Rob Andrew has revealed injured fly-half Danny Cipriani is unlikely to be included in England’s elite player squad for next season.

Steve Borthwick will captain England on their New Zealand tour next month.

Steve Borthwick and Mike Tindall are the leading candidates to be named England captain when Martin Johnson’s squad for this summer’s tour to New Zealand is announced today.

SARACENS’ director of rugby Alan Gaffney admitted his players’ faces were as pink as their shirts after the 40-29 defeat to Wasps that kept Ian McGeechan’s men on track for the Premiership play-offs.

England 33 Ireland 10