London Irish coach Toby Booth has rotated his entire front row for three of the five changes he has made for tomorrow’s opening Heineken Cup fixture with Leinster in Dublin.

SAILOSI TAGICAKIBAU claimed his sixth try in five games to send London Irish top of the Guinness Premiership via an 11-8 win over Sale Sharks at Edgeley Park last night.

Captain Bob Casey will travel, but not play, with the London Irish squad to play Leinster at Donnybrook on Friday.

Leicester 10 London Irish 9

Saracens 16 London Irish 13

London Irish boosted their hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the European Challenge Cup by posting a convincing 59-7 triumph over Dax in Pool One tonight.

FRANCE head coach Marc Lievremont defended David Skrela after the fly-half’s kicking horror show gifted Australia victory in Paris.

London Irish have made one change from last weekend bringing in hooker James Buckland for a crucial European Challenge Cup round two fixture with Connacht Rugby at The Sportsground on Friday evening at 7pm.

SARACENS continued the English romp through the European Challenge Cup with a clinical 53-3 win over French side Mont de Marsan at Vicarage Road yesterday.

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All Blacks' flanker Jerry Collins is the latest addition to the Barbarians squad for Tuesday's match against Ireland at Kingsholm, Gloucester.

AT least the smile has returned to the face of Irish rugby following Munster’s epic win over Toulouse on Saturday; now it’s up the national team to make it even broader over the next three weeks and restore the pride and passion to the Ireland shirt, starting tonight against the Barbarians in Gloucester’s Kingsholm ground.

Munster's Frederico Pucciarello, Leinster's Ollie Le Roux and Ulster's Justin Harrison have been named in a 30-man Barbarians squad for games against Belgium, Ireland and England.

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London Irish 10 Toulouse 15

Ireland international Bob Casey will lead London Irish into their first Heineken Cup semi-final against Toulouse at Twickenham on Saturday.

ENGLAND scrum-half Paul Hodgson believes London Irish have developed a taste for centre stage that is fuelling their surprise Heineken Cup assault.

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GLOUCESTER boss Dean Ryanbelieves today’s Heineken Cup showdown against a star-studded Ospreys side “falls right into the top bracket” of European club rugby.

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LONDON IRISH director of rugby Brian Smith described Mike Catt as a “special player”, after the England veteran defied a back problem to help the Exiles to a 24-16 Heineken Cup victory over Perpignan yesterday.

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London Irish 42 Treviso 9

Peter Hewat has been granted a release from the NSW Waratahs and will join London Irish at the end of the inaugural Mazda Australian Rugby Championships in October.

The Wallabies will have joint captains during their upcoming nine-match Bundaberg Rum Rugby Series with Phil Waugh and Stirling Mortlock to share leadership duties.

NSW Waratahs utility back Peter Hewat could be closing in on his dream of winning his first cap for Australia.

The HSBC Waratahs have moved swiftly to secure the outstanding player of the NSW Development Tour of Argentina.

NEW ZEALAND coach Graham Henry was true to his word yesterday when he named his team to face England in Dunedin on Saturday.

Matt Williams today described Scotland’s performance in their 33-15 defeat to a shadow NSW Waratahs side as the most disappointing of his time in charge.

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