Connacht 19 Munster 44

Munster 14 Llanelli 13

MUNSTER have received a welcome boost for tomorrow night as Lions Paul O'Connell, John Hayes, Ronan O'Gara and Donncha O'Callaghan all start for the Celtic League clash against Llanelli Scarlets at Musgrave Park (7.10pm).

Munster 27 Llanelli Scarlets 16

THE Munster management are concerned over the whereabouts of Brian Lima after their recent big name signing for the concluding stages of the Celtic League and Heineken Cup failed to turn up this week.

Italy 17 Ireland 28

Llanelli Scarlets 32 Munster 17

RONAN O'GARA returns to a near full-strength Munster team for tomorrow's vital Celtic League clash with Llanelli Scarlets at Stradey Park (5.30pm, Setanta Sport).

Munster 13 Neath/Swansea Ospreys 9

IRISH centre Gordon D'Arcy could miss the entire autumn series of internationals with the groin injury sustained in Leinster's weekend Heineken Cup success over Bath.

THE Six Nations Championship title may out of reach but Ireland did enough to suggest they will win another Triple Crown in 2004 after putting Italy to the sword.

IRELAND offered a compulsive case again on Saturday that aggression and possession win matches.

Connacht 0 Munster 3

Munster 51 Treviso 0

BENETTON TREVISO coach Craig Green, smiled quietly as he studied the plaque in Thomond Park that commemorates Munster’s famous victory over the 1978 All Blacks.

Bourgoin 17 Munster 18

BOURGOIN coach Philippe Saint-Andre lingered in the background yesterday as retired French captain Fabien Galthie and Mick Galwey had a fleeting conversation on pitch-side at Stade Pierre Rajon.

MUNSTER winger Anthony Horgan is likely to miss the opening Heineken Cup clash against Bourgoin on Saturday week.

MUNSTER have suffered another injury blow ahead of the Heineken Cup with star signing, Christian Cullen diagnosed with a serious shoulder injury which could sideline him for up to eight weeks.

RONAN O’GARA is likely to make his international comeback after being included in the 22-man squad from which the Ireland team to play Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday will be chosen.

IRELAND will have to find a new captain for their three-match tour next month to Australia, Tonga and Samoa. Keith Wood will travel with the 41-strong party of players but will take no part outside of training, while Brian O’Driscoll has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.

MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney is confident that this evening’s friendly against Connacht at Thomond Park (kick-off 6. 30) will be beneficial where preparations for Sunday week’s Heineken European Cup quarter-final clash with Leicester are concerned.

Ireland 6 England 42

A WEEK ahead of Ireland's vital Six Nations meeting with Wales, Ronan O'Gara will be in action for Cork Constitution in their AIB League clash with County Carlow at Temple Hill.

Perpignan 23 Munster 8

Munster 42 Ulster 10

ULSTER keyman David Humphreys has recovered from the injury that kept him out of the side's Heineken Cup game against Biarritz on December 14 and will lead the province against Munster in the Celtic League semi-final at Thomond Park on Friday night, kick-off 7. 35.

ALAN GAFFNEY expects his thoughts to stray to the French-Spanish border in the final hours before Munster’s Heineken Cup clash against Italian minnows Viadana on Saturday.

Munster 33 Connacht 3

Ireland 16 Argentina 7

FIONN McLoughlin, son of Gerry (Ginger), the renowned Ireland Triple Crown-winning prop in 1982, is a replacement on the Caerphilly team to meet Munster in the final group qualifying match of the Celtic League at Thomond Park tomorrow night (7.30pm).

MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney insisted that his side will play their own brand of rugby despite goading from his Neath counterpart Lyn Jones.

MOSSIE LAWLOR mightn’t want it heard, much less printed for posterity, but one of his youthful highlights involved sitting on Mick Galwey’s knee.

COACH Eddie O’Sullivan believes the ongoing battle between Ronan O’Gara and David Humphreys for the number-10 position is one of the real plus points as Ireland build up to the Six Nations and, hopefully, the 2003 World Cup.