Cardiff Blues 11 Leinster 3

Cardiff Blues 27 Ospreys 25

NORTHAMPTON maintained their perfect Heineken Cup Pool 1 record in a thriller at the Cardiff City Stadium after the Blues were hit by the second-half dismissal of Xavier Rush.

Munster 16 Cardiff Blues 9

Munster lock Paul O'Connell is named on the bench for tomorrow night's Magners League clash with Cardiff Blues at Thomond Park Stadium.

Cardiff Blues 38 Glasgow 6

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has named his side for Sunday’s Magners League clash with Cardiff Blues in Cardiff City Stadium (kick-off 3.45pm).

SCARLETS had to survive a fight-back from Glasgow Warriors to claim a narrow 18-14 win at a rain-soaked Parc Y Scarlets last night.

Leinster 34 Cardiff 23

DAN PARKS shrugged off the speculation surrounding his future to turn in a match-winning display as Glasgow moved to the top of the Magners League with a 25-12 defeat of Edinburgh yesterday.

Cardiff Blues 42 Newport Gwent Dragons 13

CARDIFF BLUES moved above the Scarlets in the Magners League table with a victory over bottom side Connacht which hinged on two tries in a six-minute spell by Tom James.

Cardiff Blues 21 Connacht 9

Cardiff Blues have been severely handicapped by the call-up of seven first-team players by the Welsh national team ahead of the Magners League clash with Leinster at The RDS on Saturday.

Cardiff Blues 5 Glasgow Warriors 21

Cardiff Blues 19 Scarlets 15

Ryan Jones will captain Wales on their summer tour to Canada and the USA after being overlooked for the British and Irish Lions in South Africa.

Munster will be without captain Paul O'Connell for the penultimate Manger's League match of the season due to a back problem.

Wales Under-20 James Loxton will make his debut for Cardiff Blues against Ulster in the Magners League at Ravenhill on Friday night.

NO ONE should worry that any of Munster’s Grand Slam heroes might not be ‘up for’ tomorrow’s Heineken Cup quarter-final with Ospreys at Thomond Park.

Edinburgh 16 Cardiff 3

Cardiff Blues will have to paddle their canoe without eight Wales internationals away to Connacht at The Sportsground on Friday (6.30pm).

Scarlets 27 Blues 13

FORMER Ulster wing Tommy Bowe helped defending champions Ospreys out of jail as they squeezed past Harlequins 24-23 in the EDF Energy Cup first round at Liberty Stadium.

Second-row Deiniol Jones, number eight Xavier Rush and scrmu-half Richie Rees all return from injury for Friday night’s Magner's League clash against Connacht at The Arms Park (7.05).

Munster 28 Cardiff Blues 20

Cardiff 16 Leinster 16

Cardiff coach Dai Young has given Nicky Robinson his 100th cap for Cardiff Blues for their Magner's League opener against Leinster at The Arms Park on Saturday.

Newport Gwent Dragons Andy Hall is set to make his 100th appearance in the Celtic league when the region takes on Leinster at RSD Dublin in the Magners League on Saturday.

Newport Gwent Dragons have announced a 24-man squad ahead of their Magners League clash with Leinster at RDS Dublin on Saturday May 3, kick-off 6pm.

Treviso 33 Newport Gwent Dragons 35

MUNSTER coach Declan Kidney faces a selection headache ahead of Friday’s crucial Magners League clash with Leinster, after his young guns inspired a seven-try demolition of Newport Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park on Saturday.

Munster 45 Newport Gwent Dragons 19

Perpignan 23 Newport Gwent Dragons 19

Perpignan 23 Newport Gwent Dragons 19

Scarlets 23 Dragons 30

Ospreys head coach Lyn Jones believes his players are ready for the “extra dimension” of a Heineken Cup showdown with French championship leaders Stade Francais.

Ospreys head coach Lyn Jones believes his side’s landmark tour victory over Australia has done Wales a massive favour ahead of Saturday’s Test at the Millennium Stadium.

Ospreys 16 Glasgow Warriors 13

Neath-Swansea Ospreys 26 Clermont Auvergne 12

Super-sub Dan Hipkiss got Leicester out of jail with a dramatic late try that kept alive their Heineken Cup quarter-final hopes.

Edinburgh 24 Ospreys 18

DENIS LEAMY has been named in the centre alongside South African international Trevor Halstead for tonight's Celtic League clash with champions, the Ospreys (Musgrave Park, 6.pm).

Internationals David Humphreys and Tyrone Howe return to Ulster's fold for the daunting away trip to Neath-Swansea Ospreys in the Celtic Cup quarter-final on Saturday.