Newport Gwent Dragons 19 Leinster 23

Munster 30 Edinburgh 3

Edinburgh 17 Munster 26

Edinburgh 0 Saracens 45

Edinburgh 22 Treviso 27

Leinster 22 Edinburgh 16

Munster’s new centre Casey Laulala knows his side are in for a physical battle on Friday when they travel to Ravenhill to take on Ulster in the first interprovincial fixture of the season.

Edinburgh 18 Munster 23

Wales 30 Barbarians 21

When the Heineken Cup celebrated its 15th birthday two years ago, fans were asked to select their most memorable games from the tournament’s history.

Benetton Treviso 13 Cardiff Blues 20

Munster 16 Cardiff Blues 13

WINTER arrived with a vengeance in Dublin last night — but Leinster gave their supporters plenty cause for cheer as they swept to a comfortable bonus-point victory over an outclassed Cardiff outfit.

Leinster 52 Cardiff Blues 9

LEINSTER manager Guy Easterby has rejected claims that tomorrow’s RaboDirect Pro12 game against Cardiff Blues has been undermined by the Wales-Australia Test match on Saturday.

Cardiff Blues 38 Aironi 0

Connacht 20 Cardiff Blues 26

Cardiff Blues 13 Glasgow 34

DANNY BARNES returns for Munster in tonight’s RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Cardiff Blues at Cardiff City Stadium, but the Reds’ hopes of forward dominance took a hit yesterday with news of illness and injury to key front rowers Marcus Horan and BJ Botha.

Wales international Richie Rees will begin his comeback after a 12-week ban tomorrow.

Warren Gatland deals with the gathering storm clouds like he does most things — with both barrels. He spoke to Simon Lewis ahead of tonight’s Six Nations pipe-buster against England.

Wales were today braced for a fresh injury blow ahead of their RBS 6 Nations opener against England in Cardiff.

MARTIN JOHNSON yesterday waded into the furore over Dylan Hartley and branded Warren Gatland’s attempts to wind up the England hooker as the actions of a man under pressure.

WALES coach Warren Gatland says the door is not closed on Martyn Williams’ international career and he has not ruled out Gavin Henson featuring in the World Cup selection shake-up, despite omitting both players from his 28-man Six Nations squad.

Wales star Martyn Williams was today facing up to the possible end of his illustrious international career.

IRELAND’s Tommy Bowe believes Declan Kidney’s men are “looking good” as they look to repeat their historic Grand Slam of 2009 in the upcoming Six Nations Championship.

England captain Lewis Moody is likely to be sidelined for six weeks after suffering a knee ligament injury.

Wales have been dealt a major blow ahead of the RBS 6 Nations with the news that prop Gethin Jenkins has been ruled out of the entire tournament with a toe injury.

WALES and Cardiff scrum-half Richie Rees looks set to miss the entire RBS 6 Nations campaign after being handed a 12-week ban by an independent European Rugby Cup disciplinary panel for making contact with the eye of Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley in a Heineken Cup match last month.

Wales and Cardiff scrum-half Richie Rees looks set to miss the entire RBS 6 Nations campaign after being handed a 12-week ban by an independent European Rugby Cup disciplinary panel for making contact with the eye of Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley in a Heineken Cup match last month.

MUNSTER have lodged their appeal against the four week ERC ban handed to Paul O’Connell for his Heineken Cup sending off against the Ospreys at Thomond Park.

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.

Ryan Jones has kept his Wales place despite losing the captaincy for Saturday’s Millennium Stadium clash against New Zealand.

WALES flanker Dan Lydiate has warned his Wales team-mates they need to make a big improvement if they are to avoid a thrashing by the All Blacks next week.

Wales will target their first win of the autumn internationals against Fiji next Friday night, and flanker Martyn Williams admits: “It is a massive game”.

WARREN GATLAND has demanded an 80-minute show of “ruthlessness and concentration” when Wales pursue a prized and all too rare Tri Nations scalp today.

Wales 16 Australia 25

All Black Casey Laulala returns to the centre for Cardiff Blues against Connacht in the Magner's League tomorrow evening (7.05pm) at Cardiff City Stadium.

THE story of Leinster’s season so far seemed to be repeating itself at the RDS on Saturday evening.

Leinster 34 Cardiff 23

Shane Williams has been ruled out of Wales’ Tests against South Africa and New Zealand with a shoulder injury.

Scarlets 16 Blues 39

Cardiff Blues coach David Young brings back Jaimie Roberts and three others for the clash with Ulster in the Magner's League tomorrow.