Lewis Moody is convinced he has the credentials to captain England into the 2011 Rugby World Cup – but he is still in the dark over his future in the job.

Ulster 14 Bath 26

Springbok Luke Watson has been immediately installed as Bath captain for their pre-season match against Heineken Cup group rivals Ulster at Ravenhill this evening (K.O. 7.30pm).

Leicester 47 Viadana 8

Leicester 32 Ospreys 32

Jeremy Staunton is well aware that he faces an uphill challenge in trying to nail down a regular place in the Leicester Tigers starting line-up this season.

GUTS, character, commitment.

Leicester 16 Leinster 19

Leicester Tigers coach Richard Cockerill recalls Alesana Tuilagi and Martin Castrogiovanni to the team for Saturday's Heineken Cup Final against Leinster at Murrayfield.

NO-ONE would have taken too much notice of a certain Julien Dupuy going through the pre-match ritual of passing and kicking drills with Biarritz’s Dimitri Yachvili before the 2006 Heineken Cup final.

LEINSTER coach Michael Cheika is a straight-talking Aussie who would evidently lose it if he suspected even a scintilla of complacency in the camp ahead of Saturday’s final of the Heineken Cup at Murrayfield.

THE day of reckoning has finally arrived. After 14 seasons toiling largely at the business end of European rugby, Leinster have a golden opportunity to become the ninth side to win the Heineken Cup.

DANNY CIPRIANI has been left out of England’s squad for the summer Test series against Argentina – but there is a recall for 2003 World Cup-winning hooker Steve Thompson.

Danny Cipriani has been left out of England’s squad for the summer Test series against Argentina – but there is a recall for 2003 World Cup-winning hooker Steve Thompson.

Sam Vesty has demanded his Leicester team-mates use their defence as an attacking weapon against London Irish in today's Guinness Premiership final.

TOM CROFT is determined to seize his chance should the Lions ask him to replace the suspended Alan Quinlan for the tour to South Africa.

MARTIN CORRY would love one last hurrah to help Leicester clinch a momentous rugby double in the space of just nine days.

IRELAND’s Bob Casey will lead London Irish into battle against Harlequins warning that defeat would conclude a season of failure at the Madejski Stadium.

LEICESTER fly-half Toby Flood will be out of action for six months after rupturing his left Achilles during the Tigers’ Heineken Cup semi-final victory over Cardiff Blues on Sunday.

Tom Shanklin anticipates a nervous month in the build-up towards this summer’s British and Irish Lions tour.

LEICESTER head coach Richard Cockerill is unconcerned about his side being underdogs for Sunday’s Heineken Cup semi-final with Cardiff Blues at the Millennium Stadium.

Leicester 20 Bath 15

WHILE Llanelli, Biarritz, Munster and Leinster can derive comfort and satisfaction from securing a Heineken Cupquarter-final in March, they will know that their final seeding, to be decided this weekend, could make or break their challenge for ultimate honours.

England fly-half Andy Goode endured a goalkicking nightmare as Guinness Premiership leaders Leicester suffered only their third defeat of the league campaign against Madejski Stadium hosts London Irish.

The schedule is unforgiving but Scotland A head to Ottawa today buoyed by their dramatic victory over the England Saxons and determined to book a place in the Barclays Churchill Cup final.

Leicester 12 Bath 15

LEEDS secured an invaluable 25-14 win over fellow strugglers Bath yesterday as the leading four clubs all won their clashes to cement their position atop the English Premiership.

London Irish 25 Leicester 28

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

GAVIN HENSON is expected to play his first game since the second Lions test in Sunday’s European game at Leicester.

Leicester Tigers 50 Munster 19

Stephen Keogh will captain Munster for their second pre-season friendly, following on from the 20-18 win over Northampton, against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road on Friday evening.

Canada 5 England 29

England 39 Barbarians 52

Leinster 13 Leicester 29

SAM VESTY has big boots to fill. At Lansdowne Road this afternoon he lines out in the full-back berth usually occupied by Geordan Murphy for the “biggest game of my life”.

Shane Horgan and Gordon D’Arcy have both been declared fit for Leinster’s Heineken Cup Quarter Final tie with the Leicester Tigers at Lansdowne Road on Saturday (KO: 5.15pm).

AUSTIN HEALEY has been sensationally axed for Leicester’s Heineken Cup quarter-final against Leinster tomorrow.

AS always, Declan Kidney had a phrase to deal with a given situation.

Leicester bounced back to maintain their 14-month unbeaten home league record with a gritty 15-6 Zurich premiership win over London Irish at Welford Road last night.

Calvisano 10 Leicester 62

Leicester fly-half Sam Vesty has targeted a return to the Tigers first team after injury wrecked his 2003/04 campaign.

Leicester director of rugby Dean Richards has made three changes, one positional, to his side as they prepare for Friday’s Heineken Cup showdown with Stade Francais.

Leicester will tackle French champions Stade Francais in a Heineken Cup elimination match at Welford Road next Friday night.