JONO GIBBES has allowed little Christmas cheer to permeate the Leinster camp ahead of today’s Magners League clash with Ulster at Ravenhill (4pm).

Leinster coach Joe Schmidt has named a strong side for tomorrow’s Magners League clash with Ulster at Ravenhill in Belfast (kick-off 4pm).

Brian O’Driscoll and Jamie Heaslip have been named in the Leinster team for Saturday’s Heineken Cup clash with Clermont at the Aviva Stadium, although Heaslip’s inclusion is pending a late fitness test following the warm-up.

Brian O’Driscoll has failed to make the Leinster squad for Sunday’s Heineken Cup clash with ASM Clermont Auvergne at the Stade Marcel Michelin (kick-off 3pm).

Leinster coach Joe Schmidt has named his side for Friday night’s Magners League clash with the Scarlets at Parc y Scarlets in Wales (kick-off: 7.05pm).

A SIXTH win on the trot moved Leinster up into fourth place in the Magners League at the RDS last night as their second string brushed the Dragons aside and picked up a bonus point en route.

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CLINT NEWLAND makes his debut for Leinster tonight against the Dragons at the RDS (7.05pm), when the New Zealand Maori prop lines up in a front row which includes Heinke van der Merwe and Richardt Strauss.

Leinster coach Joe Schmidt has named his side that will face the Dragons in Friday night’s Magners League clash at the RDS. (Kick-off 7.05pm)

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Ireland U20 Andrew Conway will make his first appearance of the season for Leinster against Edinburgh in Saturday’s Magners League clash at The RDS (KO: 6.05pm).

Brian O'Driscoll has not been ruled out of Leinster's Heineken Cup match against Saracens at Wembley on Saturday.

Leinster V Munster

Jonathan Sexton makes his return to the Leinster side to play Munster in Saturday's Magners League semi final at the RDS on Saturday (kick off: 8pm).

COACH Michael Cheika faces an anxious injury wait as he prepares Leinster for what could be his last game in charge before departing to France next season.

Captain Leo Cullen has been ruled out of the extended Leinster squad to play Munster in the Magner’s League semi-final at The RDS on Saturday.

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PREVIEW: Leinster v Edinburgh, tomorrow 6.15pm (RDS)

Ireland U20 Dominic Ryan is the only change to the Leinster side to play Edinburgh in Sunday's Magners League clash at The RDS.

A WEEKEND pregnant with promise and expectation for Irish rugby was terminated brutally and conclusively in north-eastern Spain yesterday.

IT was billed as a meeting between two of Europe’s heavyweights but some pugilists pack a harder punch than others and that was true down by the banks of the River Garonne on Saturday.

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PREVIEW: Toulouse v Leinster

Jonathan Sexton has failed to recover from a broken jaw allowing Shaun Berne to line out at out-half for Leinster against Toulouse in Saturday's Heineken Cup semi final at Le Stadium (kick off: 3.45pm Irish time).

Leinster will confirm this afternoon whether Jonathan Sexton will start tomorrow's Heineken Cup semi-final against Toulouse.

LEINSTER coach Michael Cheika will wait until tomorrow before deciding whether Jonathan Sexton will start Saturday’s Heineken Cup semi-final against Toulouse in the south of France.

For the time being, coach Michael Cheika has listed injury concerns Jonathan Sexton, Robert Kearney and Girvan Dempsey in his Leinster squad to face Toulouse in Saturday's Heineken Cup semi -final in Le Stadium, Toulouse.

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Coach Michael Cheika has taken the unprecedented step of naming his Leinster sides to play Connacht in The Sportsground on Wednesday and Glasgow at Firhill on Friday in the Magner’s League.

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Leinster 20 Ospreys 16

AS sports fans, the Irish can be as myopic as the best of them but spare a thought for the Ospreys side which will pitch up at the RDS for their Magners League tie with Leinster tonight.

Cian Healy and Mike Ross will start at prop for Leinster against The Ospreys in Friday night's Magners League clash at the RDS (kick off: 7.05pm).

LEAGUE points may be Michael Cheika’s first priority when Leinster take on the Ospreys at the RDS tomorrow but, for almost everyone else, Shaun Berne’s performance will be the ultimate arbiter as to the evening’s success.

JONATHAN SEXTON’S hopes of being fit for Leinster’s Heineken Cup semi-final against Toulouse have been described as “touch and go” by coach Michael Cheika, who also faces the prospect of being without Rob Kearney in France.

In form Jamie Heaslip has been included in the extended 27-man Leinster squad to play The Ospreys in Friday's Magners League clash at the RDS.

Brian O’Driscoll and Shane Horgan make a return to the Leinster side to play Clermont-Auvergne in Friday night's Heineken Cup Quarter Final at The RDS (kick off: 8pm).

Brian O’Driscoll, Shane Horgan and Kevin McLaughlin return to the The Leinster squad to face ASM Clermont Auvergne in Friday night's Heineken Cup Quarter Final in the RDS (KO: 8pm).

Gordon D’Arcy and Nathan Hines return to take their places on the Leinster side to play Munster in Friday night's Magners League clash at Thomond Park (KO: 8.05pm).

Ireland’s Gordon D'Arcy, Cian Healy and Jamie Heaslip and Scotland’s Nathan Hines return to the Leinster squad to play Munster in Friday night's Magners League clash at Thomond Park (KO: 8.05pm).

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THE popularity of rugby in Ireland is such that a fixture between Leinster and Connacht in Dublin today (RDS, 4.30pm) has a guaranteed attendance of almost 14,000.

SHAUN BERNE may have to make way either before or at some stage of tomorrow’s Magners League clash against Connacht (RDS 4.30) for Ireland’s rising star Jonathan Sexton, but he is still expected to play a significant role in Leinster’s bid to retain pole position in the tournament.

BRIAN O’DRISCOLL is battling to be fit for Leinster’s assault on another Heineken Cup title when they meet Clermont Auvergne in the quarter-final on April 9.