Leinster coach Joe Schmidt will wait on the fitness of captain Leo Cullen and out-half Jonathan Sexton in naming an extended 25-man Leinster squad to face Racing-Métro 92 in Saturday's Pool 2 Heineken Cup opener at The RDS (KO: 1.30pm).

Number eight Jamie Heaslip will lead Leinster into battle with Munster in Saturday’s Magners League clash at the Aviva Stadium (KO: 7.30pm).

Out-half Jonathan Sexton and lock Devin Toner will make their first appearances of the season for Leinster against Edinburgh in the Magner's League at Murrayfield tomorrow night (kick-off 7.05pm).

Gordon D’Arcy, Rob Kearney, Eoin Reddan and Rhys Ruddock will start for Leinster for the first time this season in Saturday’s Magners League clash at the Stadio di Monigo (kick off: 6.05pm Irish time, LIVE on TG4).

Leinster prop Mike Ross should be able to recover from a calf injury to take his place in the Leinster squad for their first home match of the season against Cardiff Blues at The RDS next Saturday evening.

Jamie Heaslip makes his competitive return to the Leinster team for their opening Magners League game away Glasgow Warriors on tommorow night (KO 7.05PM).

Jamie Heaslip is the surprise inclusion in the Leinster squad to play the Glasgow Warriors in Friday night's Magners League opener at Firhill Stadium (kick off: 7.05pm).

Leicester Tigers 37 Leinster 14, Welford Road

MUNSTER will crank up their preparations for the new season with the introduction of several senior players for the friendly with Gloucester at Musgrave Park tomorrow (7pm).

Former Ulster lock Ed O'Donoghue could make his Leinster debut from the bench in a pre-season match against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road on Friday night (KO: 7.30pm).

Ballymena 15 Dungannon 25

THE Ireland Club team to play their Scottish counterparts in the AIB Club International (tomorrow, Donnybrook, 7pm) shows several changes from the side defeated by England Counties in February.

Dolphin’s Sam Cronin will captain the Ireland Club against the Scotland Club side in the AIB Club International in Donnybrook on Friday evening.

Coach David O'Mahony has selected players from 12 different clubs for the Ireland Club international against England Counties in Stourbridge on Friday night.

Ireland have named a 36-man preliminary squad for the AIB Club International against England on Friday, February 27.

BRIAN WALSH, who is enjoying such a highly successful spell as coach of a Cork Constitution side striding away at the top of the AIB All-Ireland League table, spreads his wings this evening when taking charge of the Irish team playing Scotland in the AIB club international at Donnybrook, kick-off 7.35pm (RTE 2, 7.30 pm).

IRISH club players get their day in the sun at Donnybrook on Friday when they take on Scotland in the AIB Club international.

Ireland will take on Scotland in the AIB Club International game in Donnybrook on Friday, February 22. Kick off is at 7.35pm.

UL Bohemians will take in the Christmas break in third place in the Division One table after this impressive dismissal of Dolphin.

Ballymena 22 St Mary's College 34

Ballymena 20 Lansdowne 0

The Ireland team to play England Counties in the AIB Club International on Friday, February 23 has been named today at a media conference in Dublin.

A 28-man squad for the first AIB Club International of the season between Ireland and England Counties in Donnybrook on Friday, 23rd February has been named today.

A 49-man squad has been named to prepare for the first AIB Club International between Ireland and England Counties on Friday, February 23.

A 49-man squad for the first AIB Club International between Ireland and England Counties on Friday, February 23 has been named today.

Ireland 30 Scotland 13, Donnybrook

A 38-man squad for the first AIB Club International between Ireland and Scotland in Donnybrook on Friday, March 10 was named today.

Buccaneers 26 Ballymena 13

Dragons 30 Ulster 7

Ulster coach Mark McCall has chosen his first Ulster squad of the season for a pre-season friendly against Rotherham on Friday evening.

Belfast Harlequins 19 Ballymena 0

Belfast Harlequins 24 St Mary's College 9

Ireland Under-21 Andrew Finn will start at full-back for Dolphin away to Garryowen.

Munster, Ulster and Leinster have announced their squads for the 2003/2004 Heineken European Cup season.