Brian O’Driscoll’s vintage sleight of hand conjured Ireland’s seven-try, 46-7 RBS 6 Nations victory over Italy on the stalwart centre’s final international appearance in Dublin.

Veteran lock Marco Bortolami will captain Italy in tomorrow’s RBS Six Nations game against Ireland.

Ulster 10 Ospreys 7

Munster 12 Ospreys 6

Munster 12 Ospreys 6

Leinster got their quest for a fourth Heineken Cup crown off to a winning start as Sean O’Brien’s try helped them battle past the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium.

Connacht 26 Ospreys 43

Ospreys 16 Zebre 15

Leinster 37 Zebre 7

Leinster 37 Zebre 7

Zebre 25 Ulster 27

Zebre 25 Ulster 27

Newport Gwent Dragons 37 Zebre 6

The inclusion of prop Denis Buckley, who joins the front-row in place of the injured Brett Wilkinson, is the only change Eric Elwood has made for his side’s PRO12 meeting with Aironi in the Sportsground tomorrow (5pm).

Scarlets, who play Munster next weekend, kept their hopes of a place in the RaboDirect Pro12 play-offs alive with a hard-fought victory over bottom side Aironi in Viadana yesterday.

Ulster will have an anxious wait before knowing whether explosive flanker Stephen Ferris will be available for next Sunday’s European shoot-out with Munster at Thomond Park.

Ulster 45 Aironi 7

ULSTER successfully manoeuvred the first part of their Heineken Cup back-to-back clashes with Aironi at Ravenhill last night with a bonus-point victory in Pool Four.

Ulster 31 Aironi 10

Leinster 26 Aironi 7

Aironi 10 Ospreys 12

Aironi 16 Glasgow 17

Aironi Rugby 25 Connacht 13

Connacht 11 Aironi 6

CONNACHT are targeting five home wins in a row for the first time since 2005 against Aironi in the Sportsgrounds tonight (7.45pm).

Aironi 3 Newport Gwent Dragons 18

LIKE Ireland in Rome last Saturday, Leinster found out last night that it is one thing being expected to beat Italian opposition but quite another to actually do it.

Leinster 21 Aironi 16

FINALLY their wait is over. On Saturday, before a small crowd in a remote village in northern Italy, Ulster claimed a place in the Heineken Cup knockout stages for the first time in 12 years with a 43-6 win over Aironi.

Aironi Rugby 17 Scarlets 34

Aironi coach Franco Bernini has named a near full strength side for his side’s first ever Heineken Cup game against Ulster on Friday night, although Captain Quintin Geldenhuys will be missing for the visitors.

Munster 33 Aironi 17

NINE months ago, Munster full-back Felix Jones was left to ponder his rugby future after a sickening and career-threatening injury in the Magners League clash with Connacht at Thomond Park.

DENIS LEAMY has had his status as stand-in skipper to the injured Paul O’Connell confirmed with the announcement that he is to lead Munster into Magners League battle against Aironi at Musgrave Park tomorrow (7.30pm).

NEW ZEALAND coach Graham Henry expects Wales to be breathing fire next weekend after being humbled 42-9 by the All Blacks in Dunedin on Saturday.

South Africa 29 Italy 13

Italy fly-half Craig Gower believes his side are moving in the right direction, even though they could yet end up with the RBS 6 Nations wooden spoon.

France 46 Italy 20

Italy 16 Scotland 12

Italy coach Nick Mallett has made no changes to the starting XV that lost their last RBS 6 Nations match to England for the game against Scotland in Rome on Saturday.

Carlo Antonio Del Fava is the surprise inclusion in Italy’s 30-man squad to face Scotland in their next RBS 6 Nations clash.

Italy 12 England 17

LEICESTER tight-head prop Dan Cole has admitted the prospect of anchoring the England pack in a full international was not even on his radar at the start of this season.