ROB HENDERSON has been ruled out of Munster’s Heineken Cup Pool Four clash with Neath Swansea Ospreys at Thomond Park this evening (5.15pm, RTE and Sky Sports).

The Ospreys will look to protect their lead at thr top of the table ahead of second-placed Munster when they visit Musgrave Park on Saturday evening.

IF the Castres captain Mario Ledesma hoped to intimidate his Munster rivals with his verbal attack during last week’s Ireland-Argentina after-match dinner, he has failed dismally where Marcus Horan is concerned.

Munster prop Marcus Horan has been exonerated and vindicated in the tit-for-tat citing exchange that followed the Heineken Cup meeting of Munster and Neath-Swansea Ospreys at The Gnoll last Sunday week.

Ireland prop Marcus Horan is at the centre of a racial abuse row following Munster’s Heineken Cup clash at Neath-Swansea Ospreys on Sunday.

Munster prop Marcus Horan could miss part of Ireland’s autumn Test programme after a citing complaint was filed against him.

Munster moved the Neath-Swansea Ospreys closer to the Heineken Cup exit door as they moved to the top of Pool 4 with a second consecutive win.

Neath-Swansea Ospreys have made no fewer than five changes from their first day defeat to Stade Francais for the visit of Munster to The Gnoll on Sunday (3pm).

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Eric Miller has withdrawn from the Leinster team to play the Neath-Swansea Ospresy at The Gnoll on Saturday.

Leinster have included most of their World Cup contingent, including Brian O'Driscoll and Malcolm O'Kelly, for Saturday's Celtic League tie at the Neath/Swansea Ospreys at The Gnoll.

Centre Jonny Bell, still in contention for a place on Ireland's RWC plane to Australia, has been pulled from Ulster's opening Celtic League match at home to the Ospreys at The Gnoll tonight.

Ulster have named a strong line-up, including new signing Rod Moore and Ireland RWC hopefuls Gary Longwell and Jonathan Bell, for their Celtic League opener at The Gnoll on Friday evening.

Three clubs – Saracens, Neath and Ebbw Vale – have been fined four-figure sums after breaching European Rugby Cup regulations relating to postponed games.

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MUNSTER’S Celtic League final opponents Neath have been thrown into turmoil following revelations that the Welsh club are not owned by whom they thought they were.

FOLLOWING their convincing win over Cardiff on Saturday, Neath coach Lyn Jones is not writing off his side’s chances of an upset in the final of the Celtic League against Munster.

MUNSTER coach Alan Gaffney expressed his frustration and sympathy for Paul O’Connell and Anthony Horgan, who will miss the upcoming Heineken Cup games against Perpignan and Gloucester.

This season's Celtic League final will take place at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on February 1.

Munster took a giant stride towards securing a home draw in the Celtic League quarter-finals as they swept aside Neath at The Gnoll.

The availability of the Irish internationals and captain Jim Williams, back from injury, means there are ten changes in the Munster side to play Neath in the Celtic League at The Gnoll on Saturday.

PIETER Van ZYL, the spectator who attacked referee Dave McHugh during the Tri Nations match between South Africa and New Zealand last month, was found guilty of assault in a Durban magistrate’s court yesterday.