There will be no-one moaning in Leinster if Isa Nacewa lifts the Guinness Pro12 trophy at Aviva Stadium on May 27 but the lack of players from the province making the league’s Dream Team this season has ruffled some blue feathers.

The dates and kick-off times for this year's Guinness PRO12 semi-finals have been confirmed.

It's not all bad news for the Reds.

O'Mahony is back after his heroics against England

A welcome return for the duo

Five changes to the team that beat the Ospreys

Edinburgh will have a new coach in place next season.

Ulster racked up a second bonus-point win in succession over Scottish sides.

Centre Tom Farrell has been handed his full debut after joining from Bedford Blues last month.

Connacht won thanks to a late drop goal and penalty.

Leinster outclassed Ulster at the RDS today to end 2016 on a high.

An under-strength Leinster have recorded a win over Connacht in their Pro 12 game at the RDS.

The visitors snatched the victory in the dying minutes.

“We’ve really got a guy who has got some X factor going for us.”

Leinster were 8-0 down in the early stages but they moved into control by half-time.

A tremendous team try won it for the Blues.

The visit of Treviso to the RDS this Friday may not make for the most alluring of starts to the new Guinness PRO12 campaign but the presence of Ian McKinley in the Italians’ ranks will at least provide a candidate for feelgood story of the season.

The Guinness Pro12 fixtures for next season have been unveiled today.

The smile is wide and the voice still hoarse from the celebrations but for Ultan Dillane, the enormity of Connacht’s Pro12 title success has still not quite registered.

There was absolute silence in the room when he mentioned it. “There will come a day when Connacht will go through this town on an open top bus parading a trophy.”

A famous scene adorns the walls of the ACT Brumbies headquarters in Canberra, depicting the dressing room scenes after their first ever victory over the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby. At that stage the Brumbies team were full to the brim with players rejected by their big Sydney neighbours and the win not only sparked emotional scenes but also marked a changing of the guard.

PRO12 champions Connacht are getting a heroes' welcome in Galway.

Connacht coach Pat Lam has challenged his side to make their Guinness PRO12 triumph the start of a golden era in Galway.

Think of Connacht’s remarkable successes this season and one is immediately transported to Galway and the Sportsground. 

For Conor Murray, the thought of having to watch Connacht and Leinster duke it out in a Guinness Pro12 final this Saturday fills him with frustration.

Imagine the scenes if Connacht go and win the final!

Saturday night makes one appreciate that the beauty of sport lies part in the fact that there is more to success than money, natural ability and rankings.

Connacht 16 Glasgow Warriors 11: It has been the season of all seasons for Connacht —and the best may be yet to come.

Connacht’s incredible season records another first this evening when Pat Lam’s men contest the Guinness PRO12 semi-final against champions Glasgow.

They will face Connacht or Glasgow in the Pro12 final.

Ulster’s century-making loose-head Callum Black is determined to rewrite the history books against Leinster in the first of the Guinness Pro12 semi-finals tomorrow evening.