Savvy Irish back on track

IT WAS good news on all fronts for Munster and Leinster at the weekend, with convincing wins over Benetton Treviso and Brive respectively further sweetened by outcomes in other pools.

Ulster were very unlucky to lose out at the death to Edinburgh at Murrayfield while Connacht had a magnificent win away to Montpellier in the Amlin Challenge Cup.

The Scarlets did Leinster a huge favour by beating London Irish at the Madejski Stadium to repair some of the damage from the champions’ opening loss at the RDS. Indeed, against all odds, it’s the Scarlets, struggling in the Magners League, who now sit unbeaten on top of Pool 6.