Bowe pulls the strings

AN Irishman could hold the key to wresting the Magners League trophy across the Irish Sea to Wales after tonight’s battle at the RDS.

Tommy Bowe is sure to be one of the key figures as the amalgam of great Welsh clubs Neath and Swansea, now known as the Ospreys, seek to emulate Cardiff’s recent heroic feat of securing the Amlin European trophy by beating cash-rich Toulon.

Ospreys coach Sean Holley admitted: “Tommy has been a great signing for us. He’s really brought something to us for the last couple of seasons and clearly he’s a try scoring threat Leinster must curb. But he’s more than that for us, he’s a good character, a real team player and he can be a very versatile player.