Meates decides to stay with Leinster

Leinster's scrummaging coach Roly Meates has decided to stay with the province in preferrence to a lucrative move to help new Scotland coach Matt Willliams prepare for the 2004 Six Nations championship.

It will come as a major boost to new Leinster coach Gary Ella, who is due to arrive in Dublin tomorrow to begin his mission of bringing the European Cup to Leinster.