Leo Cullen who had been an injury worry for Leinster ahead of this Friday’s Heineken Cup clash with Bourgoin has been passed fit and will start in the unchanged XV that destroyed Bourgoin 92-17 last weekend at Landsdowne Road.
Denis Leamy has recovered from the injury that kept him sidelined for Munster’s match with Castres last weekend and has been announced as part of Munster’s squad for next Saturday.
David Humphreys is an injury doubt for Ulster’s Heineken Cup game against Stade Francais on Saturday. Humphreys sustained a foot injury in Ulster’s defeat by Stade in Paris on Saturday and is now in danger of missing the return game at Ravenhill.
Leinster notched an incredible 13 tries in the third biggest win in European history to stay unbeaten in Pool Two. David Holwell helped himself to 29 points, including two tries, while Argentine Felipe Contepomi scored three touchdowns and Shane Horgan two.
Connacht look certain to go into the third round of the European Challenge Cup following their huge 56 points to 3 win over Montpellier in Galway with fly-half Paul Warwick bagging 26 points in another impressive display.
Ulster today travelled to France to take on Stade Francais in the Heineken Cup. It was always going to be a hard task to get anything from the fixture, especially given Ulster’s form this season. However Ulster did manage to keep a lid on the Frenchmen for long periods of the game and rising star Tommy Bowe even managed to get a try.
Munster earned a hard fought bonus point in the South of France tonight, losing by 19 points to 12 against Castres. A David Bory try late in the first half turned out to be the difference between the two sides, in what was generally a very tight game.
Ireland’s young Sevens side made the final of the Dubai Seven’s Shield, but in the end they lost the final to Tunisia.
Ireland’s young team at the Dubai Sevens have finished in third place in their pool after today’s three matches. Ireland lost to Fiji, lost to South Africa having led at half time, and managed a draw agains Portugal.
Connacht coach Michael Bradley has named his side ahead of Connacht’s European Challenge Cup clash with Montpellier on Saturday. Connacht will be looking to rack up the points ahead of the return leg the following week.