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Dan Leavy: makes his return to Leinster’s starting line-up for his first game since December 22nd. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho
Leavy and McGrath return for Leinster visit to Edinburgh

Edinburgh v Leinster, Murrayfield (7.35, live on Eir Sport, Premier Sports) Dan Leavy, Joe Tomane, Luke McGrath and Nick McCarthy return to a match en(...)

Mathieu Bastareaud: returns to the Toulon side for the visit to Edinburgh after serving a five-week suspension. Photograph: Gary Carr/Inpho
European Rugby Previews

CASTRES OLYMPIQUE v EXETER CHIEFS, Stade Pierre Fabre (1.0, Irish time, live on BT Sport) Injuries to Sam Skinner, Dave Dennis and Dave Ewers mean th(...)

Connacht’s head coach Andy Friend: “We face a big challenge in Murrayfield.” Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
Bundee Aki ‘raring to go’ for Connacht, says Andy Friend

Edinburgh v Connacht Venue: Murrayfield. Kick off: 7.35pm. On TV: eirSport and Premier Sports. Paul Boyle is used to confounding convention. He shru(...)

Vern Cotter: will leave Scotland in a better position than when he took over. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
Six Nations team by team guide: Scotland

Prospects The players must push to the periphery the fact that their coach is leaving at the end of the season and concentrate on the matters in ha(...)

Ireland’s Rob Kearney scores the third try against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Ireland up and running with convincing win over Scotland

Ireland 28 Scotland 6It was a curious afternoon, one initially pockmarked by frustration as Ireland huffed and puffed their way through the opening 40(...)

Ireland captain Paul O’Connell has been ruled out of the game against Scotland at the Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
Paul O’Connell to miss Scotland game

Ireland captain Paul O’Connell will miss this afternoon’s Six Nations match against Scotland (3pm kick-off) through illness. Dan Tuohy will now start (...)