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SCOTLAND HAVE MADE two changes to their starting team to face Ireland at Murrayfield on Saturday in the Six Nations. Stuart Hogg will be as much of a danger as ever. Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO Head coach Vern Cotter has brought dynamic Glasgow Warriors back row Adam Ashe into his side at blindside flanker in place of Rob Harley, adding another powerful ball-carrying threat to his XV. The only other change sees Ryan Grant – a Lion in 2013 – selected at loosehead prop for his first start of the championship, Alasdair Dickinson dropping out to make way. Elsewhere, Cotter has gone for continuity despite Scotland’s four losses in the championship so far,…

JUST THREE YEARS ago, Robbie Henshaw captained Marist College to their first Connacht Schools Senior Cup win in over thirty years. Yesterday, he lifted the Six Nations trophy after playing a pivotal role in Ireland retaining their championship. And while there are still some questions over whether the 21-year old’s best position is 12 or 13, there is no doubt he is likely to play a major role during Ireland’s World Cup campaign. For now though, he is just trying to let Saturday’s success sink in. “It’s unbelievable, I can’t really describe it at this stage, I’ll just have to pinch myself and let it sink in. Credit to all the…

CONNACHT WILL FEATURE in their first European knock-out game since the 2009/10 season on Friday evening, when they take on Gloucester in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals. Robbie Henshaw will be involved as Connacht look to make new history. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO Pat Lam’s men will hope to upset the odds at Kingsholm, although David Humphreys’s Premiership outfit have been treating the Challenge Cup as crucial to their season and will prove a difficult proposition. As Connacht get set to renew their acquaintance with the knock-out stages of European competition, we look back on their history in these ties. 1997-98 After recording five wins from six in a pool that also…

THE VETERAN OF Leinster’s back line will typify the mood of the province in the coming weeks. The three-time European champions will be bullish, their self-belief will be unshakable and they will be fiercely defensive about their ability to put another silver lining on the end of a relatively difficult season. Gordon D’Arcy celebrates Leinster’s progress to the European Cup semi-final with Mike McCarthy and Jimmy Gopperth. Source: Colm O’Neill/INPHO The42 brought up the oddly negative mood surrounding the province – not the team, of course, but certainly some supporters – since the Champions Cup quarter-final win over Bath. Gordon D’Arcy’s response is simple: they’re still alive, still fighting for titles. “Our…

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WHILE THE GUINNESS Pro12 heads towards its final regular season fixtures, the competition in the English and French leagues remains as fierce as ever. We caught up with how the Irish players playing abroad got on over the weekend. Aviva Premiership Bath moved up to second in the English top tier thanks to a bonus point 43-18 win over London Irish on Friday night at the Rec, with Peter Stringer making his third start of the season in the Premiership. Stringer was at scrum-half for Bath. Source: David Davies The 37-year-old, who will leave Bath at the end of the season for an as yet unannounced club, completed 61 minutes of the…

ON WHAT MIGHT prove to have been his final home appearance for Leinster, Gordon D’Arcy received a superb reception from the RDS crowd this evening. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO The 35-year-old was a second-half replacement and was greeted loudly by the Leinser faithful, who were also invited to show their appreciation for the veteran centre post-match. D’Arcy has announced that he will retire at the end of October, though he hopes to play in the World Cup for Ireland in the opening months of next season. If he fails to make Joe Schmidt’s squad, he may well play again for Leinster at home. For now, fans at the Dublin venue showed…