Heineken Cup

While Ulster are without regular skipper Iain Henderson for the Aviva Stadium knock-out tie, Leinster have lost Johnny Sexton, Caelan Doris and Garry ...

On the bench, hooker John McKee is in line to make his European debut. "Caelan was sick at the start of the week, so that's what ruled him out but he's come through OK. "So we need to respect that. "So we need to learn the lessons from that first 20 minutes so we're not in that situation where we have to chase the game to that extent. The game in the RDS was unusual, there was the red card and we'd a very slow start to that game. Along with the loss of club skipper Johnny Sexton after his groin op, the Blues will have to pull out all the stops in what is expected to be a tight affair, as it was when Leinster edged their 2019 quarter-final.

The indomitable Leinster will look to continue their undefeated season when they host old rivals Ulster in the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 on ...

Ireland and Leinster winger James Lowe has a nose for the line and his opposite number Rob Baloucoune will have his hands fill. Another Ireland international returns in the form of Stuart McCloskey, who lines out at inside centre, with James Hume retaining his place in the side from last weekend's win to restore a familiar centre partnership. Incredibly, the Irish giants have a rivalry that dates back to 1875.

The Sharks are set to host Munster in the Heineken Champions Cup play-offs on Saturday, with the victor earning a place in the quarter-finals.

"There is so much that we need to look out for this weekend. Lock Gerbrandt Grobler comes in for Emile van Heerden who moves to the bench, while Sikhumbuzo Notshe is at No.8, forcing Phepsi Buthelezi in the replacements. Malakai Fekitoa moves to inside centre with Frisch in at 13 after missing out last week due to injury.

Hugo Keenan has won his race to be fit for Leinster's crunch Champions Cup last 16 clash with Ulster at a sold-out Aviva Stadium.

In one of Leo Cullen’s biggest decisions, Ross Molony partners captain James Ryan in the second-row. Hooker Tom Stewart, who scored a hat-trick against the Bulls, has to settle for a place on the bench alongside Eric O'Sullivan, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Harry Sheridan and Marcus Rea in the forwards, with John Cooney, Stewart Moore and Ben Moxham the backs replacements. Ulster have brought back their big guns for Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup last-16 clash with Leinster with Ireland's Stuart McCloskey, Rob Herring and Tom O'Toole all back for the Aviva Stadium tie.

THE scorching heat of South Africa awaits Munster. And Sharks' powerful scrum. If Munster win, they will advance to the quarter-final of the Champions Cup ...

Munster – M Haley; C Nash, A Frisch, M Fekitoa, S Daly; J Carbery, C Casey; D Kilcoyne, N Scannell, R Salanoa; J Kleyn, RG Snyman; P O’Mahony (capt), J Hodnett, G Coombes. What a memory it would be if we got the win." Sharks – B Chamberlin; W Kok, L Am, R Janse van Rensburg, M Mapimpi; C Bosch, J Hendrikse; O Nché, B Mbonambi, T du Toit; E Etzebeth, G Grobler; S Kolisi (capt), V Tshituka, S Notshe. Antoine Frisch returns from injury, having missed last weekend’s disappointing home defeat to Glasgow, to partner Malakai Fekitoa in midfield. Graham Rowntree (Munster): "We were all down after the Glasgow defeat. Munster can't afford to start as slowly.