Sobering night for Connacht as they suffer biggest defeat to Leinster since 1999

South African rugby pundits and supporters will draw comparisons with the nine-week suspension given to Jan-Henrik Wessels

‘I couldn’t really see myself anywhere else ... I love Connacht, and hopefully I can get another few years out of it’

Ulster 23-year-old backrow is one of two uncapped players in Andy Farrell’s squad for the Nations Championship

Leinster prop cited over alleged incident during Saturday’s win at the Aviva

Ireland assistant coach Johnny Sexton impressed with healthy competition for 10 jersey

Ireland and Leinster centre is recovering from a hamstring injury

It’s a pity Connacht’s skipper and Leinster’s playmaking outhalf will not go head to head on Friday

Citing follows complaint by Munster’s number eight that he had been grabbed in his groin area

Utility back Santiago Carreras limped off in the 13th minute of Bath’s 23-5 defeat to Gloucester

Prop Phatu Ganyane sustained an elbow injury, while centre Jurenzo Julius will miss out through a hamstring issue

Winners move on to another provincial derby away to Connacht next Friday, when side will be without 17 Irish squad members

Munster backrow forward alleges his testicles were grabbed by a Leinster player during Saturday’s game

Old Belvedere go top of the table after a first win over Clontarf in a decade

Munster head coach Clayton McMillan says he ’100 per cent’ backs his player, with the report to be sent to the citing commissioner