By Tournament / Magners League

It's officially David Humphreys Day in Belfast. Well not quite, but at Ravenhill the Ulster legend makes his final appearance before hanging up his smelly boots. Cardiff are laughing as the top placed Welsh team but a win against Munster would make them the next best in the Magners League.

Prediction: Ulster to win by 8 points


A trip to Rodney Parade is just what the doctor ordered, unless you're Leinster and you've already won the title. For the younger lads like Chris Keane and Cian Healy it's a good opportunity to force their way into next year's reckoning, but the Dragons have only beaten an Irish province once from the last seven matches and have European qualification guaranteed.

Prediction: Leinster to win by 15 points.


Connacht might be propping up the table but they'll be rubbing their hands at the prospect of facing an under-strength Ospreys. The Welsh boys are away sunning themselves in Ireland, so Connacht have a chance to put a rather large nail in Lyn Jones' coffin... Perhaps?!

Prediction: Connacht to win by 4 points.


Emotions will be running high for Edinburgh fly-half Phil Godman was close to shedding a tear when he signed a new contract with his hometown club this week.  News for you Phil, Chris Paterson's on his way so no pressure! Hugo Southwell is also back after a family bash (sister's end of year concert?) and the Scarlets haven't won in four... I wonder?

Prediction: Edinburgh to win by 13 points.


Munster hold an outside bet at nicking second spot from the Blues but it'd be like betting on Joanna Lumley wearing an Adidas tracksuit to a fancy London cocktail bar on a Friday night. Andrew Henderson is back in the Glasgow firing line while Anthony Foley could make his last ever start for Munster with only the Heineken Cup Final left to play.

Prediction: Miunster to win by 16 points.

Leinster 41-8 Dragons

Leinster lifted the Magners League trophy with a six-try mauling of the Dragons in front of a jubilant RDS bank-holiday crowd.

Ollie Le Roux signed off on his triumphant one-year visit by bagging two tries as the giant South African prop got the Irish province off and running.

While Leinster have stuttered to sustain a title challenge in recent seasons, Brian O'Driscoll hopes this sucess can bounce them onto European glory rather than stare enviously at their Munster rivals.

Connacht 11-39 Blues

Tom James grabbed his eighth score of the campaign as the Blues ran in five tries to consilidate second spot and end Connacht's hopes of a Heineken Cup spot.

Gareth Thomas, Xavier Rush and Gareth Williams were also among the scorers but despite the scoreline the Cardiff boys were far from convincing.

Ospreys 18-19 Edinburgh

Alan MacDonald's last gasp try clinched a stunning victory at the Liberty Stadium and delay the Ospreys route into the Heineken Cup.

James Hook kicked all the Ospreys points but Edinburgh's ambition highlighted by their three scores,including one at the start of each half for Allister Hogg and Nick de Luca caught the EDF champions napping, and not for the first time this season.

Ulster 24-35 Glasgow

Having a steady marksman helps and Dan Parks gave another instrumental display in the art of kicking as Ulster were made to pay for a list of errors as long as Roy Carroll's goalkeeping blunders.

Both teams shared eight tries, the best being Tom Evans' score after another moment of genius by the Scotland fly-half.

Scarlets 23-24 Munster

Ten minutes injury time?! It's like the rugby gods wanted the Scarlets misery to continue.

Paul Warwick's monster penalty deep into added on time capped an awful week at Stradey, especially after being 20-5 up at half-time following tries for Dafydd James and Mattew Watkins but Warwick and a couple of Ian Dwling efforts sealed an agonising defeat.