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• Kidney wary of threat from Welsh
  Ireland coach Declan Kidney says Wales will provide a formidable test in Saturday's Six Nations game at Croke Park.

• Paterson pays tribute to McLaren
  Scotland's record points-scorer Chris Paterson pays tribute to the late broadcaster Bill McLaren.

• Rees eager to repay Wales faith
  Richie Rees says it is a "big pat on the back" to have kept the Wales nine shirt to face Ireland at Croke Park on Saturday.

• Cusiter wary of physical England
  Scotland captain Chris Cusiter expects to face a fast and physical England side at Murrayfield in the RBS Six Nations match on Saturday.

• Gloucester land £2.7m cash boost
  Major Gloucester shareholders Tom Walkinshaw and Martin St Quinton have invested nearly £2.7m to stabilise the club.

• Youngs shock at England elevation
  Leicester Tigers scrum-half Ben Youngs says his rapid rise into the England set-up has come as a total shock.

• Griffiths banned for four weeks
  Ospreys prop Cai Griffiths receives a four-week suspension from a WRU disciplinary panel following a citing from the Edinburgh game.

• Murphy set to stay at Leicester
  Ireland full-back Geordan Murphy is close to agreeing a new three-year contract with Leicester as he plots his route to the World Cup.

• Fa'afili praises Leeds team-mates
  Winger Henry Fa'afili says his good form is down to the hard work and talent of Leeds Carnegie team-mates.

• Robinson set for 'warm' welcome
  Blues captain Paul Tito says old boy Nicky Robinson can expect a 'warm' welcome when Gloucester arrive for the LV= Cup semi-final.

• Worsley recalled for Calcutta Cup
  England make just two changes to the starting XV for Saturday's Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Murrayfield, with Joe Worsley and Louis Deacon coming into the side.

• France make two changes for Italy
  France make two changes to their starting XV for Sunday's Six Nations match against Italy.

• Jones calls for Wales to be smart
  Fly-half Stephen Jones insists Wales have to be smart, clinical and efficient if they are to beat Ireland at Croke Park on Saturday.

• Ireland unchanged for Wales game
  Geordan Murphy retains his place in the Ireland team for Saturday's clash against Wales as Declan Kidney announces an unchanged starting side.

• Thomas set for Wales Women mark
  Inside centre Naomi Thomas will win her 50th Wales Women cap when she faces Ireland on Friday.