Pro 12

Munster dished up another dose of injury-time heroics as Ronan O'Mahony's last-gasp try denied the 13-man Scarlets at Musgrave Park.

There was huge relief at the rain-lashed Sportsground as Dan Parks' late drop-goal guided Connacht to a long-awaited second win in the RaboDirect PRO12.

Leicester Tigers have joined the fight to lure Rhys Priestland away from the Scarlets, boss Richard Cockerill has confirmed.

John Muldoon has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Connacht until 2016.

David Denton has rejected the advances of a host of Aviva Premiership clubs to sign a two-year contract extension with Edinburgh.

Welsh club rugby is "failing" because supporters have "never truly warmed to the regional concept", according to shadow secretary of state for Wales Owen Smith.

Welsh Regional side Ospreys have been hit with a huge blow this week, with injuries to hooker Richard Hibbard and centre Andrew Bishop.

Donnacha Ryan has signed a new three-year contract with the Irish Rugby Football Union and will stay at Munster until at least June 2017.

Ireland prop Cian Healy will miss the start of the RBS 6 Nations after being ruled out for eight weeks because of surgery on his right ankle.

The Rugby Football Union is confident European competition can be salvaged for next season with chief executive Ian Ritchie warning the alternative would be vastly inferior.

Welsh and British Lions star centre Jamie Roberts, who is currently applying his trade in France, looks set to make his first appearance in over three months when Racing Metro play Harlequins at the Twickenham Stoop on Sunday afternoon.

Wales, Cardiff Blues and Lions Captain Sam Warburton says that he wants a deal to stay in his country of birth sorted by tomorrow (Wednesday), or else he will be forced to join the majority of the current Welsh national side on mass exodus from the country.

Exciting young talent Josh Turnbull, with already over 100 caps for the Scarlets to his name and five in a Welsh international jersey, the flanker spoke to Talking Rugby Union and told us about his season so far and the importance of the LV= Cup.

"Rugby may have many problems but the gravest is undoubtedly that of the persistence of summer..."

The future of European rugby looks uncertain this off season as the Celtic unions prepare to block proposed changes by Premiership Rugby and the Ligue Nationale Rugby.

Scarlets fly-half Rhys Priestland has been viewed by many as the future number 10 for his region and for Wales after he forced his way into the national side's starting XV ahead of Wales' record cap holder Stephen Jones last year.

Since the disbanding of the Celtic Warriors, the South Wales valleys have been left without a professional region.

Another fantastic year of Pro 12 rugby: the season is drawing to a close with the playoffs up next...

The 27-year-old Dragons front-rower has been out of action since January with a neck injury, having completed a rapid rise to prominence prior to last year's Rugby World Cup.

When talking about great players of the past it is easy to eulogise and fall into the murky waters of hyperbole, but when it comes to three former Leinster greats, you'll have to forgive me for doing just that.