The 2012 RaboDirect PRO12 Final will be beamed around the world into more than 80 countries as Leinster Rugby attempt to make it third time lucky at the RDS, Dublin on Sunday, 27 May (kick-off 4.00pm).

Edinburgh's Flying Dutchman Tim Visser has been rewarded for his stunning form in the RaboDirect PRO12 with a first ever call-up to Andy Robinson's Scotland squad.

At a disciplinary hearing today in Cardiff, Mike McCarthy, Connacht lock forward, was cleared of a citing complaint of making contact with the eye or eye area of Glasgow Warriors lock forward, Tom Ryder, in the RaboDirect PRO12 match on 5 May 2012.

Departing coach Sean Lineen insists the future is bright for Glasgow Warriors after their narrow 19-15 defeat to Leinster in the RaboDirect PRO12 semi-finals.

David Kearney's second-half try ensured that Leinster will have the chance to become the first team to do the European and domestic double since Wasps in 2004 as they beat Glasgow 19-15 at the RDS.

Glasgow Warriors are desperate to deny Leinster a European and domestic double according to assistant coach Shade Munro.

As the RaboDirect PRO12 Play-Off semi-finals get ready to kick-off in Swansea tonight (Friday, 11 May) RaboDirect PRO12 Chief Executive John Feehan has confirmed the arrangements for the Final on the weekend of 26/27 May.

Glasgow Warriors have today named the side that will seek to claim a place in the RaboDirect PRO12 Final by beating Leinster at the RDS on Saturday night (kick-off 7.35pm, live on BBC ALBA).

Trading second tier rugby in Doncaster for Glasgow's green hollows and the opportunity to play in some of the northern hemisphere's rugby citadels was not an easy choice for Warriors prop Michael Cusack.

Glasgow Warriors head coach Sean Lineen has challenged his players to take their game to the next level in Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final against Leinster at the RDS (kick-off 7.35pm, live on BBC ALBA).