The pressure is all on the province as Northampton Saints look to spoil the party in Dublin.
Melbourne coach Kevin Foote says the Rebels feel abandoned by Rugby Australia with their future in the Super Rugby Pacific competition still to be decided.
Elijah Adebayo’s excellent first-half equaliser rescued a point after Dominic Calvert-Lewin converted from spot.
Athlone Town fight back for draw as Cobh Ramblers, Finn Harps and UCD also claim victories.
The Bit O’Red now drop into eighth place following defeat at The Showgrounds.
A Josh Thewliss hat-trick helps Warrington comfortably beat struggling Hull FC to move third in the Super League.
Damien Duff’s side fail to make breakthrough at Oriel Park but maintain slender lead at top.
Galway United are now unbeaten in five games.
Clever first-half strike enough for Jon Daly’s first victory in a month.
Leeds Rhinos score eight tries in a comfortable home win against Super League's bottom club London Broncos at Headingley.
Filip Piszczek had put his side ahead in the first half but Celtic loanee Johnny Kenny responded.
Nene Macdonald inspires Salford to victory, although the Red Devils are required to hold off a late fightback to beat Huddersfield.
The reigning All-Ireland champions entered with nine victories but found themselves on the end of an 11-point loss.
Ireland face Scotland on Sunday where World Cup qualification is up for grabs.
Ballyburn delivered the historic victory for Mullins in the Champion Hurdle.
Ulster are poised to steam the flow of players leaving Belfast after swooping on Champions Cup semi-finalists Leinster to land Ireland back row Max Deegan on a two-year deal.
The 31-year-old is set to join his fourth club in three seasons.
Antoine Frisch will sign a four-year deal with Top 14 giants Toulon after they agreed a €300,000 (£257,524) transfer fee with Munster to buy him out of the final year of his deal and secure his services from the start of next season.
The former ref said he had caused ‘unintended friction’ with other clubs and had become ‘more of a hindrance than a help’ to Forest.
Wakefield Trinity sign Catalans Dragons front rower Mike McMeeken on a four-year deal to begin from 2025.
Leicester's Mike Brown is suspended for five weeks, three of them suspended, following his sending off against Bristol Bears.
Leicester Tigers fullback Mike Brown has been given a five-week ban from the RFU for "disrespecting the authority of a match official" in his side's loss to Bristol Bears at the weekend.
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Leinster and Northampton have been studying Croke Park's history in advance of Saturday's Investec Champions Cup semi-final at the Dublin GAA venue.
Northampton Saints captain Lewis Ludlam will miss his side's Investec Champions Cup semi-final against Leinster on Saturday because of a shoulder injury.
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