A brace of first half tries helped Leinster extend their lead at the top of the Magners League table as they got the better of former leaders Glasgow Warriors in their rescheduled fixture at the RDS.

Defending champions Munster boosted their chances of featuring in the Magners League play-offs with a hard-earned win over the Scarlets at Musgrave Park.

Ian Keatley and Fionn Carr did all the scoring as Magners League basement side Connacht continued the St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Galway with a 16-3 victory over the play-off chasing Dragons.

Scarlets coach Nigel Davies says the innovations in the Magners League will be good for the competitiveness of the cross-border competition.

The Leinster team to face the Glasgow Warriors in Thursday night's Magners League clash in the RDS (KO: 7.30pm) has been named.

A brace of first half tries helped Leinster extend their lead at the top of the Magners League table as they got the better of former leaders Glasgow Warriors in their rescheduled fixture at the RDS.

Defending champions Munster boosted their chances of featuring in the Magners League play-offs with a hard-earned win over the Scarlets at Musgrave Park.

Ian Keatley and Fionn Carr did all the scoring as Magners League basement side Connacht continued the St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Galway with a 16-3 victory over the play-off chasing Dragons.

This game from Round 11, which was badly disrupted by snow at the start of the year, has been rearranged for 18th March and pits current Magners League champions Munster against the 2003/04 Champions, Scarlets. Just outside the Play-Off zone, three points adrift of 4th placed Glasgow Warriors, Munster need the victory to keep in touch with the top four. The Welsh Region has won only once before on Munster soil, in September 2003, so have a tough task ahead of them.

This game from Round 11, which was badly disrupted by snow at the start of the year, has been rearranged for 18th March. Just one match point separates top of the table Leinster and fourth placed Warriors, although Leinster do have a game in hand over their opponents. Any points gained in this game are in effect denied to the opposition, and with only one third of the season left, every result is becoming doubly critical. The Warriors have a poor away record in Dublin, whilst Leinster have not lost at the RDS since September 2008.