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.

Leinster coach Michael Cheika said his side showed 'real character' as they fought their way to a 29-20 triumph over Cardiff Blues on Sunday. The result moved the Irish province back to the top of the Magners League.

Dutch winger Tim Visser etched his name into the Magners League record books, scoring the fastest try hat-trick in the competition's history as Edinburgh claimed a stunning 33-17 victory over the Ospreys at Murrayfield.

Aled Brew scored a superb opening try to light the touch paper in the Newport Gwent Dragons' first win over Munster since January 2007. Young fly-half Jason Tovey was once again influential, kicking 16 points in a man-of-the-match performance.

Glasgow Warriors missed their chance to move back to the top of the Magners League but fought back valiantly to claim a 19-19 draw with Connacht at the Sportsground.

The Scarlets struck for two tries in the opening quarter as they brought Ulster's unbeaten run in 2010 to an end and boosted their own Heineken Cup qualification hopes with a 25-8 victory at Parc y Scarlets.

The Ospreys are the new leaders of the Magners League after outlasting Connacht for a tight 19-17 win at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday. Tries in each half from young backs Gareth Owen and Dan Biggar helped the Welsh region to victory.

Out-half Jonathan Sexton collected 22 points - a try, a conversion and five penalties - as he helped Leinster break clear of the Scarlets in Saturday's Magners League tussle at the RDS.

Munster lost three players to early injuries and had two sent to the sin-bin as they dug deep to overcome Edinburgh in a competitive Magners League clash in Cork.

Glasgow Warriors' six-match unbeaten run in the Magners League came to a shuddering halt as the Cardiff Blues, aided by a burst of three converted tries after the break, got the better of the table toppers at Firhill Arena.

The Newport Gwent Dragons were outscored by two tries to one at Ravenhill on Friday but a 17-point kicking contribution from out-half Jason Tovey, including a levelling drop goal, helped them to a hard-fought 22-22 draw with Ulster.

Bouncing back from their double defeat by Glasgow Warriors, two-try Edinburgh got the better of Cardiff Blues at Murrayfield in the only Magners League match to survive the severe cold snap this weekend.

Scotland international Simon Danielli scored a brace of tries as Ulster ended a run of three straight defeats in the Magners League with an impressive derby victory over reigning champions Munster.

Enjoying their first win on Edinburgh soil since 2000, Glasgow Warriors scored the only two tries in Saturday's 1872 Cup decider as they maintained their grip on the Magners League's top spot.

Cardiff Blues' hopes of a first season's double over the Ospreys disintegrated at a wintry Liberty Stadium as a brace of tries from big winger Nikki Walker helped the hosts to their fifth straight win in all competitions.

The Scarlets won away from home for the first time in this season's Magners League as second half penalties from Stephen Jones and Rhys Priestland shot them past the Newport Gwent Dragons.

The Newport Gwent Dragons were left stunned as the Cardiff Blues hit them with 39 unanswered points in the second half, including five tries, to finish on top in Sunday's Magners League derby clash at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Dan Parks became the first player to score over 1000 points in Magners League history as his 20-point kicking haul helped Glasgow Warriors beat Scottish rivals Edinburgh and move back to the top of the table.