Cameron Hill

He makes the move to Galway after six years at Harlequins and replaces Rod Seib, who's joining Jeff Parling's backroom team at Leicester Tigers this summer.

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Leinster remain in with the chance of securing top seeding for the URC playoffs.

They're two points adrift of league leaders Glasgow Warriors going into the weekend and host Ospreys at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

That's a last chance for players to make their case for the matchday 23 ahead of next week's Investec Champions Cup final against holders Bordeaux Begle in Bilbao.

Dara Smith-Nocton caught up with senior coach Jacques Nienaber at UCD yesterday.

He says it's always an honour to be involved in games where there's so much at stake.

The big news from a Leinster point of view is that Paddy McCarthy could make his return from a long-term foot injury against Ospreys this weekend.

He's back training this week and the province are confident they can register the loose head for their Investec Champions Cup final squad in a week's time.

He was deregistered from their European panel following his injury, replaced by Alex Usinov.

A decision will be made on McCarthy's available for Saturday's game later this week, the province confirmed yesterday.

They're also waiting to give the all-clear to Usinov and Jack Conan, but wingers Tommy O'Brien and Jordan Larmer are fully fit once again and available.

Ross Byrne is being linked with a surprise move to another URC side after a year with Gloucester.

The out-half has made 17 appearances for the Cherries since signing last summer but hasn't played since February when he lined out for a Prem Rugby Cup win over Sail Sharks

However, if he's to return to the URC, apparently it won't be with an Irish side.

Rugby paths are reporting that the Durban Sharks are interested in signing him after their move for Wallaby's out half James O'Connor fell through.

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Since the URC began in 2021, the final will be hosted by the higher seed of the two teams who qualify for the decider.

But if Glasgow make it that far and retain top spot after this weekend, they may be forced to host the final at Afidea Stadium in Belfast.

So the Scottish city is hosting the Commonwealth Games this summer, with Scotstoun down as the venue for the athletics events.