Friday's GUINNESS PRO12 news round-up

A Leinster and Ireland legend announced he will call time on his playing career this year, while we also have build-up to tonight's European final and an early preview of the penultimate round of GUINNESS PRO12 action.

Just one year after Brian O'Driscoll bowed out with a PRO12 winner's medal, his long-term midfield partner for club and country - Gordon D'Arcy - has announced his retirement:

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Edinburgh are just hours away from their first ever European final and Tim Visser believes victory over Gloucester would be a famous achievement for Scottish sport:

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Scarlets are right in the mix for a top-six finish in the GUINNESS PRO12 and prop Peter Edwards has Cardiff Blues in the crosshairs:

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And GUINNESS PRO12 columnist Peter Jackson assesses the fallout of box-office Judgement Day III at the Millennium Stadium last weekend:

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