Cian Prendergast named at no.8 for Ireland in strong side against England
Connacht's Cian Prendergast has been named to start at No.8 against England as many of the Grand Slam winning side return for Saturday's clash at the Aviva Stadium.
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Ireland mix and match for Italy World Cup warm-up
DUBLIN : Ireland coach Andy Farrell handed a number of fringe players the chance to stake a claim for a World Cup place in Saturday's warm-up against Italy while also including some Grand Slam winners to try to extend a 10-game winning streak.
Crowley starts v Italy with three potential debuts off the bench
Jack Crowley will get a first opportunity of the summer to stake his claim at out-half for Ireland, with the Munster man starting at 10 in Saturday's opening Rugby World Cup warm-up against Italy at the Aviva Stadium.
Furlong ' fit and raring to go' after calf frustration
Tadhg Furlong says he's confident the calf and ankle injuries that disrupted his campaign last season won't be an issue ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
James Lowe passed fit as Leinster make 12 changes for Champions Cup final
James Lowe has been passed fit to start for Leinster in Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup final against La Rochelle at the Aviva Stadium (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).
Leinster capable of dealing with summit fever
The faces of the players as they traipsed past the cup at the end of last year's final told its own story.
No Robbie Henshaw but Josh van der Flier and Ryan Baird fit for Leinster
Josh van der Flier and Ryan Baird have both been passed fit for Leinster's Heineken Champions Cup semi-final with Toulouse on Saturday (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player) but Robbie Henshaw has been ruled out due to injury.
Leinster's Doris returns at openside with Van der Flier ruled out for Leicester clash
Caelan Doris has been named at openside flanker in place of the injured Josh van der Flier for Leinster's Heineken Champions Cup clash with Leicester tomorrow night.