Ireland coach Joe Schmidt will name his squad to tour Argentina today with one eye on medical reports chiefly concerning fly-half Paddy Jackson and outside backs Dave Kearney and Fergus McFadden.

Ulster coach Mark Anscombe says that Ulster’s preparation for a new Heineken Cup season is progressive and admits there will be no easy games in the pool.

Warren Gatland effectively ruled Sean O’Brien out of Leinster’s RaboDirect Pro 12 final against Ulster on Saturday when he said the Ireland flanker would not be fit for the British and Irish Lions for at least another two weeks.

Bernard Jackman has likened the Leinster squad to the All Blacks, praising the insatiable hunger that has them in a third Heineken Cup final in four seasons.