Jared Payne and Mike McCarthy have been ruled out of the Australia Test on Saturday.

LUKE FITZGERALD could be grouped amongst Ireland’s second generation of professional rugby players, in a category with Rob Kearney, Stephen Ferris, Tommy Bowe, Jamie Heaslip and Tomás O’Leary.

Two former Rugby League stars come face to face in the union code, with both of them boasting match-winning credentials.