As they prepare for their last evening together in the villa, word reaches the Islanders that the Love Island Summer Ball awaits them.

Talk of revenge for Cardiff two years ago will fill many a column inch between now and Ireland’s meeting with Argentina on Saturday, but CJ Stander insists it isn’t a primary motivation for Joe Schmidt and his squad.

Brendan O’Brien looks at what was learned from the weekend’s action at the Rugby World Cup...

Samoa 5 Japan 26: Japan coach Eddie Jones believes his players have put the pride back in Japanese rugby regardless of whether they qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals.

The US-Canada dynamic is an enjoyable experience for a bystander, a comically fraught relationship with both sides playing up to their respective national caricatures.

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The Ireland Under-20s got the job done in difficult weather conditions as they defeated Fiji 38-0 to qualify for the IRB Junior World Championship semi-finals for the first time.

For a full decade now, the Brian O’Driscoll and Gordon D’Arcy midfield axis has survived and thrived in the pell-mell that is international rugby but the durable duo are on borrowed time.

A 25-year-old Corkman is on course to claim his share of the biggest prize in world rowing when he and his fellow crew complete a gruelling 2,000-mile non-stop race around Britain.

A new music festival on the Isle of Man has been cancelled due to a lack of ticket sales, organisers said.

Munster pop Dave Kilcoyne is determined to make the most of his chance to impress on the international stage after being selected in Declan Kidney’s starting XV to take on Fiji in Saturday’s showdown at Thomond Park (5.30pm).

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THE Irish Rugby Football Union has been accused of endangering the future of clubs throughout the country because of its international match-ticket policy.

IRELAND’S shadow team overpowered Tonga last night by seven tries to three in an hugely entertaining and open game of rugby at Belfast’s Ravenhill stadium.

Australia will play attempt a Grand Slam tour of Ireland and Britain this November.

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.

Sebastien Tillous-Borde and Sebastien Chabal have been drafted into France’s starting XV for Saturday’s Test against Australia in Paris.

THERE’S a smart comment that the boss likes to employ (not my boss now, you understand, just ‘the’ boss — any boss) along the lines of ‘Whether I’m right or wrong, I’m always right, ‘cos I’m always the boss’.

Martin Johnson has reinforced the England pack by making two changes for the Cook Cup international against Australia.

Martin Johnson will make sure his England new boys remain grounded ahead of Saturday’s Cook Cup clash with Australia.

Martin Johnson insists he does not care about his England team playing “sexy rugby”.

LEICESTER centre Seru Rabeni is determined to send a powerful message to world rugby by helping the Pacific Islanders complete an historic Test victory over England at Twickenham today.

FOR Luke Fitzgerald and Stephen Ferris, it has been a dizzyingly rapid ascent. But having reached the pinnacle of Irish rugby with their international debuts at the weekend, both have their feet firmly back on the ground.

Ireland skipper Brian O’Driscoll knows Paddy Wallace’s “complete” performance in yesterday’s 61-17 victory over the Pacific Islanders will have impressed head coach Eddie O’Sullivan.

EDDIE O’Sullivan must feel like he has created a monster. No sooner had his backside found his seat for the post-match press conference than he was fielding questions about Ireland’s chances of winning the Six Nations and taking on the world in France next autumn.

THE next time an Irish team takes to the field will be in Cardiff next February on the opening Six Nations weekend and, according to Pacific Islanders coach Pat Lam, there is likely to be only one winner.

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IRELAND coach Eddie O’Sullivan believes the Pacific Islands hold the key to establishing a more competitive World Cup.

DANIEL LEO makes no qualms about it. He would prefer to be in Dublin as a member of the Samoan national team but the Pacific Islanders concept is, he admits, the next best thing.

Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan believes the Pacific Islands hold the key to establishing a more competitive World Cup.

Simon Easterby is determined to seize the opportunity to re-establish himself in Ireland's back row when he meets the Pacific Islands on Sunday.

IRELAND boss Eddie O’Sullivan is ready to experiment against the Pacific Islanders but insists Lansdowne Road must be given a victorious send-off.

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Wales captain Duncan Jones felt his side's performance in the battling draw against Australia last week had helped them in their 38-20 victory over the Pacific Islands at the Millennium Stadium.

Chris Horsman has revealed his devastation after being withdrawn from Wales’ squad which faced Australia last weekend.

Pacific Islanders coach Pat Lam has named a 28-man squad for this November's tour to Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

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Dromid Pearses clubman Declan O'Sullivan have been nominated to captain Kerry's senior footballers for the second season in a row.

Mark Viduka celebrated his first match as Australia captain in style, scoring twice in a 7-0 win over the Solomon Islands in the World Cup qualifier first-leg at Aussie Stadium.

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Ireland will meet the intense physical challenge posed by the Pacific Islanders - the combined talents of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga - in 2006.