Munster out-half Joey Carbery is part of the 40-man squad flying to Portugal today for an eight-day warm-weather training camp.

Joe Schmidt has made seven changes to the Ireland team to face France in Sunday's Six Nations clash.

Cronin has been dropped from the 37-man squad just a week after his first Six Nations start in 68 international appearances.

Shannon, the All-Ireland League’s most successful club, have regained their place in the top tier of club rugby.

Garryowen 15 St Marys College 24

Young Munster 16 St Marys College 14

IRELAND held off a tremendous late Scottish rally at Donnybrook to win a hugely enjoyable AIB Club international last night.

BRIAN WALSH, who is enjoying such a highly successful spell as coach of a Cork Constitution side striding away at the top of the AIB All-Ireland League table, spreads his wings this evening when taking charge of the Irish team playing Scotland in the AIB club international at Donnybrook, kick-off 7.35pm (RTE 2, 7.30 pm).

HISTORY will be created this weekend when The King's Inns, the institution responsible for training Ireland's barristers, compete in the Fitzgibbon weekend for the first time.

Ireland U18 21 21 England U18 38

The following is the Ireland U18 team to play England at Pontypridd on Friday at 1.30:

Ireland U18s 10 Scotland U18s 0

Latest team news for this weekend's AIB League action.

IRISH under-21 captain John Lyne is out of Ireland’s World Cup quest in England this week.

The Irish Schools team will attempt to continue their run of victories when they take on the England Schools in St Mary's RFC in Dublin on Saturday at 3pm.

CLONTARF, Lansdowne and Ballymena will be joined by either Buccaneers or Belfast Harlequins in the top four play-offs for the AIB League title this weekend.

The trial for the Ireland School's side takes place in Blackrock College, Williamstown, on Saturday at 2pm with several of last year's Ireland XV featuring on the Paul Nash (St Mary's College)-led Probables side.

ONLY three of the Cork Constitution team that lost to Shannon in the AIB League final in May are included in the side for the opening game of the new season against Galwegians at Crowley Park, Galway, tomorrow.