Declan Kidney has no fresh injury concerns ahead of Ireland’s opening RBS 6 Nations Championship match with Italy next Saturday.

The Ireland team to play the Barbarians this Friday night in Thomond Park for the Mastercard Trophy contains four uncapped players.

Rory Best and Paul O'Connell have both been ruled out of the Ireland summer tour to New Zealand and Australia due to injury.

An Ireland squad of 33 players was today announced for the 2010 summer tour to New Zealand and Australia, with Munster talisman Paul O'Connell included.

Ireland have named an unchanged side for a second successive week as they close in on their fifth Triple Crown in seven seasons.

Coach Declan Kidney has named an unchanged starting XV as Ireland prepare to take on Wales in the RBS 6 Nations Championship in Croke Park on Saturday.

Ulster’s Chris Henry will lead the newly named Ireland Wolfhounds into battle with Scotland A on his home ground this Friday at 7.30pm in Ravenhill.

Declan Kidney has included Marcus Horan and Rory Best in the Ireland A squad that will take on England Saxons in Bath this weekend.

An Ireland squad of 44 players was today announced for the upcoming 2010 RBS 6 Nations Championship.

The two Ireland squads for next weekend's internationals against Tonga and Australia have been named today.

Ireland coach Declan Kidney has included nine uncapped players in his 39 strong-squad for the upcoming Guinness Series of internationals in November against Australia, Fiji and South Africa.

A 37-man panel has been announced for the next Ireland camp which is due to take place in Limerick from August 16-19.

Coach Declan Kidney has named the first Ireland camp of the season which will take place in Belfast from July 26-29.

Ireland coach Declan Kidney will challenge his 'A' players to give everything they have got to win the Churchill Cup final for the first time against the England Saxons, who are looking for their third straight win in the competition tonight (K.O. 9.30pm Irish time).

There are seven changes to the Ireland A team that will play England Saxons this Sunday in the final of the Churchill Cup (kick off: 9.30pm Irish time) from the side that won last time out in the tournament against Georgia.

The Ireland U-20 team has been named for their final IRB Toshiba Junior World Championship match.

Ireland coach Declan Kidney will look for his players to improve against Georgia on Sunday from their win over Canada in order to qualify for the Churchill Cup final, where the England Saxons will be waiting.

Coach Michael Bradley has named the Ireland team to play the Barbarians in Kingsholm, Gloucester next Tuesday in their summer tour warm up game.

Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan has trimmed his Rugby World Cup squad down to 37 players from the original training squad of 48 for next week's test match against Scotland.

Flanker Shane Jennings and wing Rob Kearney will win their first caps for Ireland as Coach Eddie O'Sullivan has named the two debutants in his side for the second Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires this Saturday.

The Ireland team to play England Counties in the AIB Club International on Friday, February 23 has been named today at a media conference in Dublin.

Leinster winger Denis Hickie has been confirmed as the final member of the Ireland match 22 for tomorrow's game against New Zealand in Eden Park, Auckland.

The following is the Ireland A team to play England A in Kingsholm, Gloucester on Friday (19.45).

Ireland have named their Under-21 side to play Wales Under 21 on Saturday at Donnybrook.