Rory Best will lead an Ireland team that contains six new caps for their opening game of the Ireland summer tour against Canada in Vancouver this Saturday.

Ireland U20 Coach Allen Clarke has announced his 26-man squad for the IRB Junior World Championship tournament.

The Ireland U20 team shows several changes from last week’s game against France for the sides next outing against Italy in Piacenza on Saturday in the Beltrametti Stadium.

The Ireland A team to play Scotland A this Friday night in the RDS shows two changes to the squad that was due to play England Saxons in the recently cancelled game.

Number eight Peter O'Mahony will lead the Ireland U20s for this Friday’s opening game in the U20 Championship against France in Dubarry Park (7.30pm).

Paul Ryan will lead the Ireland U20 team as part of a 26-man squad for the upcoming inaugural IRB Junior World Championships to take place in Wales in June.

IRISH club players get their day in the sun at Donnybrook on Friday when they take on Scotland in the AIB Club international.

The Ireland U-20 team to play France in their second match of the RBS Six Nations U-20 Championship shows one change from the side that beat Italy in Athlone last Friday.

Holders Ireland will start their RBS Six Nations U-20 Championship at home to Italy at Dubarry Park on Friday night.

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.

Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan has named seven uncapped players in a 30 man squad for the Ireland summer tour to Argentina and in doing so has rested the majority of his senior players.

WHAT drama at Ravenhill last evening as Ireland snatched victory from under the noses of Scotland in the IRB U-19 World Championship.

THE palpable sense of disappointment in the aftermath of Ireland U19’s 15-10 bonus point defeat to Australia, demonstrated a deep-rooted realisation that a top four finish — and a place in the World Championship semi-finals — is well within this side’s grasp.

THE Ireland U19 team begin their preparations for the IRB U19 World Championship with a game against Wales in Stradey Park tomorrow night (7.15pm).

IRISH coach Mark McDermott yesterday announced his squad for next month’s IRB U21 World Cup in Auvergne, France.

Coach Mark McDermott will lead his Ireland U21 squad into battle at the World Cup in France next month.

The Irish under-21s will have their first competitive outings this season when they take on two French regional selections in Paris.

The Irish squad to take part in the Dubai Sevens has been named.

Ireland has announced the squad that will take part in the final tournament of the European Sevens Circuit in Mallorca, Spain on July 16 - 17.

The Ireland Under 21 team to play Tonga Under 21 in the first game of the Under 21 World Cup in Scotland has been named.