The IRFU have confirmed that no appeal will be lodged with the Six Nations regarding the suspension of Brian O'Driscoll.

Brian O’Driscoll has been given a three-week suspension for his stamp on Italy’s Simone Favaro in Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations defeat in Rome.

Brian O’Driscoll was set to find out today what punishment he will face for his stamp on Italy’s Simone Favaro in Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations defeat in Rome.

Brian O’Driscoll’s citing hearing for stamping on Italy’s Simone Favaro will be heard in London this morning.

Brian O'Driscoll's citing hearing for stamping on Italy's Simone Favaro will be heard in London tomorrow morning, RBS 6 Nations organisers have confirmed.

Brian O’Driscoll has been cited for stamping on Simone Favaro in Ireland’s 22-15 RBS 6 Nations defeat by Italy on Saturday.

Peter O’Mahony insists Ireland will rise from the ashes of their worst RBS 6 Nations performance that only saw them escape the wooden spoon on points difference.

Brian O’Driscoll has emerged for potentially his final RBS 6 Nations match as Ireland meet Italy at the Stadio Flaminio with his future beyond the summer undecided.

Italy will be without prop Martin Castrogiovanni for their RBS 6 Nations clash with Ireland after he failed to recover from a thigh injury.

Italy 9 Wales 26

Scotland 34 Italy 10

Italy 23 France 18

Ospreys 38 Benetton Treviso 17

Scarlets, who play Munster next weekend, kept their hopes of a place in the RaboDirect Pro12 play-offs alive with a hard-fought victory over bottom side Aironi in Viadana yesterday.

Wales kept their Grand Slam mission on course after seeing off a determined Italy outfit at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.

Ireland resumed their interrupted RBS 6 Nations campaign determined to avoid a third successive defeat at the Aviva Stadium.

A COUPLE of months ago Connacht were relishing the prospect of playing French aristocrats Toulouse in the Heineken Cup; this week they head there in a different frame of mind.

LUCIANO ORQUERA kicked all of Aironi’s points as they won their all-Italian meeting with Treviso in the RaboDirect PRO12.

BIARRITZ gained revenge over Aironi Rugby last night with a convincing Heineken Cup victory in their return Pool 4 match at Parc des Sports Aguilera.