Ireland interim coach Les Kiss has handed debuts to Robbie Henshaw and Stuart Olding for the match against the United States Eagles – with three new faces ready to win their first caps off the bench.

United States prop Mike MacDonald will become the Eagles’ most capped player with 63 Test appearances in Sunday’s World Cup opener against Ireland.

USA head coach Eddie O’Sullivan last night said he believed he had picked his strongest available squad for the World Cup.

The Republic of Ireland schools got their girls international programme off to a flying start with a 2-1 win over Scotland at the Ballymena International under 15 tournament in Northern Ireland.