After an impressive 14-8 win over Ireland at stormy Ravenhill on Saturday, the Australian Schools are confident of ending their Britain and Ireland tour with victory against Munster at Thomond Park today (5pm).

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TWO stunning Caolan Mooney goals secured a second successive MacRory Cup title for St Colman’s Newry in a compelling final at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh yesterday.

RUA TIPOKI’S Munster injury saga will drag on for at least another week following confirmation last night that he is ruled out of next week’s Heineken Cup clash against the Ospreys.

LEINSTER will roll out the big names for Saturday’s crucial Magners League clash with Munster at Thomond Park (7.30). The return of Brian O’Driscoll, Luke Fitzgerald, Jamie Heaslip and Rob Kearney was a no-brainer for coach Michael Cheika as Leinster set about trying to overhaul leaders Munster.

CONNACHT will face Samoa skipper Filiso Levi in their Magners League clash with the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday (2.15pm).

AS EXPECTED, Michael Cheika has taken a wrecking ball to his established first XV for tonight’s meaningless Magners League game against the Dragons but a number of Irish internationals have been afforded another much-needed run-out before the summer tour.

Wales expect captain Gareth Thomas to be fit for the World Cup quarter-finals after a scan indicated his rib cartilage injury is not as bad as first feared.

Wales head coach Gareth Jenkins has recalled experienced trio Stephen Jones, Gareth Thomas and Colin Charvis for Saturday’s pivotal World Cup clash with Australia in Cardiff.

Shane Williams has returned to the Wales side after recovering from elbow surgery and will start on the wing against France in Sunday’s final pre-World Cup Test.

Gareth Thomas will captain Wales at the World Cup next month.

Wales head coach Gareth Jenkins has dropped Brent Cockbain from his World Cup plans - and given a surprise call-up to uncapped Gloucester lock Will James.

IN THE fall-out from Munster’s Heineken Cup defeat to Llanelli Scarlets, it was felt coach Declan Kidney would begin the process of rebuilding for next season by fielding emerging talent from the provincial academy in the remaining Magners Celtic League games.

WASPS forward James Haskell will make his England debut in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash against Wales at the Millennium Stadium.

JAMES HASKELL has received a ringing endorsement from one of England’s leading coaches as he prepares to make his Test match debut.

ENGLAND coach Brian Ashton has ignored struggling Wales’ miserable RBS 6 Nations season and predicted possibly his team’s “toughest game of the tournament” on Saturday.

FRANCE prop Sylvain Marconnet has been ruled out of the rest of the RBS 6 Nations Championship after suffering a serious injury while on a skiing holiday.

Kevin Morgan has been recalled to the Wales side to face Italy in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash after making a swift recovery from a fractured jaw.

MARK JONES has recovered from ankle ligament damage and is named on the wing for Wales’ RBS 6 Nations clash with Scotland at Murrayfield.

Wales head coach Gareth Jenkins believes axed centre Gavin Henson is struggling to cope with the pressures of his celebrity status.

Gareth Thomas has been named in the Wales side to play Ireland this weekend, pending the outcome of today’s disciplinary hearing.

Stephen Jones has been handed the Wales captaincy through to next year’s World Cup in France.

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Wales coach Mike Ruddock has named an unchanged side for his team’s RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam bid against Ireland in Cardiff on Saturday.

WALES coach Mike Ruddock last night urged his team to “be bold” in their crunch RBS 6 Nations Championship clash against unbeaten title rivals France on Saturday.

Gavin Henson will continue as Wales’ back-up goalkicker in the RBS 6 Nations Championship – despite his Millennium Stadium heroics against England last weekend.

BLUE prop John Yapp is the only uncapped player in Wales’ 31-man squad for the forthcoming RBS Six Nations.

Wales coach Mike Ruddock has named one uncapped player – Cardiff Blues prop John Yapp – in his squad for this season’s RBS 6 Nations Championship.

DAVID WALLACE has been moved to open side flanker for Munster’s Celtic League clash with Newport-Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park tomorrow (8.05).

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Wales coach Steve Hansen tonight named six uncapped players in a 47-man preliminary training squad for the RBS Six Nations Championship.

LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO goes into England’s World Cup showdown against Wales tomorrow (10am Irish time) planning to banish once and for all the memory of the biggest mistake of his international career.

Wales coach Steve Hansen has made four changes to his starting line-up for Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final against England at Suncorp Stadium.

Wales coach Steve Hansen sprung two major selection surprises for Saturday's qualification showdown with Italy in Canberra.

Colin Charvis will captain Wales in Saturday's final Six Nations match of the season against Scotland.

Experienced internationals Gareth Thomas and Colin Charvis have been recalled to the Wales squad for next Saturday’s Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship clash against England at Twickenham.

Chris Wyatt has recovered from injury and is in the Wales squad for Saturday’s Lloyds TSB Six Nations match with Italy at Cardiff.

Wales coach Graham Henry was upbeat after leaving out four top players, including Lion Colin Charvis, for the opening Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship fixture against Ireland in Dublin on February 3.

Wales coach Graham Henry has made three enforced changes for Sunday’s Millennium Stadium clash against the world champions Australia.

Iestyn Harris has been switched from fly-half to centre for Wales’ Millennium Stadium appointment with Tonga on Saturday.

Iestyn Harris today moved closer to winning his first Wales rugby union cap when he was named in a 31-man squad for November Test matches against Argentina, Tonga and Australia.

Scott Gibbs will not tour Japan with Wales this summer following his shock omission from the Lions squad.