Geordan Murphy will return to the Ireland team for the game against Italy in the RBS Six Nations Championship in Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

Malcolm O’Kelly, in the second row for the injured Donncha O’Callaghan, is the only change on the Ireland team to play England in the RBS 6 Nations Championship at Twickenham on Saturday.

The Irish team to play a New Zealand Divisional XV in the first of their three match tour to New Zealand on Saturday, June 8, in Timaru at 06:05am (Irish time) has been named.

The British and Irish Lions team to face the Queensland Presidential XV has been named by coach Graham Henry.

The Scottish hooker, Gordon Bulloch has been called up to the Lions squad after England’s Phil Greening was forced to cry off the tour.