David Wallace is believed to have regained his fitness ahead of Ireland’s clash with New Zealand in Lansdowne Road tomorrow.

The Irish team for Sunday's test game against Samoa has seven changes from the side which beat England in this year's Six Nations Championship. Anthony Foley has been named captain as Keith Wood is among the substitutes.

The Irish team to face Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday has been named.

Ireland have dropped Lions tourist Jeremy Davidson from their squad for next week’s Six Nations Championship clash against Wales in Cardiff.

Scrum-half Peter Stringer has been dropped from Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Scotland at Murrayfield. His place is taken by Guy Easterby, who plays his rugby in Wales with Llanelli.

The Irish team to play Romania in a tour match in Bucharest on Sunday has been named.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has announced a virtually full-strength squad for this weekend’s Heineken Cup semi-final against Stade Francais in Lille.

Ireland’s senior squad session next week, which was originally arranged for Belfast, has been switched to the University of Limerick because of the foot-and-mouth scare and will be held from Monday to Wednesday next week.

There have been no changes made to the Irish squad to face Wales.

British and Irish Lions chiefs have drawn up a provisional list of 67 players who have been asked to confirm their availability for this summer’s tour to Australia.

The Irish rugby squad for the Six Nations Championship game against France has been announced.

Paddy Johns has been left out of the Irish training squad which will meet next week ahead of the Six Nations opener against Italy in Rome on February 3.