Wales boss Warren Gatland has dismissed any notion of him taking a double risk with Jamie Roberts and Rhys Priestland for Sunday's RBS 6 Nations opener against Ireland.

WHEN Kieran McGeeney first set foot in St Conleth’s Park as Kildare manager, he already knew that Johnny Doyle was a kindred spirit.

Paul O'Connell will be confirmed as Lions captain for the summer tour to South Africa at lunchtime today.

THE picturesque backdrop of Saundersfoot on Wales’s west coast, a little off the beaten track but one much travelled by Munster supporters over the years, provided the stunning backdrop to Llanelli’s press day at the St Bride’s hotel yesterday.

Former Wasps flanker Paul Volley came back to haunt Munster and help Castres to a 19-12 pool four Heineken Cup win at Stade Pierre-Antoine tonight.