A HAT-TRICK of tries for Munster-bound winger Doug Howlett — to draw him level with Christian Cullen at the top of the All-Black try-scoring charts — was the good news for Irish fans after this rout in Marseille on Saturday.

FRANKIE SHEAHAN is set to resurrect his representative rugby career in a friendly game against Leicester Tigers at Musgrave Park on Friday night (7pm).

NEW ZEALAND coach Graham Henry had one eye on the future when he named the two teams for the All Blacks trial next month.