Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt expects the full complement of 32 players to train tomorrow on Queensland’s Gold Coast as the Grand Slam winners begin preparations for Saturday’s opening Test against Australia.

New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup with a hard-fought victory over Australia in their Tri-Nations encounter.

Scotland opted to practise their line-out sessions in secret today in a bid to keep the Australians guessing before next weekend’s quarter-final shoot-out at the Suncorp stadium.