Stomach bug hits Ireland’s match preparations

Ireland’s preparations for the second Test of their tour of North America have been hit by a stomach bug that has laid a number of the squad low.

Up to eight players have been isolated from the rest of the squad, who trained at Canada College yesterday afternoon, ahead of the meeting with Canada in Toronto on Saturday.

Having already lost Simon Zebo to the Lions, interim coach Les Kiss has selection headaches as he approaches a tricky tie against a side who have won their last four Tests, including a bad-tempered victory over Tonga on Saturday.