Rugby: Umaga wary of Irish threat

New Zealand centre Tana Umaga believes Ireland are close to breaking into the world rugby’s elite.

The All Blacks face Ireland at Lansdowne Road tomorrow in the knowledge that Warren Gatland’s team ran England close for this year’s Lloyds TSB Six Nations championship and denied Clive Woodward’s red-hot favourites a Grand Slam in Dublin less than a month ago.