Simon Best is hospitalised

Ireland prop Simon Best has been admitted to hospital in Bordeaux after suffering a loss of feeling down his right side.

Doctors are trying to ascertain the cause of the symptoms, but the player is said to be in a comfortable conditions.

Best is named on the bench in the Ireland side to play Argentina in their crucial World Cup showdown this weekend.

Last night, Samoa beat USA 25 - 21 in their final Pool A game.