Simon Easterby waiting on 'clarity' following 'potential' positive Covid case

Ireland's preparations for Saturday's Autumn international against New Zealand have been rocked by a "potential positive Covid case" but assistant coach Simon Easterby insisted that management haven't "ruled anyone out."

IRFU chiefs have earlier this afternoon that one person has returned a positive test result but that additional testing is being undertaken to establish if this is a false positive. Officials also said that the entire Irish squad and background are now undergoing additional testing ahead of the clash against the All Blacks.