Jack Aungier

Former Brumbies wing admits Ireland call would be very tempting after good early form

Matthew Burke and Paul Boyle have also been brought into Andy Friend’s team

Andrew Porter is among another six players recalled to Leinster’s matchday squad

Cian Prendergast and centre Sean O’Brien are both handed their first starts

All Irish rugby needs next year is a messianic figure to lead them to unknown places

Irish province had an opportunity to take full points with the last play of the game

Italians travel to Galway without the 10 internationals named in Franco Smith’s Azzurri team to face Wales

Gordon Darcy: Andy Farrell chose scrum solidity over lineout certainty but the decision backfired

Tadhg Furlong has yet to feature post-lockdown as Leinster look for frontrow cover

New Ulster signing to start among the replacements along with Alby Mathewson

With residency law set to be extended to five years, the IRFU have changed approach

Kiss, kiss: how athletes and reporters greet each other after being kept apart for so long

24-year-old tighthead prop signs new deal with Canterbury Crusaders until 2022

Head coach Andy Friend outlines qualities of incoming group of players

Number eight has signed three-year deal with ProD2 side Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente

Arno Botha also departing Thomond Park as Andy Friend begins planning for next term

Young lock shows he is ready as Leinster machine makes it 21 wins on the trot

Seán Cronin is joined by six academy players on the bench for Friday night’s match

We can already predict a lot about the make-up of the squad for the tournament

Leo Cullen’s side run in eight tries before switching off mentally in closing stages

Young outhalf scores a try and lands five conversions as Lowe and Kearney double up

Ross Molony will captain the side from the secondrow against Coventry