Outhalf still recovering from surgery on wrist ligaments

Three of the four Irish sides could still be involved come the knockout stages in April

Ireland outhalf came through return from ankle injury against Leinster unscathed

Joey Carbery’s return to action was brought forward due to an injury to JJ Hanrahan

Vunipola brothers help Saracens up the ante following all-in melee in the third quarter

Defending champions put on show of strength against Johann van Graan's visitors

Trip to face the defending champions will be toughest test yet in Munster’s pool of death

John Ryan will make his 150th Munster appearance against Saracens on Saturday

Padding on post is there to protect players and tampering with it endangers their welfare

Plenty of positives for Johann van Graan to take away despite second league defeat

Van Graan’s men will have to bring their ‘A’ game to overcome talented French visitors

'Ordinary Joe' shows ex-coach’s restless mind and obsessive attention to detail

Cronin’s dramatic try ensures deserved reward for visitors’ dominance of spirited Ospreys

James Cronin’s try with the last play of the match seals the deal in Swansea

Former Australian underage international one of five changes in team that lost to Cheetahs

New Ulster signing Bill Johnston makes his competitive debut against Toyota Cheetahs

Murphy called in to replace Jack Conan but came off in first half with rib injury

‘There’s a few places where we can fix-up, just look after the ball a bit more’

The Irish provinces begin their season this weekend, with three in action on Saturday

Outhalf was the star turn for 49 minutes, but concern now is his wellbeing for World Cup

Outhalf a concern for World Cup after suffering injury at the Aviva Stadium

Man of the match Andrew Conway makes a case for his place on the plane to Japan

Task of narrowing down squad will be ‘really difficult’, says incoming Ireland head coach

Warm-up clash against Italy a chance to press their case for a place in 31-man squad

Former schoolmates have taken divergent paths but now have the exact same goal

Injury-prone player grateful to be given chance to impress in World Cup warm-ups

In what seems like death by a thousand cuts, Dillane and Scannell are the first to go

Duo return to their provinces as IRFU release a 43-man squad ahead of Italy match

The inclusion of uncapped Munster duo Kleyn and Haley the most eye-catching

Joey Carbery returns as Johann van Graan makes 11 changes to squad that beat Zebre

Outhalf must still confirm his fitness while scrumhalf is seeking to regain his best form

Johann van Graan: ‘I’m confident he’ll be ready for Saturday. He wants to play’

Munster dig deep to see off Zebre, and Jack O’Donoghue’s return gives manager options

Rugby stats: Squad changes and work done between now and September will be key

Joey Carbery’s late penalty secures tense win as Munster qualify for record 18th quarter-final

O’Mahony’s return the ideal boost as Exeter attempt to storm the Limerick citadel

Injured captain’s chances of playing in Saturday’s Pool 2 showdown ‘50-50 at best’

Rarely has a clash between these two provinces carried such major significance

Darren Sweetnam, Jean Kleyn, Conor Oliver and Tommy O’Donnell are back for Munster

Coach ready to juggle his playing resources as interprovincials loom over Christmas