Carsley managed the Crystal Palace defender at Under-21s level.

A record league crowd of 80,468 watched the Irish provinces battle it out at GAA HQ for the second time in 15 years, albeit that injuries meant Munster were not at full strength.

Ryan Christie had put the visitors on front.

Ireland opened their Group B2 account with a 2-1 victory in Finland.

All-Ireland champions Armagh will begin their championship season away to Armagh.

Cliodhna Moloney and Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe then touched down in the closing stages to win it for Ireland

Carsley’s chances of becoming Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor took a severe blow on Thursday.

Forest were unhappy with Stuart Attwell’s performance in their defeat to Everton in April and pointed out he is a fan of relegation rivals Luton.

While Connacht have dug deep for wins over the Sharks and Scarlets, Ulster come into the game after two defeats in South Africa to the Lions and the Bulls.

In the build up to the game, the Leinster winger is looking for more joy in Croke Park

Leo Cullen has named 12 Irish internationals in his starting 15, as they seek to maintain their 100 per cent start to the season.

The winger limped off during the loss to Greece.

Ireland beat Finland 2-1 in Helsinki on Thursday evening.

Jim Crawford’s team can still claim top spot – and automatic qualification – with victory in their final game away

The Candystripes fought back for a point to move within three points of Shelbourne.

The 24-year-old opened up about his alcoholism in an interview to mark World Mental Health Day

Round four of the United Rugby Championship (URC) will see Ireland's two most successful provinces go head-to-head.

In the URC, there is a huge intepro derby between Leinster and Munster as they face off at a sold-out Croke Park. 80,000 will witness one of the fiercest rivalries in Irish sport.

The Greeks beat England at Wembley to go three points clear at the top of League B2

In the first three games of the season, Leinster started with three different fly-halfs.