On Friday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you team news from Leinster, Munster and Ulster ahead of their opening fixtures in the Investec Champions Cup.
Ronan O'Gara has his say after his latest one-game ban in France.
A youthful Combined Academies squad is to face Italian opposition either side of Christmas.
And Antoine Dupont hits back at critics of his Sevens switch.