Meanwhile on the injury front, Anthony Foley is expected to be out of action for 4-6 weeks with a strained calf muscle injury picked up in the game against Leicester. John Kelly will not do any training for the next fortnight after sustaining a rib injury that forced his withdrawal from that game in the 21st minute of that game and Barry Murphy was forced out of the national training camp with a finger injury.

Murphy is expected to be fit to join the national squad next week.