TOULOUSE PAIR JEROME Kaino and Lucas Pointud have both been handed suspensions ahead of their side’s Heineken Champions Cup match against Leinster this weekend. The players were brought before a disciplinary hearing in Paris on Wednesday, with Kaino receiving a five-week ban, while Pointud has been suspended for four weeks following incidents during their Round 1 meeting with … Continue reading "Toulouse receive double blow as duo handed suspensions for Leinster clash"

Murray Kinsella reports from Chicago JOE SCHMIDT SAYS Peter O’Mahony is fully fit ahead of Saturday’s November Test against Argentina in Dublin, but fullback Rob Kearney is a doubt with a shoulder issue. Leinster man Kearney suffered the injury while playing for his province two weekends ago and is now in a race against time … Continue reading "O’Mahony fully fit but Argentina Test ‘might be too soon’ for Kearney"