Malcolm O'Kelly has been named in the Barbarians team to face Ireland in Thomond Park on Friday night (KO: 7.45pm)...

Leinster's Nathan Hines has been named in the Scotland team to face Wales in Saturday's RBS Six Nations clash in the Millennium Stadium (KO: 2pm)...

Ireland's Grand Slam captain Brian O'Driscoll has picked up another top award after being named as the 32nd winner of the Rugby Union Writers' Club's Pat Marshall Memorial Award as the sport's outstanding personality for 2009...

Leinster's Brian O'Driscoll has been voted as Rugby World magazine's player of the decade...

Leinster and Ireland duo Brian O'Driscoll and Jamie Heaslip have been nominated for the International Rugby Board (IRB) player of the year award...