British & Irish Lions
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Ireland Rugby
Summer Tour and Other Plans
Ireland will play Test matches against Canada and the USA during May, but will not involve players in either the Heineken Cup final or those involved in the Lions tour to South Africa.
Members of the Ireland coaching staff will also cover the Ireland ‘A’Â team in the Barclays Churchill Cup in June.
The above games will see over 60 players get the opportunity to impress both Kidney and the coaching staff.
The Ireland management have also confirmed that there may be a fourth international during November, to take place outside of Ireland.
IRELAND MATCHES FOR 2009:
- RBS 6 Nations Championship (5 games): February-March
- Summer Tour (2 games):
Canada v Ireland, May 23;
USA v Ireland, May 30
- Barclays Churchill Cup (3 games): June
- GUINNESS Series 2009 (4 games):
Ireland v tbc, November 7 or 8;
Ireland v Australia, November 14 or 15; Ireland v Fiji, November 21 or 22;
Ireland v South Africa, November 28 or 29