Rassie Erasmus has reached across three continents to assemble a 39-player squad for the two tests against Ireland, June 6th in Pretoria and June 13th in Durban.
There has been a change of Head Coach, Willie Faloon taking the job following Richie Murphy moving to Ulster last April following the completion of the U20 Six Nations
Tullamore-born Izuchukwu has come a long way and, having played Scottish Division 2 for Kelso, his path to an Ireland cap is hardly comparable to the posh school-to-provincial academy route
At the start of proceedings, judges were told that former Ireland underage rugby international Denis Coulson was badly hurt in a car accident last Wednesday, June 12
It is first-up food for thought for those who would throw brickbats at individual Munster players following their unexpectedly lacklustre performance against Glasgow
Two individuals asking pertinent questions of Andy Farrell - who was in attendance in Limerick - as to whether they should be a part of the Ireland squad for the summer tour to South Africa
One of the most famed knockout rugby clubs in the world, possibly the most feared knockout team on their home turf in the rugby world, simply left it behind on the day, scoring just 10 points