In preparation for Ireland's two-match tour to Japan, a match between the squad players, supplemented by a host of others, will take place at Stradbrook on Friday, May 27th. The game will be played behind closed doors.

Girvan Dempsey, David Humphreys, Kevin Maggs, Eric Miller, Johnny O'Connor and Frankie Sheahan will be away on duty with the Barbarians.

WHITES: M McHugh; T Bowe, K Lewis, J Downey, G Brown; P Wallace, P Stringer; M Horan, P Shields, S Best; T Hogan, B Gissing; S Easterby, D Leamy, R Wilson. Replacements: R Hogan, J Flannery, D Dillon, K Gleeson, C Keane, D McAllister, D Yapp.

BLUES: G Duffy; C McPhillips, P Devlin, D Quinlan, A Horgan; J Staunton, K Campbell; R Corrigan, B Jackman, L Johnson; L Cullen, M McCullough; D Wallace, S Jennings, A Quinlan. Replacements: R McCormack, J Fogarty, A McCullen, J O'Sullivan, B O'Riordan, J Manning, A Maxwell.