Fergus Slattery, who has died aged 77, was one of Ireland’s greatest ever rugby union players and a member of the British and Irish Lions’ back-row trio on their triumphant tour of South Africa in 1974.

The Munster prop has been forced to retire from professional rugby with immediate effect.

June 20 (Reuters) - Ireland captain Caelan Doris has been forced out of their opening Nations Championship matches next month after suffering injury in Leinster’s United Rugby Championship triumph on Friday.

Why am I dropping O’Brien and his outfit into this? Well, Leinster are the Coolmore of rugby, and we expect more from them than from the other provinces or teams in the URC. This season, they have represented the URC in the European final and have retained their trophy in the domestic competition. Overall, they have had a successful season.

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Ireland international Oli Jager has been forced to retire on medical grounds at the age of 30 after suffering a number of concussions in recent seasons. Munster issued a statement confirming that the tighthead prop will step away from the game, with head coach Clayton McMillan paying tribute to his career.

Uncapped Connacht trio Billy Bohan, Sam Illo and Sean Jansen are named in Ireland's squad for next month's Nations Championship fixtures, but injured fly-half Jack Crowley is ruled out.