The Ireland Women's Sevens squad for the third leg of the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens World Series in Kitakyushu, Japan next weekend has been named.

Grand Slam winner-turned-IRFU professional referee Joy Neville was honoured at last night's Rehab People of the Year Awards in Dublin, as she continues to blaze a trail as one of the leading rugby match officials in Europe and beyond.

Following a review, conducted in the aftermath of recent court proceedings, the Irish Rugby Football Union and Ulster Rugby have revoked the contracts of Patrick Jackson and Stuart Olding with immediate effect.

THE IRFU and Ulster Rugby have issued the following statement.