The FRC estimates that 25 - 30 grounds will use the system this summer.

“As disheartening as these things are," said Barrett about the 4-0 defeat to Slovenia, "they can be a good thing because you either are getting too comfortable in a situation or must raise standards."

Harlequins is very much on the Leinster hooker’s mind this week but it’s the current players, like Marcus Smith and Fin Baxter, rather than a meeting 16 years ago, occupying his thoughts ahead of Saturday’s Champions Cup round of 16 tie at Croke Park.

Elsewhere on the card, Grey Dawning will be hard to beat in the Grade One Brooklands Golden Miller Chronograph Bowl Chase

The Northern Irishman is seeking to complete the career Grand Slam at Augusta.

Madrid’s mature version of Moneyball is a polar opposite of Liverpool’s highly risky approach

New Zealander Lawson was ditched after a disappointing second outing in China.