Jonathan Davies available for Wales Six Nations campaign after being told ankle does not require surgery

Jonathan Davies has seen a surgeon who has said there is no need for intervention. It's good news because it could have been longer term. He will probably be available now around Christmas time."

In Davies's absence Gareth Maule and Regan King have formed an impressive midfield partnership and both are set to return for Sunday's testing trip to Cork.

Tavis Knoyle has been released by Wales and will take over from Martin Roberts at scrum-half, but Josh Turnbull and Ron McCusker are amongst those missing.

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Munster head into the match with just one league defeat to their name and buoyed by Tuesday night's 15-6 win over Australia at Thomond Park. Victory for Munster will take them seven points, at least, clear of the Scarlets, with the Blues, who entertain Ulser on Sunday, a further point behind.

Meanwhile, on Friday night, the Dragons head for Dublin, to face Leinster, while the Ospreys, who are also languishing in the bottom half of the table, take on Connacht in Galway.

Dragons' outside half Jason Tovey takes his place in a side that will be missing Dan Lydiate, Toby Faletau and Aled Brew, who are all poised to play for Wales against Fiji.

"Like all top European sides they still have a lot of quality players in their squad, but you can't get away from the fact that their Ireland players being away gives us a better chance of the win."

The Ospreys, who have no fewer than 15 players on international duty, are seeking only a fourth win in eight league games this season. They face a Connacht side who, despite starting the season with a bang, find themselves down in 11th place with only 13 points from seven games.

He said: "The group that will be involved on Friday night will include a number of youngsters who maybe haven't been to Galway before, so we thought it would be good to try and replicate as best we could the conditions that they are likely to face out there."

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Rugby: Rees has reasoms to be cheerful

Matthew Rees says the Wales forwards have "taken a lot of confidence" from their ruthless demolition job on Australia's pack last weekend.

But the Wales skipper knows another huge effort is required when South Africa's revered physical power goes on show at the Millennium Stadium.

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Wales coach Warren Gatland has made just one change up-front, and that is an enforced switch as injured flanker Sam Warburton is replaced by his 96 times-capped Cardiff Blues colleague Martyn Williams.

The world champion Springboks are a far tougher proposition up front than Australia, yet that is just the kind of test hooker Rees will relish.

Rees leads a side that includes a recall for fit-again full-back Lee Byrne and James Hook featuring in midfield alongside Tom Shanklin, but the headline selection has been that of his 18-year-old Scarlets colleague George North.

Wales have lost their last 11 Tests against South Africa, a sequence stretching back to 1999, and their attacking paucity against Australia instilled no real confidence to suggest that demoralising run can end this weekend.

"We worked hard last week ensuring we were combative up-front. We put a huge emphasis on forward play in training, and we now know we can bring that kind of game into play when necessary.

"We were happy with aspects of our performance against Australia, but you can't work on everything in just a two week build-up, and we have been able to introduce new aspects this week.

"With Lee Byrne back at full-back and James Hook hopefully with the ball in his hands more often at centre, we have plenty of experience and guile in our back-line, and we are simply looking for the same again up front."

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England sweat over Wilkinson scan

Jonny Wilkinson is expected to undergo a scan on Tuesday after turning up for England duty ahead of the forthcoming autumn international campaign nursing a shoulder problem.

The Toulon fly-half is one of five England players struggling with injuries less than a fortnight before Martin Johnson's men tackle New Zealand

at Twickenham on November 6.

Northampton flanker Tom Wood, Saracens centre Brad Barritt and Wasps' versatile forward Dan Ward-Smith also joined the England squad on Monday.

Wilkinson started the season in prime form for Toulon and is pushing for a return to the England starting XV after losing his place to Toby Flood during last season's Six Nations.

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Flood has only just returned from a knee ligament injury and England will announce later on Tuesday whether or not they will release the Leicester fly-half to play against Gloucester at the weekend.

The same applies to Lewis Moody, who has been sidelined for nearly a month with an eye injury but Fourie's injury could force Johnson to wrap his captain in cotton wool.

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Rugby: Irvine set for Lions manager role

Scotland legend Andy Irvine is set to be confirmed as the manager of the British & Irish Lions tour to Australia in 2013.

The 59-year-old former fullback, capped 60 times by his country, is reportedly in line to rekindle his relationship with the Lions that began in 1974 when he first toured South Africa as a 22-year-old. Irvine toured three times in total as a Lion, wining nine Test caps, with further trips to New Zealand in 1977 and South Africa again in 1980.

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A former President of the Scottish Rugby Union, Irvine's first task will be to identify a coach to lead the side to Australia where the Lions suffered a narrow 2-1 series defeat in 2001. He will work in consultation with the Lions committee, now chaired by Gerald Davies, who managed the 2009 tour to South Africa. However, it is understood a decision will not be made until after the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

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"I'm not going to discount any player if we don't have that release, but it will make it tougher for them in terms of their preparations," Robinson said. "You have to remember that this is a team sport. I was involved [with England] in the 2003 World Cup, and I saw what very good training and preparation can do for a team to achieve a special result."

Robinson stressed that he has had no problems ahead of the November Test series and that he was happy with arrangements for the Six Nations as well.

Irvine's appointment ss expected to be confirmed in London on Monday with the Lions Committe also set to announce that HSBC has renewed its sponsorship of the team. Guy Richardson, the former Scotland team manager, has already been appointed as the Lions' director of operations for the 2013 tour.

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Johnson is safe but England axe hangs over his backroom boys

Martin Johnson is bullet proof as England team manager heading into next year's Rugby World Cup but his coaches could pay the price for poor results in the autumn Tests and Six Nations.

Rob Andrew last night made it clear Johnson will be in charge for the tournament in New Zealand, which begins next September, even if England fare badly before then. Patently, the men in the firing line would be coaches Brian Smith, John Wells, Graham Rowntree and Mike Ford.

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Andrew, the Rugby Football Union's director of elite rugby, said: “We have said for the last two years that when Johnno was appointed he would be taking the team through to the 2011 World Cup and we have repeated that Johnno will decide which coaches he wants to take to the World Cup and that team of coaches has been the same since he was appointed.”

Although Johnson has won just nine of his 21 matches in charge he believes a rare 21-20 victory over Australia in Sydney last summer proves his methods and coaching staff are ready for the World Cup challenge.

“We have talked about wanting to ensure we are very competitive and, of course, we have one eye on the World Cup. We have seen in the last year a transition with players coming through and deserving to be there in a very competitive squad. We know we have to regularly play as we did in Sydney to challenge the best teams in the world.

“The team are heading absolutely in the right direction. We've been through some tough times and that is part of the road you travel and we will be stronger for it.

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“We will need to be tough again because there will be defeats between now and the World Cup unless it goes brilliantly well. We need to keep reminding ourselves we can get confidence from good performances and if we do that the results should follow.

“We have seen in the last year or so the transition. This autumn we play the number one-ranked team in the world in New Zealand. You have to play these guys to improve.”

Hopes are rising that England captain Lewis Moody could be fit for the match against the All Blacks on 6 November, having made good progress in his recovery from an eye injury.

He said: “Our agreement with the Premiership clubs is that from the players' last game this season for their teams until the final day of the World Cup we can pick a squad of 50.

“We have asked the French-based players to insist their contracts have exactly the same conditions of release as an England-based player. We have been assured by all the players in the Elite Player Squad that is in place.”

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