• Wales star Gavin Henson's international comeback is on hold until at least the Six Nations in February after he was ruled out of the autumn Test series due to an ongoing Achilles problem. He was due to play against South Africa last Saturday, but withdrew before kick-off. Henson was not considered for tomorrow night's meeting with Canada, and he will also miss Tests against New Zealand on Saturday week and Australia seven days later.
• Munster will not know until today the extent of the injury sustained by Denis Hurley in a warm-up game against UL Bohemian ahead of next Tuesday's game against New Zealand at Thomond Park.
Munster were to have played Harlequins at the Stoop on Monday but the game was called off when the London side could not field a team. A game was arranged against the local side during which Hurley, a replacement, suffered a knee injury as Munster won 31-12.
• Centre Matteo Pratichetti has been drafted into the Italy team for Saturday's Test against Argentina in Turin. The Calvisano player, who replaces the injured Gonzalo Canale, is one of three changes to the side which lost 30-20 to Australia last Saturday.
Forwards Salvatore Perugini and Leonardo Ghiraldini have been dropped to the bench with Saracens duo Fabio Ongaro and Matias Aguero taking their places to make up an all-Premiership front row with Gloucester's Carlos Nieto. Outhalf Andrea Marcato will also start
ITALY: A Masi; K Robertson, M Pratichetti, G Garcia, M Bergamasco; A Marcato, P Canavosio; M Aguero, F Ongaro, C Nieto, C Antonio Del Fava, M Bortolami, J Sole, M Bergamasco, S Parisse (capt). Replacements: L Ghiraldini, A Lo Cicero, S Perugini, T Reato, P Travagli, L Orquera, L McLean.
• Canada coach Kieran Crowley has made two changes to his forward pack for the game against Wales tomorrow night in Cardiff after his team's heavy defeat by Ireland last weekend.
Flanker Jebb Sinclair and secondrow Tyler Hotson replace Sean Michael Stephen and Mike Burak.
CANADA: J Pritchard; C Hearn, B Keys, Ryan Smith, J Mensah-Coker; A Monro, E Fairhurst; K Tkachuk. P Riordan, J Thiel, T Hotson, J Jackson, J Sinclair, A Kleeberger, A Kleeberger. Replacements: M Pletch, F Walsh, M Burak, SM Stephen, M Williams, M Evans, D Van Camp.
• The Pacific Islanders made 10 changes to the team that lost 39-13 to England last weekend and named eight France-based players to face Les Bleus on Saturday in Sochaux.
Clermont's Napolioni Nalagaand Montauban's Vilimoni Delasauwill play on the wings. Seremaia Bai (Clermont) is at outhalf and Gavin Williams (Dax) at fullback. In the pack, Toulon number eight, Sisa Koyamaibole, Racing Metro lock Paino Hehea, Perpignan tighthead prop Kisi Pulu and Dax loosehead Kas Lealamanua will start the game.
PACIFIC ISLANDS: G Williams; N Nalaga, S Rabeni, E Taione, V Delasau; S Bai, M Rauluni (capt); K Lealamanua, T Fuga, K Pulu, P Hehea, K Leawere, H T Pole, N Latu,S Koyamaibole (Fiji). Replacements: S Koto, C Johnston, F Levi, V Vaki, S Martens, K Ratuvou, S Mapusua.
