1.   Almost everyone seems to like May, except for a few athletes who say he is taking the berth of someone who could swim in the Olympics.

2.   When the wild-card berth is taken into account, the Twins, Indians, Yankees and Red Sox appear to be competing for three playoff spots.

3.   Group Five is finished, with Bulgaria taking the berth and Russia having locked up second.

4.   The winners of each qualifying group take a berth in the final round.

5.   The other berth was taken by Alessia Arisi of Italy.

6.   Paul Wallace will be under scrutiny when he takes over the tight-head berth from Peter Clohessy when Ireland play Wales at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.