Nine Munster Players on Squad to Face France

Nine Munster players have been selected in the the Ireland Squad of 24 from which the team to play France in the RBS 6 Nations Champioship in Lansdowne Road, (Saturday, March 8th, ko 2pm).

Nine Munster players have been selected in the the Ireland Squad of 24 from which the team to play France in the RBS 6 Nations Champioship in Lansdowne Road, (Saturday, March 8th, ko 2pm).

Forwards:

Shane Byrne (Leinster/Blackrock College), Victor Costello, (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Leo Cullen (Leinster/Blackrock College), Justin Fitzpatrick (Ulster/Dungannon), Anthony Foley (Munster/Shannon), Keith Gleeson (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), John Hayes (Munster/Shannon), Marcus Horan (Munster/Shannon), Gary Longwell (Ulster/Ballymena), Malcolm O’Kelly (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Alan Quinlan (Munster/Shannon), Frank Sheahan (Munster/Cork Constitution).

Backs:

Girvan Dempsey (Leinster/Terenure College), Guy Easterby (Llanelli), Rob Henderson (Munster/Young Munster), Denis Hickie (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Shane Horgan (Leinster/Lansdowne), David Humphreys (Ulster/Dungannon), John Kelly (Munster/Cork Constitution), Kevin Maggs (Bath), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Ronan O’Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution), Brian O’Driscoll capt (Leinster/Blackrock College), Peter Stringer (Munster/Shannon).

The Ireland teams to play France will be announced on Tuesday next (March 4th) at 12.45 approx.

The Irish management have made the following players available for their clubs this weekend:

Marcus Horan (Munster/Shannon), Frank Sheahan (Munster/Cork Constitution), Leo Cullen (Leinster/Blackrock College), Alan Quinlan (Munster/Shannon), Guy Easterby (Llanelli), Ronan O’Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution), Rob Henderson (Munster/Young Munster) and Paul Burke (Harlequins).

The Ireland A squad from which the team to play France on Friday, March 7 at Ravenhill:

Forwards:

Simon Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins), Peter Bracken (Connacht/Galwegians), James Blaney (Munster/Shannon), Jeremy Davidson (Ulster/Dungannon), Kieron Dawson (London Irish), Simon Easterby (Llanelli), Ronnie McCormack (Connacht/Buccaneers), Aidan McCullen (Leinster/Lansdowne ), Eric Miller (Leinster/Terenure College), Mick O’Driscoll (Munster/Cork Constitution), Donnacha O’Callaghan (Munster/Cork Constitution), Paul Shields (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins).

Backs:

Paul Burke (Harlequins), Gordon Darcy (Leinster/Lansdowne), Neil Doak (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins), Barry Everitt (London Irish), Brian O’Meara (Leinster/ Cork Constitution), David Quinlan (Leinster/Blackrock College), A.N. Other, Jeremy Staunton (Munster/Garrryowen), James Topping (Ulster/ Ballymena), A.N. Other.