Ireland A In Welford Road

Wind and sleety rain are the conditions predicted for this evening when the Ireland A side, that includes Munster players, Frank Sheahan and Alan Quinlan in the starting XV, take on their English counterparts at Welford Road(7.45pm)

Also included in the match 22 is Donnacha Ryan while former Munster players Trevor Hogan and Stephen Keogh are in the starting Xv that will be captained by Shane Horgan.

Ireland A: G Duffy (Connacht), J Murphy (Leicester), L Fitzgerald (Leinster), S Horgan (Leinster, capt), T Bowe (Ulster); A Dunne (Connacht), I Boss (Ulster); C Healy (Leinster), F Sheahan (Munster), B Young (Ulster), T Hogan (Leinster), R Caldwell (Ulster); S Keogh (Leinster), S Jennings (Leinster), A Quinlan (Munster). Replacements: A Flavin (Connacht), D Fitzpatrick (Ulster), D Ryan (Munster), D Pollock (Ulster), C Keane (Leinster), N O’Connor (Ulster), D Riordan (Connacht).

England Saxons: N Abendanon (Bath); T Varndell (Leicester), O Smith (Leicester), S Geraghty (London Irish), D Armitage (London Irish); R Lamb (Gloucester), L Dickson (Newcastle Falcons); N Wood (Gloucester), D Paice (London Irish), J Hobson (Bristol); T Palmer (London Wasps), N Kennedy (London Irish), P Dowson (Newcastle Falcons), B Woods (Newcastle Falcons), J Crane (Leicester, capt). Replacements: D Hartley (Northampton), D Wilson (Newcastle), G Skivington (Wasps), W Skinner (Harlequins), J Grindal (Newcastle), A Allen (Gloucester), M Brown (Harlequins).

Referee: P Allan (Scotland)