Kidney Culls

Ireland coach Declan Kidney cull from his original Squad of 41, to 34 announced today, sees Munster’s representation reduced by one from 17 to 16.

The one to lose out is Barry Murphy while among the six uncapped players who remain in the squad are Donnacha Ryan, Keith Earls and Ian Dowling.

The squad wound up their Limerick camp today and the 34 will re-assemble in Dublin on Sunday where they will train  before travelling to Limerick next Thursday to prepare for the game against Canada at Thomond Park.

Backs:  Tommy Bowe (Ospreys), Ian Dowling (Shannon – Munster), Girvan Dempsey   (Terenure College – Leinster), Keith Earls (Young Munster – Munster), Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College – Leinster), Shane Horgan (Boyne – Leinster), Robert Kearney (UCD – Leinster), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Brian O’Driscoll (UCD – Leinster) (capt), Ronan O’Gara (Cork Constitution – Munster), Tomas O’Leary (Dolphin – Munster), Eoin Reddan (Wasps), Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College – Leinster), Peter Stringer (Shannon – Munster), Andrew Trimble (Ballymena – Ulster), Paddy Wallace (Ballymena – Ulster)

Forwards: Rory Best (Banbridge – Ulster), Tony Buckley (Shannon – Munster), Ryan Caldwell (Dungannon – Ulster), Stephen Ferris (Dungannon – Ulster), Jerry Flannery (Shannon – Munster), John Hayes (Bruff- Munster), Cian Healy (Clontarf – Leinster), Jamie Heaslip (Naas – Leinster), Marcus Horan (Shannon – Munster), Bernard Jackman (Clontarf – Leinster), Shane Jennings (St. Mary’s College – Leinster), Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution – Munster), Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution – Munster), Paul O’Connell (Young Munster – Munster), Mick O’Driscoll (Cork Constitution – Munster), Alan Quinlan (Shannon – Munster), Donnacha Ryan (Shannon – Munster), David Wallace (Garryowen – Munster).