The Ireland squad from which the team to play Scotland will be chosen is: Forwards (12): Simon Best (Ulster - Belfast Harlequins), Shane Byrne (Leinster - Blackrock College), Reggie Corrigan (Leinster - Greystones), Victor Costello (Leinster - St. Mary's College), Kieron Dawson (London Irish), Simon Easterby (Llanelli), Marcus Horan (Munster - Shannon), Eric Miller (Leinster - Terenure College), Paul O'Connell (Munster - Young Munster), Malcolm O'Kelly (Leinster - St. Mary's College), David Wallace (Munster - Garryowen), Keith Wood (Munster);

Backs(10): Girvan Dempsey (Leinster - Terenure College), Guy Easterby (Rotherham), Denis Hickie (Leinster - St. Mary's College), Anthony Horgan (Munster - Cork Constitution), David Humphreys (Ulster - Dungannon), Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster - Blackrock College), Ronan O'Gara (Munster - Cork Constitution), Kevin Maggs (Bath), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Peter Stringer (Munster - Shannon).

Additional players for training: Jonathan Bell (Ulster-Dungannon), Emmet Byrne (Leinster - St. Mary's College), Gordon Darcy (Leinster-Lansdowne), Anthony Foley (Munster-Shannon), Tyrone Howe (Ulster-Dungannon), Rob Henderson (Munster-Garryowen), Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster-Cork Constitution), Alan Quinlan (Munster-Shannon);