Squad.
Forwards:Simon Best (Ulster), Shane Byrne (Leinster), Reggie Corrigan (Leinster), Simon Easterby (Llanelli), Anthony Foley (Munster), John Hayes (Munster), Marcus Horan (Munster), Eric Miller (Leinster), Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster), Paul O'Connell (Munster), Malcolm O'Kelly (Leinster), Alan Quinlan (Munster), Frank Sheahan (Munster), David Wallace (Munster).Backs: Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster), Girvan Dempsey (Leinster), Gavin Duffy (Harlequins), Guy Easterby (Rotherham), Shane Horgan (Leinster), Tyrone Howe (Ulster), David Humphreys (Ulster), Kevin Maggs (Bath), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster, capt), Ronan O'Gara (Munster), Peter Stringer (Munster).Standby:Emmett Byrne (Leinster), Victor Costello (Leinster), Leo Cullen (Leinster), Neil Doak (Ulster), Shaun Payne (Munster), Bernard Jackman (Connacht), John Kelly (Munster), Paddy Wallace (Ulster), Roger Wilson (Ulster).Irish management: Head Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan.