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Ronan O'Gara's retirement from professional rugby brings to an end an achievement-packed career that saw him dominate matches in Ireland and around the world in the colours of Cork Constitution, Munster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions.
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Murphy and O'Callaghan Named in Ireland Training Squad.
8 March 2004, 5:43 pm
Geordan Murphy and Donncha O'Callaghan and Connacht's Darren Yapp are among the 31 players who will take part in a mini training camp in Dublin this week
The reduced squad of 22 from which the Ireland team to play Italy in the RBS Six Nations Championship at Lansdowne Road on March 20th, will be named later this week.
The team to play Italy will be announced at City West Hotel, Banqueting Centre on Tuesday, March 16th at 12.45 pm. The Ireland squad of 31 is:
Forwards: Simon Best (Ulster - Belfast Harlequins) Shane Byrne (Leinster - Blackrock College), Reggie Corrigan (Leinster - Greystones), Victor Costello (Leinster - St. Mary's College), Simon Easterby (Llanelli), Anthony Foley (Munster - Shannon), Keith Gleeson (Leinster - St. Mary's College), John Hayes (Munster - Shannon), Marcus Horan (Munster - Shannon), Bernard Jackman (Connacht - Clontarf), Gary Longwell (Ulster - Ballymena), Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster - Cork Constitution), Paul O'Connell (Munster - Young Munster), Malcolm O'Kelly (Leinster - St. Mary's College), Frank Sheahan (Munster - Cork Constitution), David Wallace (Garryowen - Munster).
Backs: Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster - Lansdowne), Neil Doak (Ulster - Belfast Harlequins), Girvan Dempsey (Leinster - Terenure College), Guy Easterby (Rotherham), Shane Horgan (Leinster - Lansdowne), Tyrone Howe (Ulster - Dungannon), David Humphreys (Ulster - Dungannon), John Kelly (Munster - Cork Constitution), Kevin Maggs (Bath), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Brian O' Driscoll (Leinster - Blackrock College), Ronan O'Gara (Munster - Cork Constitution), Peter Stringer (Munster - Shannon), Paddy Wallace (Ulster - Ballymena), Darren Yapp (Connacht - Buccaneers).
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