Ireland Senior Squad

The Ireland rugby squad of 22, from which the team to play England will be selected, includes Eric Miller and Malcolm O’Kelly who replace Keith Gleeson and Paul O’Connell (injured) respectively

The Ireland rugby squad of 22, from which the team to play England will be selected, includes Eric Miller (pictured) and Malcolm O’Kelly who replace Keith Gleeson and Paul O’Connell (injured) respectively. Miller, a late withdrawal from the Six Nations opener with a stomach bug, returns at the expense of his Leinster colleague Gleeson, who scored a try against Wales when he came on as a replacement, while O’Kelly returns from injury in place of O’Connell who is stood down because he received a concussion last Sunday.

Forwards: Peter Clohessy (Munster), John Hayes (Munster), Paul Wallace (Leinster), Frank Sheahan (Munster), Shane Byrne (Leinster), Mick Galwey (Munster), Gary Longwell (Ulster), Malcolm O’Kelly (Leinster), Anthony Foley (Munster), David Wallace (Munster), Simon Easterby (Llanelli), Eric Miller (Leinster).

Backs: Peter Stringer (Munster), Guy Easterby (Llanelli), David Humphreys (Ulster), Ronan O’Gara (Munster), Kevin Maggs (Bath), Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster), Rob Henderson (Munster), Denis Hickie (Leinster), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Girvan Dempsey (Leinster).