A International – Irish A Team to Play England A

There is just one change on the Ireland A side – from the side that beat Wales 55-22 – for Friday’s game against England in Northamptons Franklin’s Gardens (8pm) with Keith Gleeson being preferred

There is just one change on the Ireland A side – from the side that beat Wales 55-22 – for Friday’s game against England in Northampton’s Franklin’s Gardens (8pm) with Keith Gleeson being preferred in the back row to Andy Ward. Gleeson was in the A team squad for the Welsh game but was then promoted to the senior side when Eric Miller was forced out. Gleeson came on as a second half replacement for Mick Galwey and scored a try within minutes of his arrival.

Ireland. Paddy Wallace (Ulster/Ballymena); Gordon Darcy Leinster/Lansdowne), John Kelly (Munster/Cork Constitution),
Mike Mullins (Munster/Young Munster), Tyrone Howe (Ulster/Dungannon); Paul Burke (Harlequins), Neil Doak (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins); Reggie Corrigan capt Leinster/Lansdowne), Paul Shields (Ulster/Ballymena), Simon Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins); Leo Cullen (Leinster/Blackrock College), Jeremy Davidson (Ulster/Dungannon); Alan Quinlan (Munster/Shannon), Keith Gleeson (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Victor Costello (Leinster/St. Mary’s College).

Replacements: 16 – Gavin Hickie (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), 17 – Marcus
Horan (Munster/Shannon), 18 – Bob Casey (Leinster/Blackrock College), 19 – Andy Ward (Ulster/Ballynahinch), 20 – Ben Willis (Leinster/Blackrock College), 21 – Jason Holland Munster/Midleton), 22 – Anthony Horgan (Munster/Cork Constitution).