Ireland Students Team

The Ireland Students team to play England Students in Bournemouth RFC on Friday (February 15th, 7.15 pm), sees a return to action of Jeremy Staunton who who has been absent from international fare since injuring himself playing for Munster against Castres in the Heineken Cup. Staunton came on as second half replacement last Saturday for Garryowen and takes over as full back on the Student side from Dermot O’Sullivan.

Ireland won their opening Six Nations game 29-12 against Wales at Wicklow RFC a fortnight ago.

Ireland Students. Jeremy Staunton (Garryowen/UL); Sheldon Coulter (Belfast Harlequins/UUJ), Kieran Lewis (St. Mary’s College/DU), David Quinlan (Blackrock/Cambridge), Simon Keogh (Old Belvedere/UCD); Simon Moore capt (UCD), Eoin Reddan (Young Munster/UL); Ronan McCormack Buccanners/Athlone IT), Jerry Flannery (Galwegians/UCC),
Peter Bracken (Galwegians/Athlone IT); Donnacha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution/UCC), Trevor Horgan (Blackrock College/DU); Aidan McCullen (Lansdowne/DU), Michael Haslett (Dungannon/Cambridge), Des Dillon (UCD).

Replacements. 16 – Henry Bourke (Old Belvedere/ UCD); 17 – Andy O’Brien (Cambridge/UCD); 18 – Tom Hayes (Shannon/Limerick IT); 19 – John Fogarty (UCC); 20 Gary Browne (Blackrock College/DU); 21 – Fiachra Baynes (Lansdowne/Portobello); 22 – Dermot O’Sullivan (UCD).