Ireland Squad

The Ireland Squad of 24 from which the team to play France in the RBS 6 Nations Champioship in Lansdowne Road, (Saturday, March 8th, ko 2pm)) has been announced.

Forwards: Shane Byrne (Leinster/Blackrock College), Victor Costello, (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Leo Cullen (Leinster/Blackrock
College), Justin Fitzpatrick (Ulster/Dungannon),Anthony Foley
(Munster/Shannon), Keith Gleeson (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), John Hayes (Munster/Shannon), Marcus Horan (Munster/Shannon), Gary Longwell (Ulster/Ballymena), Malcolm O’Kelly (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Alan
Quinlan (Munster/Shannon), Frank Sheahan (Munster/Cork Constitution).

Backs: Girvan Dempsey (Leinster/Terenure College), Guy Easterby (Llanelli),
Rob Henderson (Munster/Young Munster), Denis Hickie (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Shane Horgan (Leinster/Lansdowne), David Humphreys
(Ulster/Dungannon), John Kelly (Munster/Cork
Constitution), Kevin Maggs (Bath), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Ronan O’Gara (Munster/Cork
Constitution), Brian O’Driscoll capt (Leinster/Blackrock College), Peter Stringer (Munster/Shannon).

The Ireland teams to play France will be announced on Tuesday next (March 4th) at 12.45 approx.