Horgan and O’Kelly Omitted

Anthony Horgan (Munster) and Malcolm O’Kelly (Leinster) have been omitted from the national training squad for the late December get-together.

Pre-6 Nations Mini Camp Squad

Thirty-two players have been invited to take part in an Ireland team
pre-RBS
Six Nations mini training camp at Citywest on December 29 and 30.
They are:

Forwards (17):
Hooker: Shane Byrne, Bernard Jackman, Frank Sheahan.
Props: Simon Best, Emmet Byrne, Reggie Corrigan, John Hayes, Marcus
Horan,
Emmet Byrne
Lock: Donncha O’Callaghan, Paul O’Connell, Gary Longwell
Back Row: Victor Costello, Simon Easterby, Anthony Foley, Keith
Gleeson,
Eric Miller, David Wallace

Backs (15):
Scrum-Half: Neil Doak, Guy Easterby, Peter Stringer
Out Half: Ronan O’Gara, David Humphreys, and Paddy Wallace
Centre: John Kelly, Rob Henderson, Kevin Maggs, Brian O’Driscoll.
Wing: Gordon Darcy, Shane Horgan, Tyrone Howe.
Full Back: Girvan Dempsey, Jeremy Staunton.
* Two players (Anthony Horgan and Malcolm O’Kelly) have been omitted
for
disciplinary reasons, having missed a training session during last
week’s
fitness camp in Lanzarote.