Eleven players - including rehabilitating duo Brian O'Driscoll and Gordon D'Arcy - have been added to the 22-man Ireland squad which featured in the 40-13 RBS Six Nations win over Scotland.
The additions - five forwards and six backs - have rejoined the Irish panel, and from the bulked-up 33, coach Eddie O'Sullivan will choose his squad for the eagerly-awaited Lansdowne Road clash with World champions England on Sunday, February 27th.
O'Sullivan will announce that squad on Wednesday, February 23 at the Banqueting - Leisure Centre, City West Hotel at 12.45pm approx.
The following are the eleven players added to the Ireland squad:
Forwards (5):
Simon Best (Ulster - Belfast Harlequins), Bernard Jackman (Connacht - Clontarf), Alan Quinlan (Munster - Shannon), Denis Leamy (Munster - Cork Constitution), Gary Longwell (Ulster - Ballymena).
Backs (6):
Tommy Bowe (Ulster - Belfast Harlequins), Kieran Campbell (Ulster - Dungannon), Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster - Lansdowne), Anthony Horgan (Munster - Cork Constitution), Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster - Blackrock College) (Capt), Shaun Payne (Munster - Dolphin).
22-man Ireland squad (against Scotland):
Geordan Murphy (Leicester); Girvan Dempsey (Leinster - Terenure College), Shane Horgan (Leinster - Lansdowne), Kevin Maggs (Ulster - Belfast Harlequins), Denis Hickie (Leinster - St. Mary's College); Ronan O'Gara (Munster - Cork Constitution), Peter Stringer (Munster - Shannon); Reggie Corrigan (Leinster - Greystones), Shane Byrne (Leinster - Blackrock College), John Hayes (Munster - Bruff), Malcolm O'Kelly (Leinster - St. Mary's College), Paul O'Connell (Munster - Young Munster), Simon Easterby (Llanelli), Johnny O'Connor (Wasps), Anthony Foley (Munster - Shannon).
Replacements: Frank Sheahan (Munster - Cork Constitution), Marcus Horan (Munster - Shannon), Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster - Cork Constitution), Eric Miller (Leinster - Terenure College), Guy Easterby (Leinster - Blackrock College), David Humphreys (Ulster - Dungannon), Gavin Duffy (NEC Harlequins)