D’Arcy Returns As Provincial Squads Named

Leinster and Ireland centre Gordon D’Arcy has made a welcome return to the Leinster squad following a ten month rehad period following a particulary bad broken arm sustained in the RBS 6 Nations game against Italy last season.

Gordon D’Arcy was yesterday named in the Leinster squad for the provincial derby clash with Ulster in Ravenhill on Saturday in the Magners League.

This is a welcome and timely return following a long road back from injury. Brian O’Driscoll and Shane Horgan are rested.

Ulster have also named their squad. Lock’s Ryan Caldwell and Carlo Del Fava are both ruled out with injuries.  As are former Leinster scrum half Cillian Willis and Scottish International Simon Danielli.

Connacht will name their team after training on St. Stephen’s Day while Munster coach Tony McGahan has named a strong squad for the trip to the Sportsground.

Both games are sold out.

ULSTER SQUAD
Forwards: Thomas Anderson; Rory Best, Justin Fitzpatrick, Nigel Brady, Tom Court, Brendan Botha,
Bryan Young, Ed O’Donoghue, Matt McCullough, Kieron Dawson, Robbie Diack, Stephen Ferris, David Pollock, Chris Henry

Backs: Bryn Cunningham; Timoci Nagusa, Darren Cave, Andrew Trimble, Rob Dewey, Paul Marshall, Clinton Schifcofske, Isaac Boss, Paul Steinmetz, Ian Humphreys, Mark McCrea, Paddy Wallace

Leinster squad
Forwards (15): Cian Healy, Ronan McCormack, Brian Blaney, John Fogarty, CJ van der Linde, Stan Wright, Trevor Hogan, Devin Toner, Cameron Jowitt, Malcolm O’Kelly, Rocky Elsom, Stephen Keogh, Shane Jennings, Sean O’Brien, Jamie Heaslip

Backs (10): Chris Keane, Chris Whitaker, Isa Nacewa, Jonathan Sexton, Rob Kearney, Simon Keogh, Felipe Contepomi, Gordon D’Arcy, Luke Fitzgerald, Girvan Dempsey

Munster Squad
D Hurley,  D Howlett, K Earls, K Lewis, B Murphy, L Mafi, I Dowling, P Warwick, R O’Gara, J Manning,   P Stringer, M Prendergast, T O’Leary,  F Pucciariello, M Horan, T Ryan, D Fogarty, J Flannery, F Sheahan,  T Buckley, J Hayes,  D O’Callaghan,  D Ryan,  P O’Connell, M O’Driscoll, A Quinlan, J Coughlan, N Ronan, D Wallace, N Williams.