Ireland ‘A’ Team Announced

…Mick O’Driscoll will skipper the Ireland ‘A’ side on Friday…

Ian Dowling’s recent form for Munster has earned him a spot in the Ireland A team. His Munster team mate Mick O’Driscoll will captain the side. The Ireland ‘A’ team to play France ‘A’ in Limoges on Friday, February 10 at 6.30pm is as follows:

Player / Club / Caps

15. Gavin Duffy (Harlequins) 4

14. Ian Dowling (Shannon / Munster) 0

13. Barry Murphy (UL Bohemians / Munster) 0

12. Kieran Lewis (St. Mary’s College / Leinster) 1

11. Conor McPhillips (St. Mary’s College / Connacht) 0

10. Jeremy Staunton (Wasps) 3

9. Tomas O’Leary (Dolphin / Munster) 0

1. Ray Hogan (Galwegians / Connacht) 0

2. John Fogarty (Buccaneers / Connacht) 0

3. Bryan Young ( Ballymena / Ulster) 0

4. Mick O’Driscoll (Cork Constitution / Munster) 3 (CAPTAIN)

5. Matt McCullough (Ballymena / Ulster) 4

6. Neil Best (Belfast Harlequins / Ulster) 2

7. Shane Jennings (Leicester) 0

8. Jamie Heaslip (Clontarf / Leinster) 0

Replacements:

16. Brian Blaney (Terenure College / Leinster) 0

17. Ronan McCormack (UCD / Leinster) 0

18. Leo Cullen (Leicester) 18

19. Roger Wilson (Belfast Harlequins / Ulster) 1

20. Chris Keane (Buccaneers / Connacht) 0

21. Paddy Wallace (Ballymena / Ulster) 0

22. John Hearty (Galwegians / Connacht) 0

Not considered due to injury:

Robert Kearney (UCD / Leinster) {back}

Alan Quinlan (Shannon / Munster) {knee}

Frankie Sheahan (Cork Constitution / Munster) {neck}

Not Considered:

Shane Byrne (Saracens), Reggie Corrigan (Greystones / Leinster), Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College / Leinster), Guy Easterby (Blackrock College / Leinster), Anthony Foley (Shannon / Munster), Keith Gleeson (St. Mary’s College / Leinster), Denis Hickie (St. Mary’s College / Leinster), Anthony Horgan (Cork Constitution / Munster), John Kelly (Cork Constitution / Munster).

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