Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Irish team to play France named today

Is Eddie losing his mind - or just coming to his senses? Heaslip and Jackman in Best and Easterby out. Makes sense after Saturday's game. Reddin holds his place, and Kearney stays in for the injured Darcy.

Position

Player

Club

Caps

Backs:

15

Girvan Dempsey

Terenure/Leinster

79

14

Geordan Murphy

Leicester Tigers

54

13

Brian O'Driscoll

UCD/Leinster

80

12

Andrew Trimble

Ballymena/Ulster

20

11

Robert Kearney

UCD/Leinster

2

10

Ronan O'Gara

Cork Con/Munster

78

9

Eoin Reddan

London Wasps

6

Forwards:

1

Marcus Horan

Shannon/Munster

52

2

Bernard Jackman

Clontarf/Leinster

5

3

John Hayes

Bruff/Munster

80

4

D O'Callaghan

Cork Con/Munster

41

5

Malcolm O'Kelly

St. Mary's/Leinster

90

6

Denis Leamy

Cork Con/Munster

28

7

David Wallace

Garryowen/Munster

42

8

Jamie Heaslip

Clontarf/Leinster

4

Replacements:

16

Rory Best

Belfast Harlequins/Ulster

18

17

Tony Buckley

Shannon/Munster

3

18

Mick O'Driscoll

Cork Con/Munster

12

19

Simon Easterby

Llanelli Scarlets

63

20

Peter Stringer

Shannon/Munster

80

21

Paddy Wallace

Ballymena/Ulster

6

22

Shane Horgan

Boyne/Leinster

58

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