33 players included in squad assembly

33 players have been selected to attend a two-day Irish squad assembly beginning tomorrow.

The assembly takes place tomorrow and Thursday and included are, Donncha O'Callaghan, David Quinlan, Jeremy Staunton, Simon Easterby and Simon Best who have all featured prominently in the Ireland A side.

Ireland Squad.

Props:Simon Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins), Justin Fitzpatrick (Ulster/Dungannon), John Hayes

(Munster/Shannon), Marcus Horan (Munster/Shannon).

Hookers:Shane Byrne (Leinster/Blackrock College), Frank Sheahan (Munster/Cork Constitution).

Locks:Leo Cullen (Leinster/Blackrock College), Gary Longwell (Ulster/Ballymena). Donnacha O’Callaghan (Munster/Cork Constitution), Malcolm O’Kelly (Leinster/St. Mary’s College).

Back row:Victor Costello, (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Simon Easterby (Llanelli), Anthony Foley (Munster/Shannon), Keith Gleeson (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Eric Miller (Leinster/Terenure College), Alan Quinlan (Munster/Shannon).

Scrumhalf: Guy Easterby (Llanelli), Peter Stringer (Munster/Shannon).

No 10:Paul Burke (Harlequins), David Humphreys (Ulster/Dungannon), Ronan O’Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution).

Centres:Rob Henderson (Munster/Young Munster), Kevin Maggs (Bath), Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster/Blackrock College), David Quinlan (Leinster/Blackrock College), Jeremy Staunton (Munster/Garryowen).

Wings: Gordon D’ Arcy (Leinster/Lansdowne), Denis Hickie (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Shane Horgan (Leinster/Lansdowne) John Kelly (Munster/Cork Constitution), James Topping (Ulster/ Ballymena).

Fullback:Girvan Dempsey (Leinster/Terenure College), Geordan Murphy (Leicester).

Players not considered due to injury: Jonathan Bell (Ulster/Dungannon) {Shoulder}, Justin Bishop (London Irish) {Finger}, Emmet Byrne (Leinster/St. Mary’s College) {Calf}, Reggie Corrigan (Leinster/Greystones) {Wrist}, Paul O’Connell (Munster/Young Munster) {Thumb}, David Wallace (Munster/Garryowen) {Shoulder}, Paul Wallace (Leinster/Blackrock College) {Shoulder}, Keith Wood (Harlequins) {Shoulder}.