Injured Horgan included in 33-man Irish squad

ANTHONY HORGAN is just one of the walking wounded included in the 33-man Ireland squad to take part in a week-long training session at La Santa Training Camp, Lanzarote, between December 15 and 22.

Players based outside Ireland, such as Keith Wood and Kevin Maggs, were not available, but coach Eddie O'Sullivan is delighted with the time he has been given to work with the majority of the squad in advance of the Six Nations Championship that begins in February.

Even though David Wallace is unlikely to play serious rugby for many more weeks, he has been included in the squad of 33 and that is indicative of Ireland's intent to keep all frontline players in the frame for the New Year and beyond to Ireland's tour of Australia and the World Cup in the same country next October.

The Irish squad is

Forwards Shane Byrne (Blackrock College Leinster), Frank Sheahan (Cork Constitution Munster), Reggie Corrigan (Greystones Leinster), Marcus Horan (Shannon Munster), John Hayes (Shannon Munster), Emmet Byrne (St. Mary's College Leinster), Malcolm O'Kelly (St. Mary's College Leinster), Gary Longwell (Ballymena Ulster), Leo Cullen (Blackrock College Leinster), Paul O'Connell (Young Munster Munster), Anthony Foley (Shannon Munster),. Victor Costello (St. Mary's College Leinster), Keith Gleeson (St. Mary's College Leinster), Alan Quinlan (Shannon Munster), Eric Miller (Terenure College Leinster), David Wallace (Garryowen Leinster), Jeremy Davidson (Dungannon Ulster), Justin Fitzpatrick (Dungannon Ulster).

Backs: Peter Stringer (Shannon Munster), Neil Doak (Belfast Harlequins - Ulster), Brian O'Meara (Cork Constitution Leinster), Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution Munster), David Humphreys (Dungannon Ulster), Brian O'Driscoll (Blackrock College Leinster), Rob Henderson (Young Munster Munster), John Kelly (Cork Constitution Munster), Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College Leinster), Denis Hickie (St. Mary's College Leinster), Shane Horgan (Lansdowne Leinster), Tyrone Howe (Dungannon Ulster), Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne Leinster), Jonathan Bell (Dungannon Ulster), Anthony Horgan (Cork Constitution Munster).