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Sheahan set to hit comeback trail as Munster meet Leicester

FRANKIE SHEAHAN is set to resurrect his representative rugby career in a friendly game against Leicester Tigers at Musgrave Park on Friday night (7pm).

Sheahan set to hit comeback trail as Munster meet Leicester

Wed, 23 Aug, 2006 - 01:00

Barry Coughlan

The Ireland and Munster hooker is named in a squad of 26 players for the first time since sustaining a neck injury against Sale Sharks ten months ago.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has named 13 players fully contracted to Munster, six more from the Munster Academy, five development players and two from clubs — scrum half Jerry Hurley (Garryowen) and flanker Brendan Cutriss (Cork Constitution).

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Courts Rugby Place: Musgrave Park Place: Cork Place: Loftus Versfeld Place: South Africa Place: New Zealand Person: Sheahan Person: Frankie Sheahan Person: Declan Kidney Person: Jerry Hurley Person: Garryowen Person: Brendan Cutriss Person: Kidney Person: Federico Pucciariello Person: Chris White Person: Christian Cullen Person: John Kelly Person: Shaun Payne Person: Tomás O’Leary Person: Mossie Lawlor Person: Pat Howard Person: Howard Person: Daryl Gibson Person: Martin Corry Person: Graham Henry Person: Henry Person: Richie McCaw Person: Daniel Carter Person: Luke McAlister Person: Mils Muliana Person: L. MacDonald Person: R. Gear Person: M. Muliana Person: L. McAlister Person: S. Sivivatu Person: D. Carter Person: P. Weepu Person: N. Tialata Person: A. Oliver Person: G. Somerville Person: G. Rawlinson Person: A. Williams Person: R. Thorne Person: R. McCaw Person: C. Masoe Person: K. Mealamu Person: T. Woodcock Person: C. Jack Person: J. Collins Person: J. Cowan Person: S. Tuitupou Person: I. Toeava Person: E. McGovern Person: F. Pucciariello Person: D. Hurley Person: T. Ryan Person: F. Sheahan Person: S. Cronin Person: C. Wyatt Person: D. Ryan Person: S. O’Connor Person: R. Noonan Person: J. Coughlan Person: J. O’Sullivan Person: B. Cutriss Person: C. Delooze Person: T. O’Leary Person: J. Hurley Person: E. Hickey Person: J. Manning Person: J. Downey Person: T. Gleeson Person: S. Payne Person: J. Kelly Person: I. Dowling Person: C. Cullen Person: C. O’Boyle Person: M. Lawlor Event: Heineken Cup Event: Guinness Premiership Event: Tri-Nations Organisation: Munster Organisation: Leicester Organisation: Leicester Tigers Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Sale Sharks Organisation: Munster Academy Organisation: Cork Constitution Organisation: Toulon Organisation: Castres Organisation: Stade Francais Organisation: All Black Organisation: South Africa Organisation: All Blacks

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