Six Nations: Wood not named on squad

Keith Wood has not been named on the squad to face Italy on Saturday. Rob Henderson, Kevin Maggs and Geordan Murphy were also not considered.

It is understood that Wood was ruled out due to a slight lower back injury.

The Irish team to play Italy in the Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship at

Lansdowne Road on Saturday, March 23 at 2pm, is as follows:

15 - Girvan Dempsey (Leinster/Terenure College)

14 - John Kelly (Munster/Cork Constitution)

13 - Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster/Blackrock College)

12 - Shane Horgan (Leinster/Lansdowne)

11 - Denis Hickie (Leinster/St. Mary's College)

10 - David Humphreys (Ulster/Dungannon) Captain

9 - Peter Stringer (Munster/Shannon)

1 - Peter Clohessy (Munster/Young Munster)

2 - Shane Byrne (Leinster/Blackrock College)

3 - John Hayes (Munster/Shannon)

4 - Gary Longwell (Ulster/Ballymena)

5 - Malcolm O'Kelly (Leinster/St. Mary's College)

6 - Simon Easterby (Llanelli)

7 - David Wallace (Munster/Garryowen)

8 - Anthony Foley (Munster/Shannon)

Replacements: 16 - Frank Sheahan (Munster/Cork Constitution), 17 - Paul

Wallace (Leinster/Blackrock College), 18 - Paul O'Connell (Munster/Young

Munster), 19 - Eric Miller (Leinster/Terenure College), 20 - Guy Easterby

(Llanelli), 21 - Ronan O'Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution), 22 - Tyrone Howe

(Ulster/Dungannon).

Not considered: Rob Henderson (Munster/Young Munster), Kevin Maggs (Bath),

Geordan Murphy (Leicester) and Keith Wood (Harlequins).