O'Driscoll heads strong Presidents' line-up

Lions centre Brian O’Driscoll will spearhead an IRFU President’s XV including 11 Irish internationals for this Saturday’s challenge match against a Ballymena’s President’s XV.

O’Driscoll is joined in the side by an all-Leinster pack including fellow Lions Paul Wallace, Malcolm O’Kelly and Eric Miller while Ulster duo David Humphreys and Neil Doak form the half-back duo. Tyrone Howe is on the wing in a back division which also features Leinster and Ireland full-back Girvan Dempsey.

The match, at Ballymena’s Eaton Park, kicks off at 2.15pm.

Irish President’s XV: G Dempsey (Terenure College), A Maxwell (Ballymena), B O’Driscoll (Blackrock College), T Allnutt (Galwegians), T Howe (Dungannon), D Humphreys (Dungannon), N Doak (Belfast Harlequins); R Corrigan (Lansdowne), Shane Byrne (Blackrock College), Paul Wallace (Blackrock College), Leo Cullen (Blackrock College), Malcolm O’Kelly (St Mary’s College), Eric Miller (Terenure College), Keith Gleeson (St Mary’s College), Victor Costello (St Mary’s College).

Replacements: P Bracken (Galwegians), C McCarey (Belfast Harlequins), T Brennan (Barnhall), E Reddan (Old Crescent), 20 F Campion (St Mary’s College), T Cregan (Shannon).