O'Driscoll holds on to captaincy

In the absence of the injured John Kelly, Brian O'Driscoll has been asked to captain the Irish team for the second time in eight days against Fiji at Lansdowne Road on Sunday.

Wed, 13 Nov, 2002 - 12:46

In the absence of the injured John Kelly, Brian O'Driscoll has been asked to captain the Irish team for the second time in eight days against Fiji at Lansdowne Road on Sunday.

But, perhaps, there were even bigger winners today as Geordan Murphy, Justin Bishop, Guy Easterby, Marcus Horan and Kieran Dawson were among the nine players to be called into the side.

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CourtsRugbyPlace: Lansdowne RoadPlace: DublinPerson: O'DriscollPerson: John KellyPerson: Brian O'DriscollPerson: Geordan MurphyPerson: Justin BishopPerson: Guy EasterbyPerson: Marcus HoranPerson: Kieran DawsonPerson: Shane HorganPerson: Brian O’DriscollPerson: Kevin MaggsPerson: David HumphreysPerson: Frank SheahanPerson: John HayesPerson: Leo CullenPerson: Malcolm O’KellyPerson: Alan QuinlanPerson: Kieron DawsonPerson: Anthony FoleyPerson: Shane ByrnePerson: Reggie CorriganPerson: Mick O’DriscollPerson: Eric MillerPerson: Peter StringerPerson: Ronan O’GaraPerson: Gordon D’ArcyPerson: Keith WoodPerson: Simon EasterbyPerson: David WallacePerson: Paul O’ConnellPerson: Bob CaseyPerson: Jeremy DavidsonPerson: Rob HendersonPerson: Emmet ByrnePerson: Jonathan BellOrganisation: FijiOrganisation: LeinsterOrganisation: Blackrock CollegeOrganisation: BathOrganisation: London IrishOrganisation: UlsterOrganisation: DungannonOrganisation: LlanelliOrganisation: MunsterOrganisation: ShannonOrganisation: Cork ConstitutionOrganisation: St. Mary’s CollegeOrganisation: GreystonesOrganisation: Cork ConstitutionOrganisation: TerenureOrganisation: LansdowneOrganisation: HarlequinsOrganisation: GarryowenOrganisation: Young MunsterOrganisation: Young MunsterOrganisation: St. Mary’s College
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