O'Sullivan announces Ireland squad

Ireland squad of 22 for the RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Italy in Rome on Saturday (starting 15 and replacements to be announced on Wednesday).

Squad: S Byrne (Leinster/Blackrock College), R Corrigan (Leinster/Greystones), V Costello (Leinster/St Mary’s College), L Cullen (Leinster/Blackrock College), A Foley (Munster/Shannon), K Gleeson (Leinster/St Mary’s College), J Hayes (Munster/Shannon), M Horan (Munster/Shannon), G Longwell (Ulster/Ballymena), M O’Kelly (Leinster/St Mary’s College), A Quinlan (Munster/Shannon), F Sheahan (Munster/Cork Constitution); G Dempsey (Leinster/Terenure College), G Easterby (Llanelli), D Hickie (Leinster/St Mary’s College), R Henderson (Munster /Young Munster), D Humphreys (Ulster/Dungannon), K Maggs (Bath), G Murphy (Leicester), R O’Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution), B O’Driscoll (Leinster/Blackrock College, capt) P Stringer (Munster/Shannon).

Additional player – J Kelly (Munster/Cork Constitution).

Ireland A squad of 22 for match v Italy A in Rovigo on Friday (starting 15 and replacements to be announced on Wednesday).

Squad: S Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins), P Bracken (Connacht/Galwegians), J Blaney (Munster/Shannon), J Davidson (Ulster/Dungannon), K Dawson (London Irish), S Easterby (Llanelli), J Fitzpatrick (Ulster/Dungannon), A McCullen (Leinster/Lansdowne), E Miller (Leinster/Terenure College), M O’Driscoll (Munster/ Cork Constitution), D O’Callaghan (Munster/Cork Constitution), P Shields (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins); P Burke (Harlequins), B Cunningham (Ulster /Dungannon), G Darcy (Leinster/Lansdowne), N Doak (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins), B Everitt (London Irish), AN Other, B O’Meara (Leinster/Cork Constitution), D Quinlan (Leinster/Blackrock College), J Staunton (Munster/Garrryowen), J Topping (Ulster/Ballymena).