Ireland name squad for France tie

The Ireland Squad of 24 from which the team to play France in the RBS 6 Nations Championship on Saturday week will be picked.

The Ireland Squad of 24 from which the team to play France in the RBS 6 Nations Championship on Saturday week.

Forwards: Shane Byrne (Leinster/Blackrock College), Victor Costello, (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Leo Cullen (Leinster/Blackrock College), Justin Fitzpatrick (Ulster/Dungannon), Anthony Foley (Munster/Shannon) Vice Captain, Keith Gleeson (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), John Hayes (Munster/Shannon), Marcus Horan (Munster/Shannon), Gary Longwell (Ulster/Ballymena), Malcolm O’Kelly (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Alan Quinlan (Munster/Shannon), Frank Sheahan (Munster/Cork Constitution).

Backs: Girvan Dempsey (Leinster/Terenure College), Guy Easterby (Llanelli), Rob Henderson (Munster/Young Munster), Denis Hickie (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Shane Horgan (Leinster/Lansdowne), David Humphreys (Ulster/Dungannon) Vice Captain, John Kelly (Munster/Cork Constitution), Kevin Maggs (Bath), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Ronan O’Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution), Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster/Blackrock College) Captain, Peter

Stringer (Munster/Shannon).

The Irish management have made the following players available for their clubs this weekend: Marcus Horan (Munster/Shannon), Frank Sheahan (Munster/Cork Constitution), Leo Cullen (Leinster/Blackrock College), Alan Quinlan (Munster/Shannon), Guy Easterby (Llanelli), Ronan O’Gara (Munster/Cork Constitution), Rob Henderson (Munster/Young Munster) and Paul

Burke (Harlequins).

The teams to play France will be announced on Tuesday, March 4.

The Ireland A squad from which the team to play France on Friday, March 7 at Ravenhill.

Forwards: Simon Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins), Peter Bracken (Connacht/Galwegians), James Blaney (Munster/Shannon), Jeremy Davidson (Ulster/Dungannon), Kieron Dawson (London Irish), Simon Easterby (Llanelli), Ronnie McCormack (Connacht/Buccaneers), Aidan McCullen

(Leinster/Lansdowne ), Eric Miller (Leinster/Terenure College), Mick O’Driscoll (Munster/Cork Constitution), Donnacha O’Callaghan (Munster/Cork Constitution), Paul Shields (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins).

Backs: Paul Burke (Harlequins), Gordon Darcy (Leinster/Lansdowne), Neil Doak (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins), Barry Everitt (London Irish), Brian O’Meara (Leinster/ Cork Constitution), David Quinlan (Leinster/Blackrock College), A.N. Other, Jeremy Staunton (Munster/Garrryowen), James Topping

(Ulster/ Ballymena), A.N. Other.

Not considered due to injury: Jonathan Bell (Ulster/Dungannon) {Shoulder}, Emmet Byrne (Leinster/St. Mary’s College) {Calf}, Justin Bishop (London Irish) {Finger}, Reggie Corrigan (Leinster/Lansdowne) {Arm}, Tyrone Howe (Ulster/Dungannon) {Hamstring}, Paul O’Connell (Munster/Young Munster) {Thumb}, David Wallace (Munster/Garryowen) {Shoulder}, Paul Wallace

(Lenister/Blackrock College) {Shoulder}, Keith Wood (Harlequins) {Shoulder}.