Irish A team named

Michael Bradley's Ireland A team to play France A in Donnybrook next Friday has been named today.

The team will play at 7pm in a revival of the old A series. The Irish and French unions decided to play the game to give squad players a chance to play and be assessed.

Team:

15 – Bryn Cunnigham (Ulster – Dungannon)

14 – Tommy Bowe (Ulster – Belfast Harlequins)

13 – Kieran Lewis (Leinster – St.Mary’s College)

12 – David Quinlan (Leinster – Blackrock College)

11 – Anthony Horgan (Munster – Cork Constitution)

10 – Paddy Wallace (Ulster – Ballymena)

9 – Kieran Campbell (Ulster – Dungannon)

1 – Ronnie McCormack (Ulster – Buccaneers)

2 – Bernard Jackman (Connacht – Clontarf)

3 – Simon Best (Ulster – Belfast Harlequins)

4 – Matt McCullough (Ulster – Ballymena)

5 – Bob Casey (London Irish)

6 – Alan Quinlan (Munster – Shannon)

7 – Shane Jennings (Leinster – St.Mary’s College)

8 – Roger Wilson (Ulster – Belfast Harlequins)

Replacements:

16 –Paul Shields (Ulster – Ballymena)

17 – Ray Hogan (Connacht – Galwegians)

18 – Ben Gissing (Leinster – Clontarf)

19 – David Wallace (Munster – Garryowen)

20 – Brian O’Riordan (Leinster – UCD)

21 – Paul Burke (Munster – Garryowen)

22 – Shaun Payne (Munster – Dolphin)