O'Driscoll to captain Munster against Eagles

Veteran lock Mick O'Driscoll will captain Munster in their seasonal opener against US Eagles in Hartford on Saturday (8pm Irish time).

O'Driscoll to captain Munster against Eagles
Fri, 22 Aug, 2008 - 11:22

Veteran lock Mick O'Driscoll will captain Munster in their seasonal opener against US Eagles in Hartford on Saturday (8pm Irish time).

It will be the first opportunity for Keith Earls, a massive success at The Churchill Cup, to push his case for more regular first-team rugby with the province.

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CourtsRugbyHeathrowPlace: HartfordPerson: O'DriscollPerson: Mick O'DriscollPerson: Keith EarlsPerson: Mike PrendergastPerson: Tony BuckleyPerson: Paul WarwickPerson: Lifeimi MafiPerson: Federico PucciarielloPerson: Denis HurleyPerson: Brian CarneyPerson: Anthony HorganPerson: Mike PrengergastPerson: Denis FogartyPerson: Donnacha RyanPerson: Billy HollandPerson: Niall RonanPerson: John O'SullivanPerson: Darragh HurleyPerson: Frak SheahanPerson: Mark MelbournePerson: Tommy O'DonnellPerson: Tomas O'LearyPerson: Jeremy ManningPerson: Rua TipokiPerson: Barry MurphyPerson: Ian DowlingPerson: Kieran LewisEvent: Churchill CupOrganisation: MunsterOrganisation: EaglesOrganisation: US EaglesOrganisation: Ireland
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