Ireland name squad for club international

Ireland have named a 36-man preliminary squad for the AIB Club International against England on Friday, February 27.

The following is preliminary 36-man Ireland Squad to take on England in the AIB Club International game in Donnybrook on Friday, February 27 (5.00pm):

AIB CLUB INTERNATIONAL SQUAD 2009 (v England):

FORWARDS (21)

Colin Atkinson (Belfast Harlequins)

Ron Boucher (Lansdowne)

Kevin Croke (UCD)

Aaron Dundon (Clontarf)

Alex Dunlop (Terenure)

Martin Gatley (Highfield)

Dave Harty (Dolphin)

Hugh Hogan (St Mary’s College)

Neilus Keogh (UCC)

Richie Leyden (Old Belvedere)

Alan Maher (Lansdowne)

Brett McNamee (Dungannon)

Kevin Moran (Buccaneers)

Colm Murphy (Lansdowne)

Merle O’Connell (Cork Constitution)

Brefni O’Donnell (Clontarf)

Barry O’Mahony (Dolphin)

Robert Quinn (Lansdowne)

Simon Shawe (Ballymena)

Jamie Stephens (Galwegians)

Marc Warburton (Old Wesley)

BACKS (15)

Tadgh Bennet (Shannon)

Philip Brophy (St Marys)

Darin Claasen (Corinthians)

Derek Corcoran (Young Munster)

Sam Cronin (UCC)

Ruairi Cushion (Old Belvedere)

Eamon Fitzgerald (Old Belvedere)

Darragh Fitzpatrick (Blackrock)

Alan Gaughan (Buccaneers)

Barry Keeshan (Dolphin)

Richie Lane (Cork Constitution)

Killian Lett (UCD)

Fionn McLoughlin (Shannon)

Niall O’Brien (Clontarf)

Ed Torrie (UL Bohemians)