Kidney announces extended squad for Croker tie

Ireland Coach Declan Kidney has announced an enlarged 36 man squad ahead of the RBS 6 Nations Game against England next Saturday.

The team and replacements for the game against England will be selected next Tuesday ahead of the Croke Park clash.

Ireland Squad V England

Backs:

Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)

Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins - Ulster)

Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College - Leinster)

Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne - Leinster)

Keith Earls (Young Munster - Munster)

Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College - Leinster)

Shane Horgan (Boyne - Leinster)

Robert Kearney (UCD - Leinster)

Geordan Murphy (Leicester)

Eoin Reddan (Wasps)

Brian O'Driscoll (UCD - Leinster)

Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution - Munster)

Tomás O'Leary (Dolphin - Munster)

Jonathan Sexton (St.Mary’s College - Leinster)

Peter Stringer (Shannon - Munster)

Andrew Trimble (Ballymena -Ulster)

Paddy Wallace (Ballymena - Ulster)

Forwards:

Rory Best (Banbridge - Ulster)

Tony Buckley (Shannon - Munster)

Bob Casey (London Irish)

Ryan Caldwell (Dungannon - Ulster)

Tom Court (Malone - Ulster)

Stephen Ferris (Dungannon - Ulster)

Jerry Flannery (Shannon - Munster)

John Hayes (Bruff- Munster)

Cian Healy (Clontarf - Leinster)

Jamie Heaslip (Naas - Leinster)

Marcus Horan (Shannon - Munster)

Bernard Jackman (Clontarf - Leinster)

Shane Jennings (St.Mary’s College - Leinster)

Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution - Munster)

Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution - Munster)

Paul O'Connell (Young Munster - Munster)

Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution - Munster)

Alan Quinlan (Shannon - Munster)

David Wallace (Garryowen - Munster)