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rest from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rug...x-Nations.htmlOriginally Posted by kidney
Ireland begin their campaign by taking on France at Croke Park on Feb 7.
Ireland Squad
Backs: Tommy Bowe (Ospreys), Ian Dowling (Munster), Girvan Dempsey (Leinster), Darren Cave (Ulster), Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster), Keith Earls (Munster), Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster), Shane Horgan (Leinster), Robert Kearney (Leinster), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster), Ronan O'Gara (Munster), Tomas O'Leary (Munster), Eoin Reddan (Wasps), Jonathan Sexton (Leinster), Peter Stringer (Munster), Andrew Trimble (Ulster), Paddy Wallace (Ulster).
Forwards: Rory Best (Ulster), Ryan Caldwell (Ulster), Bob Casey (London Irish), Tom Court (Ulster), Stephen Ferris (Ulster), Jerry Flannery (Munster), John Hayes (Munster), Cian Healy (Leinster), Jamie Heaslip (Leinster), Marcus Horan (Munster), Bernard Jackman (Leinster), Shane Jennings (Leinster), Denis Leamy (Munster), Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster), Paul O'Connell (Munster), Mick O'Driscoll (Munster), Malcolm O'Kelly (Leinster), Alan Quinlan (Munster), Mike Ross (Harlequins), Donnacha Ryan (Munster), David Wallace (Munster).
61 years between Grand SlamsWas the wait worth it - Ya betta baby
Pretty formidable lineup, I'm especially glad to see Darren Cave and Stephen Ferris in there... and believe it or not, I thought Keith Earls more than deserved his spot as well. I hope Setanta airs the match v. France here!!!
by and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth-george carlin:
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61 years between Grand SlamsWas the wait worth it - Ya betta baby
Ok, so just maybe I'm a bit, uh, biased...AND maybe my perspective is narrow, perhaps somewhat clouded... AND maybe huge men from Leinster, running on the back line as wings, sort of, well frighten and confound me (Shane Horgan.. 6'5'', 230 lbs.c'mon, who wants to try and tackle that guy?).. but.. The Irish have my full support, and I think they just might win oh, four, games or so...
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by and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth-george carlin: