{"id":20951,"date":"2012-01-18T12:50:09","date_gmt":"2012-01-18T12:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=20951"},"modified":"2012-01-18T12:50:22","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T12:50:22","slug":"ireland-rugby-senior-squad-and-o2-ireland-wolfhounds-squad-announced-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/ireland-rugby-senior-squad-and-o2-ireland-wolfhounds-squad-announced-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland Rugby Senior Squad and O2 Ireland Wolfhounds Squad Announced Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ireland team management today announced squads for both the senior Ireland team and the upcoming O2 Ireland Wolfhounds game as preparations begin for the 2012 RBS 6 Nations Championship.<\/p>\n

There are 24 players named in the Ireland senior squad, with six additional up and coming players named who will join the first week of Ireland camp in Limerick to train with the squad.<\/p>\n

The 22 man O2 Ireland Wolfhounds squad includes several uncapped players as well as full internationals. The Ireland squad, from which the team to play Wales will be selected, will be announced on Monday 30th January after the Wolfhounds game against the England Saxons.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the announcement, Ireland Coach Declan Kidney said, \u201cThe Wolfhounds game gives myself and the other coaches one final chance to give games to players to see possible options before we settle on our match day 22 for the opening game. It also gives us the opportunity to have a closer look in training at some of the younger players, rather than bringing in more experienced players, who are very much still in the frame for selection. <\/p>\n

There have been some strong performances by players with the Provinces going really well. It always gives the squad a good boost when we have teams with players playing well in Europe before we step back up into the international scene.\u201d
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\nTalking about the start of the RBS 6 Nations Championship, Kidney said, \u201cIt\u2019s a new tournament for us and for everybody involved, so irrespective of the highs and lows of the World Cup, it is a fresh and exciting challenge for us. The tournament begins what is big year for us, with a three test tour to New Zealand to come in June and ranking points all important for the Rugby World Cup in 2015, but the Six Nations always stands out as high point.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ireland Squad (24):
\nRory Best (Banbridge \u2013 Ulster)
\nTommy Bowe (Ospreys)
\nTom Court (Malone \u2013 Ulster)
\nSean Cronin (St.Mary\u2019s College \u2013 Leinster)
\nLeo Cullen (Blackrock College \u2013 Leinster)
\nGordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne \u2013 Leinster)
\nKeith Earls (Young Munster \u2013 Munster)
\nStephen Ferris (Dungannon \u2013 Ulster)
\nCian Healy (Clontarf \u2013 Leinster)
\nJamie Heaslip (Naas \u2013 Leinster)
\nShane Jennings (St.Mary\u2019s College \u2013 Leinster)
\nRob Kearney (UCD \u2013 Leinster)
\nFergus McFadden (Old Belvedere \u2013 Leinster)
\nConor Murray (Garryowen \u2013 Munster)
\nSean O’Brien (Clontarf \u2013 Leinster)
\nDonncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution \u2013 Munster)
\nPaul O’Connell (Young Munster \u2013 Munster)
\nRonan O’Gara (Cork Constitution \u2013 Munster)
\nEoin Reddan (Lansdowne \u2013 Leinster)
\nMike Ross (Clontarf \u2013 Leinster)
\nDonnacha Ryan (Shannon \u2013 Munster)
\nJonathan Sexton (St.Mary\u2019s College \u2013 Leinster)
\nAndrew Trimble (Ballymena \u2013 Ulster)
\nPaddy Wallace (Ballymena \u2013 Ulster)<\/p>\n

Additional players (6):
\nIan Nagle (Cork Constitution \u2013 Munster)*
\nPeter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution \u2013 Munster)*
\nTiernan O’Halloran (Galwegians \u2013 Connacht)*
\nPaddy McAllister (Ballynahinch \u2013 Ulster)*
\nAndrew Conway (Blackrock College \u2013 Leinster)*
\nSimon Zebo (Cork Constitution \u2013 Munster)*<\/p>\n

O2 Ireland Wolfhounds (22):
\nStephen Archer (Cork Constitution \u2013 Munster)*
\nIsaac Boss (Terenure College \u2013 Leinster)
\nGavin Duffy (Galwegians \u2013 Connacht)
\nLuke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College \u2013 Leinster)
\nChris Henry (Belfast Harlequins \u2013 Ulster)
\nDenis Hurley (Cork Constitution \u2013 Munster)
\nDavid Kearney (Lansdowne \u2013 Leinster)*
\nIan Keatley (Young Munster \u2013 Munster)
\nRonan Loughney (Buccaneers \u2013 Connacht)*
\nIan Madigan (Blackrock College \u2013 Leinster)*
\nMike McCarthy (Buccaneers \u2013 Connacht)
\nKevin McLaughlin (St.Mary\u2019s College \u2013 Leinster)
\nJohn Muldoon (Galwegians \u2013 Connacht)
\nTomas O’Leary (Dolphin \u2013 Munster)
\nEoin O’Malley (Old Belvedere \u2013 Leinster)*
\nRhys Ruddock (St.Mary\u2019s College \u2013 Leinster)
\nMike Sherry (Garryowen \u2013 Munster)*
\nNevin Spence (Ballynahinch \u2013 Ulster)*
\nDevin Toner (Lansdowne \u2013 Leinster)
\nDan Touhy (Ballymena \u2013 Ulster)
\nDamien Varley (Garryowen \u2013 Munster)
\nBrett Wilkinson (Galwegians \u2013 Connacht)*<\/p>\n

Not considered due to injury:
\nBrian O\u2019Driscoll, David Wallace, Darren Cave, Felix Jones, Jerry Flannery, Eoin Griffen*, Denis Leamy, Niall Ronan.<\/p>\n

N.B. * denotes uncapped player<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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