Included: Dave McSharry
Ireland coach Declan Kidney has announced a 33-man training squad ahead of the Six Nations opener against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.
Kidney has included 11 players from the Ireland Wolfhounds side that lost 14-10 to the England Saxons in Galway on Friday night.
Connacht centre Dave McSharry and Ulster fly-half Paddy Jackson both picked up minor knocks in that game, but were declared fit enough to join up with the rest of the squad in Carton House on Sunday.
Ireland training squad: Michael Bent, Rory Best, Tom Court, Sean Cronin, Gordon D'Arcy, Keith Earls, Luke Fitzgerald, Declan Fitzpatrick, Craig Gilroy, Cian Healy, Jamie Heaslip, Iain Henderson, Chris Henry, Paddy Jackson, Rob Kearney, David Kilcoyne, Conor Murray, Mike McCarthy, Kevin McLaughlin, Fergus McFadden, Dave McSharry, Sean O'Brien, Donncha O'Callaghan, Brian O'Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara, Peter O'Mahony, Eoin Reddan, Mike Ross, Donnacha Ryan, Jonathan Sexton, Mike Sherry, Devin Toner, Simon Zebo
Comments
PatrickH says...
Team almost picks itself. There's a few calls I might have made differently.
1 Healy
2 Best
3 Ross
4 McCarthy
5 Ryan
6 O'Mahony
7 O'Brien
8 Heaslip
9 Murray (disappointed Marshall isn't in there)
10 Sexton (I'd have Madigan or Keatley on the bench instead of ROG)
11 Gilroy (time to give the young guns their shot)
12 Downey (pity he's not in the squad.. D'Arcy it is so..)
13 BOD
14 Zeebo
15 Kearney
16 Cronin
17 Court (so long as he goes nowhere near tight head.
18 Bent
19 Henderson
20 Henry
21 Reddan
22 Madigan / Keatley (I think the youngsters need experience, but ROG)
22 Fitzy
Posted 20:02 27th January 2013
shrimps says...
that kidney fella can't seem to let go of old man o gara. if all of europe can see the flaws in his choices, why can't he or the rest of his coaching team. youve got better, younger guys - he should use them. hate to say it, but can't wait til we play ireland!
Posted 19:33 27th January 2013