Irish team announced for 6 Nations decider

This weekend it is crunch time as Ireland take on Wales in the decider of the RBS 6 Nations tournament. The teams are set to meet at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.

The team set to take on the Welsh was announced today and coach Declan Kidney has selected Tomas O’Leary to take up the crucial position of scrum half. He will also be relying on Brian O’Driscoll to continue with his great leadership role into the last game.

Irish team

R Kearney (Leinster); T Bowe (Ospreys), B O’Driscoll (Leinster, captain), G D’Arcy (Leinster), L Fitzgerald (Leinster); R O’Gara (Munster), T O’Leary (Munster); M Horan (Munster), J Flannery (Munster), J Hayes (Munster), D O’Callaghan (Munster), P O’Connell (Munster), S Ferris (Ulster), D Wallace (Munster), J Heaslip (Leinster).

Replacements: R Best (Ulster), T Court (Ulster), M O’Driscoll (Munster), D Leamy (Munster), P Stringer (Munster), P Wallace (Ulster), G Murphy (Leicester).

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March 17th, 2009 | Posted in Six Nations | No Comments »