David Wallace has been left out of Declan Kidney's squad for the warm up game against France tomorrow, Wallace has a hamstring injury but is expected to be fit for the England game on 27th August. Shane Jennings will be his replacement.
O'Driscoll will return after missing the last two defeats ag
Irish stars Cian Healy and Jamie Heaslip have tackled fans on twitter over their negative tweets telling Ireland's record try-scorer, Brian O'Driscoll that he should "Go gracefully".
One tweeter said:
"we still have good memories of how good you were many years ago" and that he should "go gracef
Kidney is keeping the faith with the side that underperformed against Italy last weekend. They will be expected to eliminate the error count that practically crippled them in Rome when they face Grand Slam champions France.
This also needs to be a building blocks performance ready for the upcomin
Brian O'Driscoll, Jonathan Sexton and Jamie Heaslip have all signed contracts that keep them on home soil for at least another 2 years (O'Driscoll and Sexton to 2013, and Heaslip to 2014).
It is thought that Heaslip has signed an improved deal in the region of €400,000-€500,000 per year with
Having won the RBS Six Nations Player of the Championship 2010, Tommy Bowe has now been awarded Bord Gáis Energy IRUPA Players' Player of the Year award. Bowe also won this award in 2008!
Andrew Trimble picked up try of the year for his try against Bath in the Heineken Cup, Leinster's John Fogar