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It looks like Ireland will be without Horgan, McFadden and Flannery for the tour. Horgan was a late withdrawal from Ireland 29-23 defeat to a stomach bug that saw him heading to hospital instead. McFadden has a broken jaw which will require surgery and a six to eight week recovery. Flannery
Ireland and Leinster back, Shane Horgan has agreed a new contract that will see him play with Ireland and Leinster until the end of the 2010 season. Horgan has played his entire professional career with his hometown after making his debut against Ulster in 1998, he also made it into the 2005 Brit
Shane Williams skill showed on the day, as Wales powered to a deserved victory over Ireland in what had been billed as match of the tournament- but never managed to reach the boiling point of expectation. Initial Reactions are on the money when they say it was a deserved win by the in form Welsh,
Ulsterman Trimble who is ruled out of Saturday's game is expected to be fit for the main clash against RWC hosts, France. Trimble fractured a finger in the rough and ready performance against Namibia last weekend, but should be ft again for the 21st September. Leinster's Shane Horgan will replace
Trimble is out with a fractured finger and Horgan returns after his knee ligament strain. IRELAND TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v Georgia, Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux, Saturday , September 15, 2007, kick-off 9pm local time): 15 - Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster) 14 - Shane Horgan (Bo
O'Sullivan told RTE Radio 1 "Brian and Shane (Horgan) are in great form. Brian took a full part in training yesterday and I think the medics are happy to clear him for this weekend's game. That's a great boost for everybody," "I'm happy with Shane and the progress with his knee. He's a littl
Shane Horgan will return on the wing against France on Sunday having recovered from a knee injury. O'Sullivan has left two starting places vacant in the 25 man squad, awaiting fitness reports on O'Driscoll and Stringer. If the damage to O'Driscoll's hamstring rules him out for Sunday, Geordan
Pops down the supermarket in a hoodie (O'Driscoll) National fastest schoolboy swimmer (O'Connell) Helps disadvanted children in India (D'Arcy) None of them dress the same (other than on match days), you couldn't find a more different bunch (even in most of the pubs in Ireland!) but throw a
