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It's a bit of a shake up for an injury hit Ireland squad going into this years Six Nations.. The team features one new cap and nine changes to the team that beat Argentina in November. Fergus McFadden makes his first senior cap joining Keith Earls and Luke Fitzgerald in a new look back three.
DUBLIN, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Ireland and Munster back row forward Denis Leamy has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, the southern Irish province said in a statement on Wednesday. Leamy was injured in the last play of Sunday's bonus point 37-14 Heineken Cup victory at Perp
The following players have signed on to continue playing their club rugby for Munster: Paul O'Connell (until end of 2011/12 season) Denis Leamy (until end of 2011/12 season) John Hayes (until end of 2009/10 season) David Wallace (until end of 2009/10 season)
O'Driscoll and Stringer are out, in a huge blow to the Ireland team. O'Driscoll has failed to recover from a Hamstring, and Geordan Murphy will fill his spot, promoting Andrew Trimble back into the squad. Stringer's fractured hand makes him a no-no as well, with Ulster half-back Isacc Boss bac
