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Ireland Team to Play Italy…

Ireland Rugby — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:08:23 +0000

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.

Tomas O’Leary has recovered from a thumb injury to take his place at scrum half, Rory Best is back in the pack along with Mike Ross earning his first Six Nations start at tighthead prop.

Paul O’Connell rejoins the side to make his 71st cap in the second row.

The back row is a new international combination of Leamy and David Wallace of Munster alongside Leinster’s Sean O’Brien making his first start in the championship.

IRELAND Team & Replacements (v Italy, 2011 RBS 6 Nations Championship, Stadio Flaminio, Saturday, February 5, kick-off 3.30pm local time/2.30pm Irish time):

15 – Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster)
14 – Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
13 – Brian O’Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt)
12 – Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11 – Keith Earls (Thomond/Munster)
10 – Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
9 – Tomas O’Leary (Dolphin/Munster)
1 – Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
2 – Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
3 – Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
4 – Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
5 – Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster)
6 – Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster)
7 – David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster)
8 – Sean O’Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)

Replacements:

16 – Sean Cronin (Buccaneers/Connacht)
17 – Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)
18 – Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster)
19 – Shane Jennings (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
20 – Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
21 – Ronan O’Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
22 – Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)

Leamy out for rest of season…

Ireland Rugby — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:29:20 +0000

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 Perpignan and was operated on in Dublin on Tuesday.

He will miss Ireland’s Six Nations defence which begins in February and Munster’s bid for a third European title.

O’Connell, Leamy, Wallace and Hayes march on…..

Ireland Rugby — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:22:59 +0000

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)

In/Out, In/Out – Out for ‘Le Crunch’

Ireland Rugby — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:39:56 +0000

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 back in after a fine autumn performance. Eoin Reddan of Wasps plugs the gap on the bench.

“Brian was close to being fit but felt a tightening of the hamstring,” said the Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan. “Emotionally, it was a difficult decision to make but an easy one from a practical point of view.”

“Isaac Boss will bring a different sniping game to Stringer – but after his performances in the autumn, I have no worries about him,” he said.
Denis Leamy is still able to play, despite having an abscess incised and drained on Monday.