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An extended 45 man squad has been named for the Ireland training camp, by Declan Kidney. The squad includes the players who toured New Zealand and Australia and 11 players from the Churchill Cup Squad. Gordon D'Arcy, Andrew Trimble and Leo Cullen all make welcome returns to the squad after missin
Ulster back rower Stephen Ferris has also been called into the squad as a precaution for Alan Quinlan, as he continues to recover from his dead leg that he picked up. Ferris has been pulled out of the Ireland 'A' squad for the Churchill Cup tournament and will meet up with the rest of the senior
Luke Fitzgerald has been ruled out of the game on Saturday against New Zealand, he has been carrying and ankle injury and not reached the required level of fitness. Paddy Wallace moves off the bench and into centre, while Geordan Murphy gets his space on the bench. "While obviously disappointed
NEW ZEALAND TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v Ireland, Saturday, June 7, Westpac Stadium, Wellington, kick-off 7.35pm local time/8.35am Irish time (live Sky Sports 1)): 15 - Mils Muliaina (Waikato) 14 - Anthony Tuitavake (North Harbour) 13 - Conrad Smith (Wellington) 12 - Ma'a Nonu (Wellington) 11 -
Ireland have naturally assumed the role of underdogs for Saturday's Test against New Zealand, but that doesn't meann they think they can't win! Ireland have never beeten the All-Blacks in their previous 20 encounters with their best peformance a 10-10 draw at Landsdowne in Jauary 1973 Alan Qui
An experienced Ireland side will face the All Blacks this weekend. O'Driscoll returns to centre alongside Luke Fitzgerald so we can see the much awaited new centre pairing we expected to see against the Barbarians. With Munster now back available after the Barbarians game, seven of the pack are M
The Irish team have arrived and will await the arrival of Brian O'Driscoll (travelling late after the death of a close friend), Geordan Murphy and Eion Reddan (travelling late due the English Premiership Final) - Bradley has said their late arrival will not affect his match plans: "They will be at
The New Coach and Team Manager will travel to New Zealand and Australia to see Ireland play during the summer tour. Both will travel in a purely observational role, to gain first hand knowledge of the implementation of the new Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) They also plan to meet with seve
Graham Henry has announced six uncapped players in the New Zealand squad for their Tests against Ireland, England and the Tri-Nations series. NEW ZEALAND Squad (Test matches v Ireland and England; Tri Nations Series): John Afoa (Auckland), Anthony Boric (North Harbour), Dan Carter (Canterbur
Brian O'Driscoll missed Irelands 39-14 victory over the Barbarians on Tuesday after the death of a close friend, casting doubt on his involvement in the tour. O'Driscoll will travel in the next 48 hours to catch up wit the rest of the squad in Wellington.
