Six Nations: Irish team to play Wales announced

The Irish team to play Wales in the Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship in Lansdowne Road on Sunday, February 3rd, has been announced.

The Irish team to play Wales in the Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship in

Lansdowne Road on Sunday, February 3rd 14:00, is as follows:

15 - Girvan Dempsey (Leinster)

14 - Geordan Murphy (Leicester)

13 - Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster)

12 - Kevin Maggs (Bath)

11 - Denis Hickie (Leinster)

10 - David Humphreys (Ulster)

9 - Peter Stringer (Munster)

1 - Peter Clohessy (Munster)

2 - Frank Sheahan (Munster)

3 - John Hayes (Munster)

4 - Mick Galwey (Munster) Captain

5 - Paul O'Connell (Munster)

6 - Simon Easterby (Llanelli)

7 - David Wallace (Munster)

8 - Anthony Foley (Munster)

Replacements: 16 - Shane Byrne (Leinster), 17 - AN Other, 18 - Gary Longwell

(Ulster) 19 - Keith Gleeson (Leinster), 20 - Guy Easterby (Llanelli), 21 -

Ronan O'Gara (Munster), 22 - Rob Henderson (Munster).

Not considered: Keith Wood (Harlequins), Malcolm O'Kelly (Leinster), Shane

Horgan (Leinster), Emmet Byrne (Leinster) and Eric Miller (Leinster).

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