2008 Ireland Summer Squad
The 2008 Ireland squad for the May 27th game against the Barbarians and the summer tour to New Zealand and Australia has been announced. The * indicates players that will participate in the Barbarians match but will not be traveling to the Southern Hemisphere.
Backs:
Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Isaac Boss (Ballymena/Ulster), Ian Dowling (Shannon/Munster), Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster), Gavin Duffy (Galwegians/Connacht), Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster), Shane Horgan (Boyne/Leinster), Robert Kearney (UCD/Leinster), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Brian O’Driscoll (UCD/Leinster), Ronan O’Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster), Eoin Reddan (Wasps), Jonathon Sexton* (St.Mary’s College/Leinster), Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster), Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster).
Forwards:
Neil Best* (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Rory Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Tony Buckley (Shannon/Munster), Tom Court* (Malone/Ulster), Bob Casey* (London Irish), Ryan Caldwell* (Dungannon/Ulster), Stephen Ferris* (Dungannon/Ulster), Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster), John Hayes (Bruff/Munster), Jamie Heaslip (Clontarf/Leinster), Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster), Bernard Jackman (Clontarf/Leinster), Shane Jennings (St.Mary’s College/Leinster), Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster), Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster), Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster), Mick O’Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster), Malcolm O’Kelly (St.Mary’s College/Leinster), Alan Quinlan (Shannon/Munster), Mike Ross* (Harlequins), David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster), Bryan Young (Ballymena/Ulster).