wolfhounds id guess?

If Conor George is to be believed (when he's not acting as Radge's PR) some nobody called O'Driscoll could be starting outside McSharry next week. That's me sold.

Heaslip as captain :whistle:

Kidney saying he showed great leadership in the Autumn. Really showed a leadership role against South Africa didn't he! :whistle:

Kidney is slowly pushing himself towards the inevitable exit door.

Good riddance.

Delighted for Robbie and Dave and hoping it is the start of something special for the lads, They both deserve the chance. :woohoo:

Flip side is that there is now another 2 of our limited supply of quality players that could get caught up in the IRFU’s ‘wonderful’ central management system. :whistle:

Remember what happened after the Summer tour. Connacht players who were not given a single minute of game time, could not return to Provincial duty for 6 weeks. :sick:

Breaking news,

Rog gets 1 week ban for that kick!

connolly wrote: Deccie also gave special mentions to Kieran Marmion, Tiernan O'Halloran, Eoin Griffin.

Ah, the Deccie Special. Mention every player qualified to play in a position and say how it was a tough call. Marmion is the only one of the three entitled to feel unlucky this time IMO.

Jamie Heaslip handed captaincy role for RBS Six Nations as Declan Kidney names six newcomers to 39-man Ireland squad
Updated: Thursday, 17 Jan 2013 10:32
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O'Driscoll looks set to be named in an Ireland 'A' side for the first time in his career

An enlarged 39 man squad containing six uncapped players has been named by the Ireland management as part of the preparations for the upcoming O2 Ireland Wolfhounds game and the opening game of the RBS 6 Nations Championship against Wales.

The six newcomers are Robbie Henshaw, Paddy Jackson, Ian Madigan, Paul Marshall, Dave McSharry and Lewis Stevenson.

The senior Ireland national coaching team will be taking charge of that Wolfhounds side which will play the England Saxons in the Galway Sportsground on Friday, 25 January.


Ireland Squad
M Bent, R Best, I Boss, D Cave, T Court, S Cronin, D'Arcy, K Earls, L Fitzgerald, D Fitzpatrick, C Gilroy, C Healy, J Heaslip (capt), I Henderson, R Henshaw, P Jackson, R Kearney, D Kilcoyne, I Madigan, P Marshall, C Murray, M McCarthy, F McFadden, D McSharry, S O’Brien, D O'Callaghan, B O'Driscoll, R O'Gara, P O'Mahony, E Reddan, M Ross, D Ryan, J Sexton, L Stevenson, R Strauss, D Toner, A Trimble, S Zebo

It was also announced that Munster assistant coach Anthony Foley and Leinster Rugby's Greg Feek will be part of that coaching team for the Wolfhounds game and will continue to work with the Ireland squad throughout the RBS 6 Nations Championship.

The move to involve the senior coaches with the Wolfhounds team is designed to aid preparations for Ireland's opening game against Wales in Cardiff by giving the Ireland coaching staff the opportunity to work with the players and also give those same players a chance to impress the coaches.
The squad will see several further additions to it, primarily in the backrow, following this weekend’s round of European games.

Both squads will train together in the Ireland training base in Carton House, with a Wolfhounds squad selected later next week. After the Wolfhounds game, a shortened training squad will be selected for the Wales game.

In addition to the squad being announced, it was also confirmed that Jamie Heaslip would continue in the captaincy for the RBS 6 Nations Championship after leading the side during the Guinness Series in November.

Deccie also gave special mentions to Kieran Marmion, Tiernan O'Halloran, Eoin Griffin.