| Four Connacht players to start for Ireland A | |||||
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 Gavin Duffy is selected at full-back with Keith Matthews at inside centre. Up front hooker Sean Cronin and No.8 John Muldoon will start in a side which includes former Connacht player Eoin Reddan at scrum-half. Ireland A Team v England Saxons 15 - Gavin Duffy (Galwegians - Connacht) 14 - Andrew Trimble (Ballymena - Ulster) 13 - Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins - Ulster)* 12 - Keith Matthews (Buccaneers - Connacht)* 11 - Mark McCrea (Malone -Ulster)* 10 - Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College - Leinster)* 9 - Eoin Reddan (Wasps) 1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf - Leinster)* 2 - Sean Cronin (Buccaneers -Connacht)* 3 - Mike Ross (Harlequins)* 4 - Bob Casey (London Irish) Captain 5 - Ryan Caldwell (Dungannon - Ulster)* 6 - Neil Best (Northampton) 7 - Shane Jennings (St. Mary's College - Leinster) 8 - John Muldoon (Galwegians - Connacht)* Replacements: 16 - John Fogarty (Leinster)* 17 - John Andress (Exeter)* 18 - Donnacha Ryan (Shannon - Munster) 19 - Sean O’Brien (Clontarf - Leinster)* 20 - Isaac Boss (Ballymena - Ulster) 21 - Ian Humphreys (Ballymena - Ulster)* 22 - Barry Murphy (U.L. Bohemians -Munster) |
