Munster's Jeremy Staunton has been chosen in the outside centre berth for the A game against France A in Ravenhill, (Friday, March 7th at 19.30hrs). Previously Staunton has played at full back but is handed the number 13 shirt as Eddie O'Sullivan searces for cover for Brian O'Driscoll

15 - Gordon Darcy (Leinster/Lansdowne) 14 - James Topping (Ulster/Ballymena) 13 - Jeremy Staunton (Munster/Garrryowen) 12 - David Quinlan (Leinster/Blackrock College) 11 - Ted Robinson (Connacht/ Buccaneers) 10 - Paul Burke (Harlequins) 9 - Neil Doak (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins) Captain

1 - Ronan McCormack (Connacht/Buccaneers) 2 - Paul Shields (Ulster/Ballymena) 3 - Simon Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins) 4 - Donnacha O'Callaghan (Munster/Cork Constitution) 5 - Jeremy Davidson (Ulster/Dungannon) 6 - Simon Easterby (Llanelli) 7 - Kieron Dawson (London Irish) 8 - Eric Miller (Leinster/Terenure College)

Replacements: 16 - James Blaney (Munster/Shannon), 17 - Peter Bracken (Connacht/Galwegians), 18 - Mick O'Driscoll (Munster/ Cork Constitution), 19 - Aidan McCullen (Leinster/Lansdowne), 20 - Brian O'Meara (Leinster/ Cork Constitution), 21 - Barry Everitt (Munster/Shannon) 22 - Mossy Lawlor (Munster/Shannon),