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Irish Team to Face Italy

26th August 2003 By Munster Rugby

Irish Team to Face Italy

John Kelly and Rob Henderson have both been named in the Ireland backline for Saturday’s game against Italy at Thomond Park (3pm).

John Kelly and Rob Henderson have both been named in the Ireland backline for Saturday’s game against Italy at Thomond Park (3pm).

John Hayes returns to international action in afcront row that includes Marcus Horan who missed the game v Wales through injury. Yet again Donncha O’Callaghan has been overlooked for a place in the starting XV with Leo Cullen partnering Gary Longwell, O’Callaghan named on the bench.

Irish Team to Face Italy:

15 Girvan Dempsey (Leinster Terenure College) 14 John Kelly (Munster Cork Constitution) 13 Brian O Driscoll (Leinster Blackrock College) Captain 12 Rob Henderson (Munster Garryowen) 11 Denis Hickie (Leinster St. Mary s College) 10 David Humphreys (Ulster Dungannon) 9 Guy Easterby (Rotherham)

1 Marcus Horan (Munster Shannon) 2 Shane Byrne (Leinster Blackrock College) 3 John Hayes (Munster Shannon) 4 Gary Longwell (Ulster Ballymena) 5 Leo Cullen (Leinster Blackrock College) 6 Simon Easterby (Llanelli) 7 Eric Miller (Leinster Terenure College) 8 Victor Costello (Leinster St. Mary s College)

Replacements: 16 Paul Shields (Ulster Ballymena), 17 Justin Fitzpatrick (Castres), 18 Donnacha O Callaghan (Munster Cork Constitution), 19 Kieron Dawson (London Irish), 20 Brian O Meara (Leinster Cork Constitution), 21 Geordan Murphy (Leicester), 22 Jonathan Bell (Ulster Dungannon).

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