The squad of 25 players from which the Ireland team to play Italy in the opening game of the 2005 RBS Six Nations Championship in Stadio Flaminio, Rome at 2.30pm on Sunday, 6th February is as follows:
Forwards (14): Shane Byrne (Blackrock College/Leinster) Reggie Corrigan (Greystones/Leinster) Simon Easterby (Lianeli) Anthony Foley (Shannon/Munster) John Hayes (Bruff/Munster) Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster) Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster) Eric Miller (Terenure College/Leinster) Donncha O Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster) Paul O Connell (Young Munster/Munster) Johnny O Connor (Wasps) Malcolm O Kelly (St. Mary s College/Leinster) Frankie Sheahan (Cork Constitution/Munster) Alan Quinlan (Shannon/Munster)
Backs (11): Gordon D Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster) Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster) Guy Easterby (Blackrock College/Leinster) Denis Hickie (St. Mary s College/Leinster) Shane Horgan (Lansdowne/Leinster) David Humphreys (Dungannon/Ulster) Kevin Maggs (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) Geordan Murphy(Leicester) Brian O Driscoll (Blackrock College/Leinster) Ronan O Gara(Cork Constitution/Munster) Peter Stringer(Shannon/Munster)