Five Munster Players On Ireland Side

Anthony Horgan, Peter Stringer, Marcus Horan, Frank Sheahan and Alan Quinlan have been named on the Ireland XV with Trevor Hogan among the replacements

Anthony Horgan, Peter Stringer, Marcus Horan, Frank Sheahan and Alan Quinlan have been named on the Ireland XV for the game against Japan with Trevor Hogan among the replacements.

Ireland (v Japan at Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan on Sunday June 12th. (15) Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster) (14) Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) (13) Gavin Duffy (NEC Harlequins) (12) Kevin Maggs (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) (11) Anthony Horgan (Cork Constitution/Munster) (10) David Humphreys (Dungannon/Ulster) Capt (9) Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster) (1) Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster) (2) Frankie Sheahan (Cork Constitution/Munster) (3) Simon Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) (4) Leo Cullen (Leicester Tigers) (5) Matt McCullough (Ballymena/Ulster) (6) Alan Quinlan (Shannon/Munster) (7) Johnny O’Connor (Wasps) (8) Roger Wilson (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) Replacements: (16) Bernard Jackman (Clontarf/Leinster) (17) Reggie Corrigan (Greystones/Leinster) (18) Trevor Hogan (Shannon/Munster) (19) Eric Miller (Terenure College/Leinster) (20) Kieran Campbell (Dungannon/Ulster) (21) Jeremy Staunton (Wasps) (22) David Quinlan (Northampton Saints) Ireland U21: (v France in in Mendoza, Argentina , Thursday,kick-off 7.00pm).

(15) Ross McCarron (UCD) (14) Paul Hurley (UCC) (13) Andrew Trimble (Ballymena) (12) Greg Stafford (Lansdowne) (11) Paul McKenzie (Belfast Harlequins) (10) Gareth Steenson (Dungannon) Capt (9) Cillian Willis (UCD) (1) Gary Maxwell (Dungannon) (2) Stuart Philpott (Saracens) (3) John Andress (Belfast Harlequins) (4) Mark Melbourne (Garryowen) (5) Ryan Caldwell (Dungannon) (6) Kevin McLaughlin (UCD) (7) Chris Henry (Malone) (8) Stephen Ferris (Dungannon) Replacements: (16) Joseph Merrigan (Corinthians) (17) Ronan Loughney (Galwegians) (18) Ross Noonan (UCC) (19) Trevor Richardson (Buccaneers) (20) Gerry Hurley (Garryowen) (21) Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College) (22) Daniel Riordan (Corinthians)