• Front Row
• Lock
• Back Row
• Half Back
• Centre
• Wing
• Full Back
• Universal Back

FRONT ROW

Sean Cronin				Rory Best
DOB:		6th May 1986		DOB:		15th August 1982
Birthplace:		Limerick		Birthplace:		Craigavon
Height:		1.80 m (5' 11")		Height:		1.80 m (5' 11")
Weight:		105 kg (16st 7lb)		Weight:		106 kg (16st 10lb)
Position:		Hooker		Position:		Hooker
Honours:		Ireland (12 caps)		Honours:		Ireland (47 caps)

		Jerry Flannery
		DOB:		17th October 1978
		Birthplace:		Galway
		Height:		1.80 m (5' 11")
		Weight:		100 kg (15st 10lb)
		Position:		Hooker
		Honours:		Ireland (36 caps)

Tony Buckley				Tom Court
DOB:		8th October 1980		DOB:		6th November 1980
Birthplace:		Cork		Birthplace:		Brisbane, Australia
Height:		1.96 m (6' 5")		Height:		1.91 m (6' 3")
Weight:		130 kg (20st 6lb)		Weight:		122 kg (19st 2lb)
Position:		Prop		Position:		Prop
Honours:		Ireland (21 caps)		Honours:		Ireland (18 caps)

Mike Ross				Cian Healy
DOB:		21st December 1979		DOB:		7th October 1987
Birthplace:		Cork		Birthplace:		Dublin
Height:		1.88 m (6' 2")		Height:		1.83 m (6' 0")
Weight:		116 kg (18st 3lb)		Weight:		110 kg (17st 4lb)
Position:		Prop		Position:		Prop
Honours:		Ireland (7 caps)		Honours:		Ireland (18 caps)

LOCK

Donncha O'Callaghan				Paul O'Connell
DOB:		24th March 1979		DOB:		20th October 1979
Birthplace:		Cork		Birthplace:		Limerick
Height:		1.98 m (6' 6")		Height:		1.98 m (6' 6")
Weight:		112 kg (17st 8lb)		Weight:		112 kg (17st 8lb)
Position:		Lock		Position:		Lock
Honours:		Ireland (72 caps)		Honours:		Ireland (75 caps)

Leo Cullen				Donnacha Ryan
DOB:		9th January 1978		DOB:		11th December 1983
Birthplace:		Wicklow		Birthplace:		Tipperary
Height:		1.98 m (6' 6")		Height:		1.98 m (6' 6")
Weight:		111 kg (17st 6lb)		Weight:		108 kg (16st 13lb)
Position:		Lock		Position:		Lock
Honours:		Ireland (31 caps)		Honours:		Ireland (7 caps)

BACK ROW

Stephen Ferris				Shane Jennings
DOB:		2nd August 1985		DOB:		8th July 1981
Birthplace:		Portadown		Birthplace:		Dublin
Height:		1.93 m (6' 4")		Height:		1.83 m (6' 0")
Weight:		109 kg (17st 2lb)		Weight:		104 kg (16st 4lb)
Position:		Back Row		Position:		Flanker
Honours:		Ireland (24 caps)		Honours:		Ireland (9 caps)

Denis Leamy				Sean O'Brien
DOB:		27th November 1981		DOB:		14th February 1987
Birthplace:		Tipperary		Birthplace:		Carlow
Height:		1.88 m (6' 2")		Height:		1.88 m (6' 2")
Weight:		108 kg (16st 13lb)		Weight:		108 kg (16st 13lb)
Position:		Back Row		Position:		Back Row
Honours:		Ireland (50 caps)		Honours:		Ireland (9 caps)

		Jamie Heaslip
		DOB:		15th December 1983
		Birthplace:		Tiberias, Israel
		Height:		1.91 m (6' 3")
		Weight:		109 kg (17st 1lb)
		Position:		No. 8
		Honours:		Ireland (38 caps)

HALF BACK

Isaac Boss				Conor Murray
DOB:		9th April 1980		DOB:		20th April 1989
Birthplace:		Tokoroa, N Zealand		Birthplace:		Limerick
Height:		1.78 m (5' 10")		Height:		1.83 m (6' 0")
Weight:		90 kg (14st 2lb)		Weight:		86 kg (13st 8lb)
Position:		Half Back clibirthe		Position:		Half Back clibirthe
Honours:		Ireland (13 caps)		Honours:

		Eoin Reddan
		DOB:		20th November 1980
		Birthplace:		Limerick
		Height:		1.75 m (5' 9")
		Weight:		86 kg (13st 7lb)
		Position:		Half Back clibirthe
		Honours:		Ireland (29 caps)

Jonathon Sexton				Paddy Wallace
DOB:		11th July 1985		DOB:		27th August 1979
Birthplace:		Dublin		Birthplace:		Belfast
Height:		1.88 m (6' 2")		Height:		1.80 m (5' 11")
Weight:		92 kg (14st 6lb)		Weight:		81 kg (12st 10lb)
Position:		Fly Half		Position:		Fly Half
Honours:		Ireland (16 caps)		Honours:		Ireland (26 caps)

		Ronan O'Gara
		DOB:		7th March 1977
		Birthplace:		San Diego, USA
		Height:		1.83 m (6' 0")
		Weight:		84 kg (13st 2lb)
		Position:		Fly Half
		Honours:		Ireland (108 caps)

CENTRE

Gordon D'arcy				Fergus McFadden
DOB:		10th February 1980		DOB:		17th June 1986
Birthplace:		Wexford		Birthplace:		Kildare
Height:		1.80 m (5' 11")		Height:		1.80 m (5' 11")
Weight:		93 kg (14st 8lb)		Weight:		92 kg (14st 6lb)
Position:		Centre		Position:		Centre
Honours:		Ireland (57 caps)		Honours:		Ireland (2 caps)

		Brian O'Driscoll
		DOB:		21st January 1979
		Birthplace:		Dublin
		Height:		1.78 m (5' 10")
		Weight:		95 kg (15st 0lb)
		Position:		Centre
		Honours:		Ireland (112 caps)

WING

		Andrew Trimble
		DOB:		20th October 1984
		Birthplace:		Belfast
		Height:		1.88 m (6' 2")
		Weight:		98 kg (15st 6lb)
		Position:		Centre / Wing
		Honours:		Ireland (32 caps)

FULL BACK

Geordan Murphy				Rob Kearney
DOB:		19th April 1978		DOB:		26th March 1986
Birthplace:		Dublin		Birthplace:		Dublin
Height:		1.85 m (6' 1")		Height:		1.85 m (6' 1")
Weight:		87 kg (13st 9lb)		Weight:		95 kg (15st 0lb)
Position:		Full Back		Position:		Wing / Full Back
Honours:		Ireland (69 caps)		Honours:		Ireland (29 caps)

UNIVERSAL BACK

Tommy Bowe				Keith Earls
DOB:		22nd February 1984		DOB:		2nd October 1987
Birthplace:		Craigavon		Birthplace:		Limerick
Height:		1.91 m (6' 3")		Height:		1.80 m (5' 11")
Weight:		96 kg (15st 2lb)		Weight:		90 kg (14st 1lb)
Position:		Universal Back		Position:		Universal Back
Honours:		Ireland (39 caps)		Honours:		Ireland (18 caps)