2009 Six Nations Championship Squads - Ireland

Ireland

Ireland named their squad for the 2009 Six Nations on 21 January 2009. Included in the 39-man squad are seven uncapped players, as well as inside centre Gordon D'Arcy, who only recently returned from a broken arm picked up in the opening game of the 2008 Six Nations in December.

Head Coach: Declan Kidney

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province
Rory Best Hooker 15 August 1982 27 Ulster
Jerry Flannery Hooker 17 October 1978 26 Munster
Bernard Jackman Hooker 5 May 1976 9 Leinster
Tom Court Prop 6 November 1980 0 Ulster
John Hayes Prop 2 November 1973 89 Munster
Cian Healy Prop 7 October 1987 0 Leinster
Marcus Horan Prop 7 September 1977 61 Munster
Mike Ross Prop 21 December 1979 0 Harlequins
Ryan Caldwell Lock 1 September 1984 0 Ulster
Bob Casey Lock 18 July 1979 5 London Irish
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock 23 March 1979 50 Munster
Paul O'Connell Lock 20 October 1979 57 Munster
Mick O'Driscoll Lock 8 October 1978 15 Munster
Malcolm O'Kelly Lock 19 July 1974 91 Leinster
Donnacha Ryan Lock 11 December 1983 1 Munster
Stephen Ferris Flanker 2 August 1985 8 Ulster
Shane Jennings Flanker 8 July 1981 5 Leinster
Alan Quinlan Flanker 13 July 1974 27 Munster
David Wallace Flanker 8 July 1976 50 Munster
Jamie Heaslip Number 8 3 December 1983 13 Leinster
Denis Leamy Number 8 27 November 1981 34 Munster
Tomás O'Leary Scrum-half 22 October 1983 3 Munster
Eoin Reddan Scrum-half 20 November 1980 14 London Wasps
Peter Stringer Scrum-half 13 December 1977 85 Munster
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half 7 March 1977 87 Munster
Jonathan Sexton Fly-half 11 July 1985 0 Leinster
Darren Cave Centre 5 April 1987 0 Ulster
Gordon D'Arcy Centre 10 February 1980 37 Leinster
Keith Earls Centre 2 October 1987 2 Munster
Brian O'Driscoll (c) Centre 21 January 1979 88 Leinster
Paddy Wallace Centre 27 August 1979 12 Ulster
Tommy Bowe Wing 22 February 1984 18 Ospreys
Ian Dowling Wing 5 October 1982 0 Munster
Luke Fitzgerald Wing 13 September 1987 7 Leinster
Shane Horgan Wing 18 July 1978 64 Leinster
Andrew Trimble Wing 20 October 1984 24 Ulster
Girvan Dempsey Fullback 2 October 1975 82 Leinster
Rob Kearney Fullback 26 March 1986 11 Leinster
Geordan Murphy Fullback 19 April 1978 59 Leicester Tigers

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