Ireland name squad to face Argentina

Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan today named his 22 man squad to face Argentina at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan today named his 22 man squad to face Argentina at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

Victor Costello, Keith Gleeson, Gary Longwell and Girvan Dempsey all return after being rested for yesterday's 64-17 trouncing of Fiji.

Kieron Dawson, Mick O'Driscoll, Eric Miller and Gordon D'Arcy drop out of the squad.

Geordan Murphy and Justin Bishop, try scorers in the win over Fiji, retain their places as Denis Hickie and John Kelly are sidelined through injury.

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Forwards:Reggie Corrigan (Lansdowne/Leinster), John Hayes (Shannon/Munster), Marcus Horan (Shannon/Munster), Shane Byrne (BlackrockCollege/Leinster), Frank Sheahan (Cork Constitution/Munster), Malcolm O'Kelly (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Gary Longwell (Ballymena/Ulster), LeoCullen (Blackrock College/Leinster), Keith Gleeson (St. Mary'sCollege/Leinster), Alan Quinlan (Shannon/Munster), Victor Costello (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Anthonyt Foley (Shannon/Munster).

Backs:Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster), David Humphreys (Dungannon/Ulster), Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster), Guy Easterby (Llanelli), Kevin Maggs (Bath), Brian O'Driscoll (Blackrock College/Leinster), Justin Bishop (London Irish), Shane Horgan (Lansdowne/Leinster), Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College/Leinster), Geordan Murphy (Leicester).

(Details to follow...)