The axe has fallen as Declan Kidney announced his 30-man squad for the World Cup. We take a look at the lucky ones with a ticket for the plane.
BACKS (14)
FULLBACKS
Rob Kearney (Leinster)
Age:25
Caps:29
WC appearances:0
Height:6' 1"
Weight:15st 0lb
Geordan Murphy (Leicester)
Age:33
Caps:69
WC appearances:2
Height:6' 1"
Weight:87kg (13st 9lb)
THREE-QUARTERS
Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
Age:27
Caps:39
WC appearances:0
Height:6' 3"
Weight:96kg (15st 2lb)
Andrew Trimble (Ulster)
Age:26
Caps:35
WC appearances:2
Height:6' 2"
Weight:98kg (15st 6lb)
Keith Earls (Munster)
Age:23 (24 on Oct 2)
Caps:20
WC appearances:0
Height:5' 11"
Weight:14st 1lb
Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster)
Age:32
Caps:113
WC appearances:13
Height:5' 10"
Weight:95kg (15st)
Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster)
Age:31
Caps:58
WC appearances:5
Height:5' 11"
Weight:93 kg (14st 8lb)
Fergus McFadden (Leinster)
Age:25
Caps:4
WC appearances:0
Height:5' 11"
Weight:92kg (14st 6lb)
Paddy Wallace (Ulster)
Age:31 (32 on August 27th)
Caps:28
WC appearances:1
Height:5' 11"
Weight:81kg (12st 10lb)
OUTHALVES
Jonathan Sexton (Leinster)
Age:26
Caps:18
WC appearances:0
Height:6' 2"
Weight:92kg (14st 6lb)
Ronan O'Gara (Munster)
Age:34
Caps:110
WC appearances:9
Height:6' 0"
Weight:84kg (13st 2lb)
SCRUMHALVES
Eoin Reddan (Leinster)
Age:30
Caps:31
WC appearances:2
Height:5' 9"
Weight:86kg (13st 7lb)
Isaac Boss (Leinster)
Age:31
Caps:14
WC appearances:2
Height:5' 10"
Weight:90kg (14st 2lb)
Conor Murray (Munster)
Age:22
Caps:1
WC appearances:0
Height:6' 0"
Weight:86kg (13st 8lb)
FORWARDS (16)
PROPS
Mike Ross (Leinster)
Age:31
Caps:9
WC appearances:0
Height:6' 2"
Weight:116kg (18st 3lb)
Cian Healy (Leinster)
Age:23 (24 on October 7th)
Caps:20
WC appearances:0
Height:6' 0"
Weight:110kg (17st 4lb)
Tom Court (Ulster)
Age:30
Caps:20
WC appearances:0
Height:6' 3"
Weight:122kg (19st 2lb)
Tony Buckley (Sale Sharks)
Age:30
Caps:23
WC appearances:0
Height:6' 5"
Weight:130kg (20st 6lb)
HOOKERS
Jerry Flannery (Munster)
Age:32
Caps:39
WC appearances:4
Height:5' 11"
Weight:100kg (15st 10lb)
Rory Best (Ulster)
Age:29
Caps:49
WC appearances:3
Height:5' 11"
Weight:106kg (16st 10lb)
Seán Cronin (Leinster)
Age:25
Caps:13
WC appearances:0
Height:5' 11"
Weight:105kg (16st 7lb)
SECONDROWS
Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster)
Age:32
Caps:74
WC appearances:6
Height:6' 6"
Weight:112kg (17st 8lb)
Paul O'Connell (Munster)
Age:31
Caps:77
WC appearances:9
Height:6' 6"
Weight:112kg (17st 8lb)
Leo Cullen (Leinster)
Age:33
Caps:31
WC appearances:0
Height:6' 6"
Weight:111kg (17st 6lb)
BACKROWS
Stephen Ferris (Ulster)
Age:26
Caps:25
WC appearances:0
Height:6' 4"
Weight:109kg (17st 2lb)
Jamie Heaslip (Leinster)
Age:27
Caps:37
WC appearances:0
Height:6' 3"
Weight:109kg (17st 1lb)
Denis Leamy (Munster)
Age:29
Caps:52
WC appearances:4
Height:6' 2"
Weight:108kg (16st 13lb)
Seán O'Brien (Leinster)
Age:24
Caps:11
WC appearances:0
Height:6' 2"
Weight:108kg (16st 13lb)
David Wallace (Munster)
Age:35
Caps:72
WC appearances:4
Height:6' 2"
Weight:105kg (16st 7lb)
Donnacha Ryan (Munster)
Age:27
Caps:9
WC appearances:0
Height:6' 6"
Weight:108kg (16st 13lb)
