Ireland A v England Saxons: Danny Cipriani is one of six capped players named in the England Saxons side to face Ireland A at Donnybrook on Friday night. The Wasps outhalf was sent down to the Saxons by Martin Johnson earlier this week in the hope of rediscovering some of his form, away from the pressures of the Six Nations.
Ireland announced a side containing nine uncapped players yesterday with London Irish secondrow Bob Casey captaining the side.
Casey will come up against at least two of his Exiles teammates in the match with David Paice and wing Topsy Ojo both named in the starting line-up and scrumhalf Paul Hodgson on standby should Harry Ellis be called up to the senior England team.
Cipriani is charged with unleashing an exciting back division which will feature senior internationals Topsy Ojo on the wing and Nick Abendanon at full-back on Friday night.
The powerful Bath winger Matt Banahan completes the back three, while Harlequins’ England Under-20s star Jordan Turner-Hall will make his first Saxons appearance alongside Dominic Waldouck in midfield.
Up front, the visitors feature an all-Harlequins back row in the shape of Will Skinner, Tom Guest and Chris Robshaw.
Ireland 'A': G Duffy (Galwegians - Connacht); A Trimble (Ballymena - Ulster), D Cave (Belfast Harlequins - Ulster), K Matthews (Buccaneers - Connacht), M McCrea (Malone - Ulster); J Sexton (St. Mary's College - Leinster), E Reddan (Wasps); C Healy (Clontarf - Leinster), S Cronin (Buccaneers - Connacht), M Ross (Harlequins), B Casey (London Irish), R Caldwell (Dungannon - Ulster), N Best (Northampton), S Jennings (St. Mary's College - Leinster), J Muldoon (Galwegians - Connacht).
Replacements: J Fogarty (Clontarf - Leinster), J Andress (Exeter), D Ryan (Shannon - Munster), S O'Brien (Clontarf - Leinster), I Boss (Ballymena - Ulster), I Humphreys (Ballymena - Ulster), B Murphy (UL Bohemians - Munster).
England: N Abendanon (Bath); T Ojo (London Irish), D Waldouck (Wasps), J Turner-Hall (Harlequins), M Banahan (Bath); D Cipriani (Wasps), H Ellis (Leicester) / P Hodgson (London Irish); M Mullan (Worcester), D Paice (London Irish), D Wilson (Newcastle), J Crane (Leicester), G Skivington (Wasps, captain), C Robshaw (Harlequins), W Skinner (Harlequins), T Guest (Harlequins).
Replacements: R Webber (Wasps), D Cole (Leicester), S Hooper (Bath), P Dowson (Newcastle), P Hodgson (London Irish) / J Simpson (Wasps), S Myler (Northampton), D Strettle (Harlequins).
