Murphy returns to Ireland reckoning
May 23, 2001

Heineken Cup-winning wing Geordan Murphy is back in the Ireland squad after a six-month absence for the friendly in Romania next week.

Murphy's last cap was as a try-scorer in the 78-9 win over Japan at Lansdowne Road last November, after which he was dropped to the A team who faced the Springboks, and stayed there for Ireland's shortened Six Nations Championship campaign.

A team from the squad of 24, missing Ireland's six Lions, will be announced at Greystones Rugby Club next Tuesday ahead of the match in Bucharest on 2 June (kick-off 2pm local, 12pm in Ireland).

It will be Ireland's first international since 17 February, after the postponement of the matches against Wales, England and Scotland.

Ireland squad v Romania, 2 June 2001, Bucharest:

Backs: Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Girvan Dempsey (Terenure College), Denis Hickie (St Mary's College), Tyrone Howe (Dungannon), Jonathan Bell (Dungannon), Mike Mullins (Young Munster), Kevin Maggs (Bath), Paul Burke (Harlequins), David Humphreys (Dungannon), Guy Easterby (Llanelli), Peter Stringer (Shannon)

Forwards: Peter Clohessy (Young Munster), John Hayes (Shannon), Justin Fitzpatrick (Dungannon), Frank Sheahan (Cork Constitution), Shane Byrne (Blackrock College), Mick Galwey (Shannon), Gary Longwell (Ballymena), Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution), Anthony Foley (Shannon), Eric Miller (Terenure College), David Wallace (Garryowen), Andy Ward (Ballynahinch), Kieron Dawson (London Irish)

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