Six Nations 2010: Geordan Murphy in line for Ireland start against England

By Gavin Mairs Published: 12:29PM GMT twenty-two February 2010

Primed: Geordan Murphy could be handed No fifteen jersey for Ireland Photo: ACTION IMAGES

Murphy, who has been limited to only 3 Guinness Premiership appearances for the Tigers since dislocating his shoulder last September, has been enclosed in Irelands 32-man precision squad.

Ireland manager Declan Kidney will name his compare day 22-man patrol on Tuesday, but with Lions full-back Rob Kearney now sidelined for up to five weeks with a knee injury, Murphy is behind in to row for his initial general movement since looming as a surrogate as Ireland finished their Grand Slam delight opposite Wales last March.

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Murphy, capped 63 times for Ireland, did his chances no mistreat with an considerable try-scoring opening in Leicesters 33-11 feat over Gloucester on Saturday and could come true in to the starting XV as Kidneys side see to rebound behind from their complicated better by France in Paris.

Lions twin Tommy Bowe and Keith Earls, as well as Gavin Duffy, additionally suggest options at fifteen but nothing can compare Murphys resources of experience at full-back.

Murphys timely return, however, has been gradual by dual some-more injuries inside of the Ireland camp, with Seán OBrien and Donnacha Ryan the ultimate casualties.

OBrien fractured his reduce leg in the opening stages of Leinsters 27-14 better of the Scarlets at the RDS on Saturday, and will be out for 10 weeks, whilst it was reliable that Ryan dislocated his shoulder in Munsters better of Edinburgh last Friday. Both were on the dais in Paris and opposite Italy.

Either Shane Jennings or Kevin McLaughlin, who proposed opposite Italy in the deficiency of Stephen Ferris, are in line for graduation to the Ireland bench. If Donncha OCallaghan gets the all transparent from a knee damage he would additionally probably have the replacements.

Ulster captain Rory Best, who has done a conspicuous liberation from a neck damage postulated last summer that was creatively thought to have ruled him out of this season, is set to reinstate the dangling Jerry Flannery at hooker, with Connachts Seán Cronin expected to be declared on the bench.

Meanwhile, Wales head manager Warren Gatland looks set to name Sale scrum-half Dwayne Peel in his compare day patrol for the revisit of France to the Millennium Stadium on Friday.

The Sale scrum-half, who has recovered from the groin damage that saw him miss Wales matches opposite England and Scotland, was called in to Gatlands 34-man patrol carrying valid his fitness by personification 80 mins of the Sharks 19-10 Guinness Premiership better by Leeds over the weekend.

Peels accessibility will come as a service as Gareth Cooper has struggled in the starting purpose to illustrate far in the championship and Gatland is blissful to have 72-times capped Peel accessible for selection.

"It was critical for us to see Dwayne come by 80 mins of rugby," Gatland said.

"But, once he valid his fitness, the viewable that a player of his experience and talents would yield a acquire progress to any squad."

Ireland 32-man precision squad: R Best, T Bowe, T Buckley, T Court, S Cronin, L Cullen, G D"Arcy, G Duffy, K Earls, S Ferris, J Hayes, C Henry, C Healy, J Heaslip, M Horan, S Horgan, D Hurley, S Jennings, K McLaughlin, J Murphy, G Murphy, D O"Callaghan, B O"Driscoll, P O"Connell, R O"Gara, T O"Leary, E Reddan, J Sexton, A Trimble, D Tuohy, D Wallace, P Wallace.