| Humphreys to start for Ireland against Wales |
| Ulster's David Humphreys is to start on Sunday wearing the number 10 shirt for Ireland against Wales in their first Six Nations match of 2002. This leaves Munster man Ronan O'Gara on the bench, along with Ulster's Gary Longwell. The match kicks off at 2pm from Landsdowne Road, Dublin this Sunday February 3rd. The Ireland team to start is as follows:~ 15 Girvan Dempsey 14 Geordan Murphy 13 Brian O'Driscoll 12 Kevin Maggs 11 Denis Hickie 10 David Humphreys 9 Peter Stringer 1 Peter Clohessy 2 Frank Sheahan 3 John Hayes 4 Mick Galwey 5 Paul O'Connell 6 Simon Easterby 7 David Wallace 8 Anthony Foley Replacements 16 Shane Byrne 17 AN Other 18 Gary Longwell 19 Keith Gleeson 20 Guy Easterby 21 Ronan O'Gara 22 Rob Henderson |