The Full Ireland & England Legend Squads For This Friday’s Axel Memorial Game

This is going to be an absolute cracker.

The Ireland Legends will face the England Legends at the RDS Arena on St Patrick’s Day, with the game taking place this year in memory of the late Anthony Foley. This year will mark the ninth time the two Legends teams have met with 2017 promising to be the highest-profile clash ever with over 2,300 Test caps on display.

The Irish team will feature the likes of Gordon D’Arcy, Ronan O’Gara, Alan Quinlan, Jerry Flannery and David Wallace, while the England Legends side, boasts four World Cup medals with the likes of Mike Tindall, Mark Cueto, Ian Balshaw and Jason Leonard all set to feature.

Paul O’Connell, Stephen Ferris and Lawrence Dallaglio will act as waterboys on the day. It’s not just rugby legends that will take the field as it has been confirmed that all conversions will be taken by celebrities, from all walks of life.

Tickets for the legends game are priced from €10 and are available on Ticketmaster.ie. See Leinster Rugby for more.

Ireland Legends squad

Simon Best
Justin Bishop
Isaac Boss
Tony ‘Mushy’ Buckley
Shane Byrne
Reggie Corrigan
Jan Cunningham
Gordon D’Arcy
Kieron Dawson
James Downey
Gavin Duffy
Stephen Ferris (Waterboy)
Maurice Field
Jerry Flannery
Mick Galwey
Marcus Horan
Anthony Horgan
Shane Jennings
Paddy Johns
John Kelly
Simon Mason
Geordan Murphy
Paul O’Connell (Waterboy)
Mick O’Driscoll
Ronan O’Gara
Alan Quinlan
Eoin Reddan
Michael Swift
Liam Toland
David Wallace
Paddy Wallace

England Legends squad

Gareth Archer
Iain Balshaw
Greg Botterman
Spencer Brown
Kris Chesney
Mark Cueto
Lawrence Dallaglio (Waterboy)
Mike Friday
Jason Leonard
Tom May
Ollie Phillips
Paul Sampson
Dan Scarborough
Mike Tindall
Paul Volley
Hugh Vyvyan
Kevin Yates

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