The Legends Already Confirmed For The Axel Memorial Game Are Ridiculous
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This game is shaping up to be better than the main event.
An Irish Legends XV will face England in memory of Anthony Foley on the eve of Ireland’s Six Nations clash with England. The special exhibition game will take place on Paddy’s Day at the RDS on the eve of Ireland and England’s potential mammoth Six Nations decider at the Aviva.
This is the eight time the annual curtain raiser goes ahead with 2017 set to be the biggest in recent memory.
Here are the players confirmed so far.
Ireland
Ronan O’Gara
Paul O’Connell
Gordon D’Arcy
Jerry Flannery
Gavin Duffy
Alan Quinlan
Shane Byrne
Reggie Corrigan
Isaac Boss
James Downey
Malcolm O’Kelly
Mick Galwey
Mick O’Driscoll
David Wallace
Paddy Wallace
Kieran Dawson
Eoin Reddan
David Corkery
Justin Bishop
Geordan Murphy
Shane Jennings
Anthony Horgan
Kitman: Rala
England
Lawrence Dallaglio
Mark Cueto
Mike Tindall
Jason Leonard
Iain Balshaw
Lewis Moody
Iain Balshaw
We simply cannot wait for this! For anyone looking for tickets, you can get them here
