Bruce in Irish Squad for World Cup Qualifiers - Ipswich Town News

Town defender Alex Bruce has been named in the Republic of Ireland squad for their World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Montenegro. Bruce has previously won only a single full cap but has become a regular in squads under Giovanni Trapattoni.

The Georgia game on September 6th will be played at a neutral venue yet to be decided due to the current instability in the former Soviet Republic, before the Irish squad travel to Montenegro four days later.

Republic of Ireland: Shay Given (Newcastle United), Dean Kiely (West Brom), Alex Bruce (Ipswich Town), Damien Delaney (QPR), Richard Dunne (Manchester City), Steve Finnan (Liverpool), Stephen Kelly (Birmingham City), Kevin Kilbane (Wigan Athletic), Joey O'Brien (Bolton Wanderers), John O'Shea (Manchester United), Paul McShane (Sunderland), Stephen Hunt (Reading), Aiden McGeady (Glasgow Celtic), Liam Miller (Sunderland), Andy Reid (Sunderland), Steven Reid (Blackburn Rovers), Glenn Whelan (Stoke City) , Kevin Doyle (Reading), Robbie Keane (Liverpool), Andy Keogh (Wolves), Shane Long (Reading), Daryl Murphy (Sunderland).

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