Bruce in Republic of Ireland Squad - Ipswich Town News
Town defender Alex Bruce has been named in Giovanni Trapattoni's final squad for the Republic of Ireland's friendly with Poland at Croke Park on November 19th. The Italian last week named a larger provisional squad before cutting it down to 23 today.
Bruce, who Trapattoni is reported to have recommended to various Italian sides, has previously won one full cap.
Republic of Ireland: Shay Given (Newcastle United), Dean Kiely (West Brom), Joe Murphy (Scunthorpe United), Paul McShane (Hull City), John O'Shea (Manchester United), Richard Dunne (Manchester City), Kevin Kilbane (Wigan Athletic), Alex Bruce (Ipswich Town), Damien Delaney (QPR), Kevin Foley (Wolves), Aiden McGeady (Glasgow Celtic), Keith Andrews (Blackburn Rovers), Darron Gibson (Manchester United), Glenn Whelan (Stoke City), Damien Duff (Newcastle United), Stephen Hunt (Reading), Liam Miller (Sunderland), Andy Keogh (Wolves), Robbie Keane (Liverpool), Kevin Doyle (Reading), Anthony Stokes (Sheffield United), Caleb Folan (Hull City), Shane Long (Reading).
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