It has been announced by the IRFU that five players who were part of Ireland's training camp in Portugal are now set to rejoin their respective provinces as they continue their pre-season training programs. These players are Caolin Blade, Gavin Coombes, Calvin Nash, Jamie Osborne, and Kieran Treadwell.
One player who joined the squad this week is Munster prop Jeremy Loughman. The inclusion of this Munster player brings the total number of players in the Ireland training squad to 38.
Andy Farrell will announce his final 33-man Ireland squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup 2023 on Monday, August 28.
ℹ️ The Ireland Management Team has confirmed that five players will now return to their Provinces to continue their pre-season training programmes.#TeamOfUs
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) August 16, 2023
Ireland's team to face England this coming Saturday will also be announced later this afternoon.
The game kicks off at 5:30pm on Saturday at the Aviva Stadium.
Anyone looking to purchase a ticket can still do so here.
Ireland's training squad
Forwards: Rob Herring (Ulster), Ronan Kelleher (Leinster), Dan Sheehan (Leinster), Tom Stewart (Ulster), Finlay Bealham (Connacht), Tadhg Furlong (Leinster), Cian Healy (Leinster), Dave Kilcoyne (Munster), Jeremy Loughman (Munster), Tom O’Toole (Ulster), Andrew Porter (Leinster), Ryan Baird (Leinster), Tadhg Beirne (Munster), Iain Henderson (Ulster), Joe McCarthy (Leinster), James Ryan (Leinster), Jack Conan (Leinster), Caelan Doris (Leinster), Peter O’Mahony (Munster), Cian Prendergast (Connacht), Josh van der Flier (Leinster).
Backs: Craig Casey (Munster), Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster), Conor Murray (Munster), Ross Byrne (Leinster), Jack Crowley (Munster), Ciaran Frawley (Leinster), Jonathan Sexton (Leinster), Bundee Aki (Connacht), Robbie Henshaw (Leinster), Stuart McCloskey (Ulster), Garry Ringrose (Leinster), Keith Earls (Munster), Mack Hansen (Connacht), Hugo Keenan (Leinster), James Lowe (Leinster), Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster), Jacob Stockdale (Ulster).
