Four uncapped players have been called up to Andy Farrell's World Cup training squad this week. They include Ulster's Tom Stewart, Leinster backs Ciaran Frawley and Jamie Osborne, and Munster winger Calvin Nash.
The likes of Joey Carbery have been left out of the squad, along with Leinster's Jordan Larmour. Munster's Jean Kleyn and Jeremy Loughman have also been left out, despite winning the United Rugby Championship title this weekend.
Farrell has decided to call up 42 players to prepare for warm-up matches against Italy, England, and Samoa in August, ahead of the World Cup in September.
Speaking to the media, Farrell said, "It is exciting to announce our extended training squad for the first phase of Rugby World Cup preparations, and we're looking forward to assembling in Dublin next month to hit the ground running as a group. It’s pleasing to see that selection has been as tough as ever, as real quality players have initially been unfortunate to have missed out.
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"I’m sure that camp will be competitive enough as we grow minds and bodies and look to push on with our game from last season. In the meantime, it’s important that we freshen up for a busy and exciting summer ahead, so we’re ready to get to work on 18 June and build towards the Bank of Ireland Nations Series and to France beyond that."
In addition to the three Bank of Ireland Nations Series matches, the Ireland squad will travel to Portugal for a warm-weather training camp in August, before Farrell’s final 33-player Rugby World Cup squad is announced in late August.
Ireland will open their Rugby World Cup campaign against Romania in Bordeaux on 9th September, followed by further Pool B clashes against Tonga (16th September) in Nantes, and South Africa (23rd September) and Scotland (7th October) at the Stade de France in Paris.
Ireland Training Squad
Forwards (22)
Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University)
Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers)
Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne)
Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere)
Gavin Coombes (Munster/Young Munster)
Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary's College)
Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf)
Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf)
Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy)
Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne)
Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians)
Joe McCarthy (Leinster/Dublin University)
Peter O'Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution)
Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD)
Cian Prendergast (Connacht/Corinthians)
James Ryan (Leinster/UCD)
Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne)
Tom Stewart (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena)
Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD)
Backs (20)
Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians)
Caolin Blade (Connacht/Galwegians)
Ross Byrne (Leinster/UCD)
Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon)
Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution)
Keith Earls (Munster/Young Munster)
Ciaran Frawley (Leinster/UCD)
Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)
Mack Hansen (Connacht/Corinthians)
Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers)
Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD)
James Lowe (Leinster)
Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor)
Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen)
Calvin Nash (Munster/Young Munster)
Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster/Naas)
Jamie Osborne (Leinster/Naas)
Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD)
Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College)
Jacob Stockdale (Ulster/Lurgan)
