JOEY CARBERY HAS been recalled to the Ireland squad with captain Johnny Sexton remaining a doubt for this weekend’s Six Nations clash with Italy in Rome.
37-year-old Sexton continues to rehab after suffering a groin injury against France, so Munster man Carbery has been called up to offer another option at out-half along with Ross Byrne and Jack Crowley.
Byrne is expected to start in the number 10 shirt if Sexton is ruled out, with Crowley possibly making his first appearance of the campaign off the bench, but Carbery will be pleased to return to the mix having been left out of the original Six Nations squad.
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has also added Leinster back row Scott Penny and Ulster lock Kieran Treadwell to his squad.
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Meanwhile, hooker Dan Sheehan has been passed fit for the Italy game after recovering from a hamstring injury, while loosehead prop Cian Healy has also completed his recovery from the same issue.
However, veteran wing Keith Earls has been ruled out of contention for this weekend due to a calf injury, while hooker Rob Herring continues to go through the return-to-play protocols after suffering a head injury in a high tackle from France prop Uini Atonio two weekends ago.
Leinster second row Joe McCarthy won’t be involved for the remainder of the Six Nations due to an ankle issue.
Jamison Gibson Park [hamstring], Robbie Henshaw [wrist], and Tadhg Furlong [calf] all continue to rehab their respective injuries.
Caolin Blade, Gavin Coombes, Jordan Larmour, Jimmy O’Brien, Jamie Osborne, Cian Prendergast, Roman Salanoa, and Jacob Stockdale all rejoin the Ireland squad after featuring for their provinces in the URC over the weekend.
Ireland’s 37-man squad:
Backs:
Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 43 caps
Caolin Blade (Connacht/Galwegians) 1 cap
Ross Byrne (Leinster/UCD) 16 caps
Joey Carbery (Munster/Clontarf) 37 caps
Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 9 caps
Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution) 2 caps
Mack Hansen (Connacht/Corinthians) 10 caps
Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 27 caps
Jordan Larmour (Leinster/St Marys College) 30 caps
James Lowe (Leinster) 17 caps
Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor) 11 caps
Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 102 caps
Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster/Naas) 3 caps
Jamie Osborne (Leinster/Naas)*
Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 49 caps
Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 111 caps (captain
Jacob Stockdale (Ulster/Lurgan) 35 caps
Forwards:
Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University) 8 caps
Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 29 caps
Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 35 caps
Gavin Coombes (Munster/Young Munster) 2 caps
Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 25 caps
Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 121 caps
Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy) 70 caps
Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 33 caps
Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne) 19 caps
Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians) 50 caps
Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 91 caps
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Carbery recalled to Ireland squad with Sexton a doubt for Italy game
JOEY CARBERY HAS been recalled to the Ireland squad with captain Johnny Sexton remaining a doubt for this weekend’s Six Nations clash with Italy in Rome.
37-year-old Sexton continues to rehab after suffering a groin injury against France, so Munster man Carbery has been called up to offer another option at out-half along with Ross Byrne and Jack Crowley.
Byrne is expected to start in the number 10 shirt if Sexton is ruled out, with Crowley possibly making his first appearance of the campaign off the bench, but Carbery will be pleased to return to the mix having been left out of the original Six Nations squad.
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has also added Leinster back row Scott Penny and Ulster lock Kieran Treadwell to his squad.
Meanwhile, hooker Dan Sheehan has been passed fit for the Italy game after recovering from a hamstring injury, while loosehead prop Cian Healy has also completed his recovery from the same issue.
However, veteran wing Keith Earls has been ruled out of contention for this weekend due to a calf injury, while hooker Rob Herring continues to go through the return-to-play protocols after suffering a head injury in a high tackle from France prop Uini Atonio two weekends ago.
Leinster second row Joe McCarthy won’t be involved for the remainder of the Six Nations due to an ankle issue.
Jamison Gibson Park [hamstring], Robbie Henshaw [wrist], and Tadhg Furlong [calf] all continue to rehab their respective injuries.
Caolin Blade, Gavin Coombes, Jordan Larmour, Jimmy O’Brien, Jamie Osborne, Cian Prendergast, Roman Salanoa, and Jacob Stockdale all rejoin the Ireland squad after featuring for their provinces in the URC over the weekend.
Ireland’s 37-man squad:
Backs:
Forwards:
* denotes uncapped player
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