IRELAND HEAD COACH Andy Farrell has included uncapped Ulster fullback Mike Lowry and Connacht wing Mack Hansen in his squad for the upcoming Six Nations.
Connacht back row Cian Prendergast will also link up with Farrell’s group as a development player.
Farrell has named a 37-man squad that includes Munster out-half Joey Carbery, who is currently sidelined due to a fractured elbow, and Connacht playmaker Jack Carty, who returns following his excellent form in the western province’s number 10 shirt.
Ulster lock Kieran Treadwell has earned a recall, having won his three Ireland caps back in 2017.
Leinster’s Tadhg Furlong, James Ryan, and Jordan Larmour – all of whom picked up injuries last weekend – are also named in Farrell’s squad. Ulster lock Iain Henderson, who has been sidelined through injury recently, is also in.
Leinster wing James Lowe misses out due to what the IRFU says is a “muscle injury,” which will keep him out of action for a number of weeks.
Connacht lock Ultan Dillane – who is set for a move to La Rochelle at the end of the season – has been omitted as Treadwell returns.
Leinster centre Ciarán Frawley has also dropped out of the squad after being involved in November, albeit without winning his first cap. Leinster out-half Harry Byrne is left out too as Carty makes his return.
Ulster’s Stuart McCloskey is absent, having been sidelined by a hamstring injury in recent weeks. Munster’s Simon Zebo drops out after being included for the autumn but not featuring on the pitch.
Ireland open their campaign against Wales in Dublin on Saturday 5 February before taking on France in Paris the following weekend.
They face Italy at the Aviva Stadium on 27 February, then take on England on London on 12 March and conclude their campaign by hosting Scotland on 19 March.
Ireland squad for 2022 Six Nations:
Loosehead props: Andrew Porter, Cian Healy, Dave Kilcoyne
Hookers: Rónan Kelleher, Dan Sheehan, Rob Herring
Tighthead props: Tadhg Furlong, Finlay Bealham, Tom O’Toole
Second rows: Tadhg Beirne, Iain Henderson, James Ryan, Kieran Treadwell, Ryan Baird
Back rows: Jack Conan, Caelan Doris, Josh van der Flier, Peter O’Mahony, Nick Timoney, Gavin Coombes
Scrum-halves: Jamison Gibson-Park, Conor Murray, Craig Casey
Out-halves: Johnny Sexton (captain), Joey Carbery, Jack Carty
Centres: Bundee Aki, Robbie Henshaw, Garry Ringrose, James Hume
Back threes: Hugo Keenan, Andrew Conway, Keith Earls, Robert Baloucoune, Jordan Larmour, Mack Hansen, Mike Lowry
Development player: Cian Prendergast.
Sure pogba showed his leadership by slotting two penalties.west ham were the way better team and Anderson or rice was the deserving man of the match
@Ings on Fire: and yet the 3 points stay in Manchester! All about results this time of year
@Brian Dunne: tell me when there in the semi finals of Champions legue
@Ings on Fire: ings your having your cake and eating it here. Utd aint good enough at the top level. Only one team will win the league and c league and fair chance barce could win both.
@Derek Trotter: Derek u may be right but I think myself liverpool will do the double
@Ings on Fire: or city or juve …
@Derek Trotter: myself now I think this weekend will say a lot about Liverpool and city and I would fancy Ajax to beat juve
@Ings on Fire: defo big day tommo two sticky fixtures for top two. Loved watching ajax and hope they beat juve, just fancy juve with the players they have. Very experienced in these games plus ronaldo
@Derek Trotter: I think Liverpool will pull through tomorrow and so will city it’s the game where city play United will define the season
@Ings on Fire: yet again your having your cake, ya dont rate united but ya think they can do city. Cant see utd beating them, dont have the leaders !
@Derek Trotter: United are a team which can loose to mediocre teams and show up on the big stage
@Ings on Fire: might beat barce so !!!!!
@Derek Trotter: i think Messi will come out straight away in the second leg a fairness to smalling he didn’t do to bad
@Ings on Fire: your going soft now! Lfc v barce juve v city, 4 best teams in europe tbf. Im going juve to win it
@Derek Trotter: no Barca will beat United but Liverpool can rip teams apart and I would expect them to beat juve in the final
@Ings on Fire: the fact lfc have yet to win anything as a team is my only reason to doubt them. Great team love watching them but lack of trophies why i back the others
@Derek Trotter: I respect your opinion Derek but I think this liverpool team is different from last year or any other year or weakness was or backline now we’ve the best defender in the world in van dijk and a keeper who has kept the most clean sheets on the premier league or front three are world class and we have depth in midfield
@Ings on Fire: if lfc win either pl or cl this year they could go on to dominate but its in with the big boys now. Van dyke,Taa, allison and robertson absolute world class. So are ronaldo, augero, messi and suarez thats why its squeeky bum time. Your midfield aint quite at it compared to the other teams, sorry.
@Derek Trotter: the best is still to come from Keita scores in last two games Fabinho is up there with the best defensive midfielders and oxlade chamberlain to come back who was exceptional last season wijnaldum is steady in midfield and Millners experience
@Ings on Fire: all good pros no doubt about it. Dont think the ox will be back this season, you would hope the best is to come from kieta. Tbf ya cant question your back 4 or top 3 but nobody world class in that midfield.
@Ings on Fire: stop smoking what your shoveling , not doubt about van dyke , but take him out and your keeper would be heavily exposed
@David Weston: I agree
@David Weston: that’s how teams work, mug. Kind of like taking De Gea out of United and exposing the other 10
@John Strahan: thanks John
@Derek Trotter: beside city away, not many have out played that lfc midfield!
@Ings on Fire: @Derek Trotter
Good discussion there boys. I enjoyed reading that. Fair play.
@Nollaig Elliot: A shambles of a conversation
@Alonso:
Why so horse?
@Nollaig Elliot: I had to intervene last night as I suspected it was just the one lad having a conversation with himself
The Jammy United are back!
Yep…Defo winning the league next year…