6 Ulster Men in Ireland team to face USA

The Ireland coaching group have named the match day squad to play the USA in the final game of the 2018 Guinness Series. Rhys Ruddock captain’s the side and is joined in the backrow by Jordi Murphy and Jack Conan. Iain Henderson and Tadhg Beirne lock it down in the second row with Dave Kilcoyne, Niall Scannell and Finlay Bealham filling the front row slots. John Cooney and Joey Carbery are named at half-back with Stuart McCloskey and Garry Ringrose operating in the centre. Will Addison lines out at fullback supported by Andrew Conway and Darren Sweetnam on the wings. The replacements are Rob Herring, Cian Healy, John Ryan, Josh van der Flier, Luke McGrath, Ross Byrne and Sam Arnold. IRELAND Squad v USA - 2018 Guinness Series  Player/Club/Province/Caps - 15. Will Addison (Enniskillen/Ulster) 2 14. Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster) 8 13. Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 16 12. Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/Ulster) 2 11. Darren Sweetnam (Cork Constitution/Munster) 2 10. Joey Carbery (Clontarf/Munster) 15 9. John Cooney (Terenure College/Ulster) 3 1. Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 23 2. Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) 10 3. Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht) 8 4. Tadhg Beirne (Munster) 3 5. Iain Henderson (Queens University/Ulster) 41 6. Rhys Ruddock (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 20 captain 7. Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Ulster) 25 8. Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 10 Replacements 16. Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 6 17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 83 18. John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 15 19. Quinn Roux (Galwegians/Connacht) 7 20. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) 12 21. Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 9 22. Ross Byrne (UCD/Leinster) 1 23. Sam Arnold (Garryowen/Munster) * *denotes uncapped player