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Ireland squad named for Bank of Ireland Nations Series 2022

19th October 2022

An additional panel of players, with a further two Ulster men receiving the call-up, has been named for the Ireland 'A' fixture against the All Blacks XV, which takes place in the RDS on Friday 4 November. 
 
Ireland will play the Springboks for the first time in six years when Jacques Nienaber's World Cup-winning side return to Aviva Stadium on Saturday 5 November (KO 5 30pm). 
 
Fiji also return to Dublin for the first time since 2017 on Saturday 12 November (KO 1pm), while Ireland's final game of the Series is against Australia on Saturday 19 November (KO 8pm). Ireland last faced the Wallabies in the summer of 2018 where they secured a famous series victory. 
 
The Ireland squad will be captained by Johnny Sexton and there are six uncapped players in the squad: Ciaran Frawley, Jeremy Loughman, Joe McCarthy, Calvin Nash, Jimmy O’Brien and Cian Prendergast. 
 
Frawley, Loughman, McCarthy, O’Brien and Prendergast featured for the Ireland XV that played against the Maori All Blacks during the Summer Tour of New Zealand. 
 
Prendergast, McCarthy, Robert Baloucoune and Calvin Nash were also part of the Emerging Ireland squad that played against the Griquas, Pumas and Cheetahs in Bloemfontein earlier this month. 
 
The Ireland 'A' panel includes Tom Ahern, Diarmuid Barron, Jack Crowley, Shane Daly, Max Deegan, Jamie Osborne, Scott Penny and Roman Salanoa from the Emerging Ireland squad as well as experienced front-row forwards Dave Kilcoyne and Marty Moore. Players in the A Panel will join the squad following Round 7 of the URC. 
 
Ireland 'A' take on a strong All Black XV squad on the 4 November in the RDS (KO 7 45pm - tickets on General Sale via Ticketmaster.ie from Saturday 22 October at 10am). The All Black XV squad features experienced Test players such as Damian McKenzie, TJ Perenara and Patrick Tuipulotu. 
 
There are limited tickets available for Ireland v Fiji at Aviva Stadium here. 
 
Ireland Squad – Bank of Ireland Nations Series 2022: 
Backs (16) 
Robert Baloucoune (Ulster/Enniskillen) 2 caps 
Joey Carbery (Munster/Clontarf) 35 caps 
Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 5 caps 
Ciaran Frawley (Leinster/Skerries) uncapped 
Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster) 20 caps 
Mack Hansen (Connacht) 6 caps 
Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers) 60 caps 
Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 23 caps 
Michael Lowry (Ulster/Banbridge) 1 cap 
Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 99 caps 
Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor) 6 caps 
Calvin Nash (Munster/Young Munster) uncapped 
Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster/Naas) uncapped 
Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 44 caps 
Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 108 caps CAPTAIN 
Jacob Stockdale (Ulster/Lurgan) 35 caps 
 
Forwards (21) 
Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University) 8 caps 
Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 25 caps 
Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 33 caps 
Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 30 caps 
Gavin Coombes (Munster/Young Munster) 2 caps 
Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 20 caps 
Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf) 60 caps 
Dave Heffernan (Connacht/Buccaneers) 7 caps 
Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 118 caps 
Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 28 caps 
Jeremy Loughman (Munster/Garryowen) uncapped 
Joe McCarthy (Leinster/Dublin) uncapped 
Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 87 caps 
Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 3 caps 
Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 46 caps 
Cian Prendergast (Connacht) uncapped 
James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 46 caps 
Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 10 caps 
**Nick Timoney (Ulster/Banbridge) 2 caps 
Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena) 8 caps** 
Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 43 caps 
 
Ireland 'A' Panel: 
Tom Ahern (Munster/Shannon) 
Diarmuid Barron (Munster/Garryowen) 
Caolin Blade (Connacht/Galwegians) 1 cap 
Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution) 
Shane Daly (Munster/Cork Constitution) 2 caps 
Max Deegan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 1 cap 
James Hume (Ulster/Banbridge) 3 caps 
Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians) 48 caps 
Marty Moore (Ulster) 10 caps 
Jamie Osbourne (Leinster/Naas) 
Scott Penny (Leinster/UCD) 
Roman Salanoa (Munster/Shannon) 
 
Bank of Ireland Nations Series and Ireland 'A' Fixtures: 
IRELAND 'A' v All Blacks XV 
Friday 4 November, 2022, RDS, KO 19:45 
IRELAND v South Africa 
Saturday 5 November, 2022, Aviva Stadium, KO 17:30 
IRELAND v Fiji 
Saturday 12 November, 2022, Aviva Stadium, KO 13:00 
IRELAND v Australia 
Saturday 19 November, 2022, Aviva Stadium, KO 20:00

Ireland squad named for Bank of Ireland Nations Series 2022

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