Ireland team named for Six Nations return against Italy

The Ireland Coaching Team have named the match day squad for the rescheduled Men's 2020 Guinness Six Nations Championships fixture against Italy which will take place at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 24th October. Ulster’s Rob Herring and Jacob Stockdale have been named in the starting XV. There are four uncapped players included in the squad with Will Connors and Hugo Keenan named in the starting line-up. Ed Byrne and Jamison Gibson-Park are in line for their international debuts off the bench. Captain, Johnny Sexton is joined in the half backs by Conor Murray with Bundee Aki and Garry Ringrose paired in the midfield. Jacob Stockdale is named at full-back with Andrew Conway and the uncapped Keenan, who has been capped at Ireland 7s level, on the wings. In the front row, Cian Healy edges closer to a century of caps as he makes his 99th appearance. He is joined by Rob Herring and Andrew Porter while James Ryan and Tadgh Beirne fill the second row berths. In the back row Caelan Doris is named at blindside, Will Connors makes his debut at openside and CJ Stander is at No.8. In the replacement forwards Byrne is joined by Dave Heffernan, who will be hoping to add the cap he won against the USA in 2017, Finlay Bealham, Ultan Dillane and Peter O’Mahony. Ross Byrne and Robbie Henshaw are the replacement backs alongside the uncapped Gibson-Park Kick-off at the Aviva Stadium is 3.30pm on Saturday 24th October and the game is being televised by Virgin Media and ITV and is live in RTÉ radio. Ireland Team & Replacements (v Italy, Guinness Six Nations Championship, Aviva Stadium, Saturday, October 24, 3.30pm): 15. Jacob Stockdale (Ulster/Lurgan) 28 caps 14. Andrew Conway (Munster/Garryowen) 21 caps 13. Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 29 caps 12. Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 26 caps 11. Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) uncapped 10. Jonathan Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 91 caps Captain 9. Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 81 caps 1. Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 98 caps 2. Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 11 caps 3. Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 26 caps 4. Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 13 caps 5. James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 26 caps 6. Caelan Doris (Leinster/UCD) 2 caps 7. Will Connors (Leinster/UCD) uncapped 8. CJ Stander (Munster/Shannon) 41 caps Replacements 16. Dave Heffernan (Connacht/Buccaneers) 1 cap 17. Ed Byrne (Leinster/UCD) uncapped 18. Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Corinthians) 9 caps 19. Ultan Dillane (Connacht/Corinthians) 15 caps 20. Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 67 caps 21. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster) uncapped 22. Ross Byrne (Leinster/UCD) 6 caps 23. Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers) 43 caps