The Ireland A squad which will take part in the Churchill Cup in Canada and the USA has been named.
The team will be coached by the IRFU High Performance Manager Allen Clarke and he has selected a squad with a blend of youth that also includes international experience with 8 capped players included.
The squad will be managed by John McKibbin and they will play three games during the tournament, kicking off against the USA on 11 June.
Ireland Schedule:
Wednesday 11 June: USA v Ireland A at Richardson Stadium, Kingston
Saturday, 14 June: Ireland A v England Saxons at Fletchers Fields, Toronto
Saturday, 21 June: Barclays Churchill Cup Finals Day at Toyota Park, Chicago
Ireland A Squad: (* Capped at full international level)
Forwards (15)
*Neil Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Ryan Caldwell (Dungannon/Ulster)
*Robert Casey (London Irish)
Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)
Sean Cronin (Shannon/Munster)
*Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster)
Denis Fogarty (Cork Constitution/Connacht)
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
*Trevor Hogan (Shannon/Leinster)
Daragh Hurley (Cork Constitution/Munster)
*Johnny O’Connor (Corinthians/Connacht)
David Pollock (Queens University/Ulster)
Michael Ross (Harlequins)
Donncha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
*Roger Wilson (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Backs (13)
Gary Brown (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Keith Earls (Garryowen/Munster)
Ian Humphreys (Leicester)
Denis Hurley (Cork Constitution/Munster)
*Kieran Lewis (Garryowen/Munster)
Keith Matthews (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Mark McCrea (Malone/Ulster)
Frank Murphy (Leicester)
John Murphy (Leicester)
Fergus McFadden (UCD/Leinster)
*Tomas O’Leary (Dolphin/Munster)
Johnny Sexton (St.Mary’s College/Leinster)
Not considered: Declan Fitzpatrick (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) Niall Ronan (Shannon/Munster) Barry Murphy (ULBohemians/Munster)
