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Billy Holland and Roger Wilson added to Ireland squad for England tie

Billy Holland in action for Munster
Billy Holland in action for Munster

Forwards Roger Wilson and Billy Holland have been added to the Ireland squad ahead of Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations game against England.

The duo are part of Joe Schmidt's 36-man panel preparing for the crucial showdown at the Aviva Stadium (3pm, live on RTÉ 2).

Ulster wing-forward Wilson, 33, won one Ireland cap in 2005, while 29-year-old Munster forward Holland featured for Emerging Ireland last season.

The two players will provide back-row cover with Ireland number 8 Jamie Heaslip missing out with a back injury suffered against France, for which lock Pascal Pape received a 10-week ban. 

Heaslip has been named in the squad but is not expected to feature. 

Forwards (19)
Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster)                          
Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Billy Holland (Cork Constitution/Munster)                                 
Mike McCarthy (Leinster)
Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
Martin Moore (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster)
Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster)
Tommy O'Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
Dominic Ryan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster)
Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Roger Wilson (Ulster)                                                                    
 
Backs (17)
Isaac Boss (Terenure/Leinster)                                                 
Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)                                   
Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Felix Jones (Shannon/Munster)
David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
Ian Keatley (Young Munster/Munster)
Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
Jared Payne (Ulster)
Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Jonathan Sexton (Racing Metro 92)
Simon Zebo (Cork Con/Munster)
 
Not considered due to injury
James Cronin (Dolphin/Munster)
Robbie Diack (Malone/Ulster)   
Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht)                              
Nathan White (Galwegians/Connacht)

David Nucifora