Following the conclusion of the 2022/23 season, Andy Farrell has named his 42-man World Cup training squad.
The group will convene on June 18th for their 2023 World Cup prep, before taking on Italy, England, and Samoa in their August warm-up fixtures.
Farrell will then name his official squad of 33 players on August 28th, before their World Cup begins on September 9th against Romania.
As is always the case with big squad announcements, there will be many bitterly disappointed players who have missed out, while fans of each of the provinces will be unhappy that their 'favourite guys' didn't make it.
Munster supporters may be particularly aggrieved, given their recent form, with the likes of Jeremy Loughman, Jean Kleyn, John Hodnett, Joey Carbery, and Mike Haley missing out.
Ulster's Robert Baloucoune and Nick Timoney are unlucky not to have made it, while Leinster's Jordan Larmour and Ross Molony can also feel hard done by.
The majority of the squad was likely decided months ago and there are no truly surprising inclusions, although the uncapped Jamie Osborne, Calvin Nash, and Tom Stewart have been included.
The break down of the squad is as follows: 21 Leinster, 9 Munster, 7 Ulster, 5 Connacht.
Andy Farrell Names His Irish Training Squad For The 2023 Rugby World Cup
19 October 2019; Irish rugby : Ireland players, from left, Jordan Larmour, Joey Carbery, Andrew Porter and Iain Henderson during Ireland's Call prior to the 2019 Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final match between New Zealand and Ireland at the Tokyo Stadium in Chofu, Japan. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
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You can check out the full squad below and Ireland's warm-up and World Cup fixtures (taken from Irishrugby.ie):
Ireland Training Squad
Forwards (22)
Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University)
Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers)
Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne)
Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere)
Gavin Coombes (Munster/Young Munster)
Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College)
Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf)
Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf)
Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy)
Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne)
Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians)
Joe McCarthy (Leinster/Dublin University)
Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution)
Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD)
Cian Prendergast (Connacht/Corinthians)
James Ryan (Leinster/UCD)
Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne)
Tom Stewart (Ulster/Ballynahinch)*
Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena)
Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD)
Backs (20)
Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians)
Caolin Blade (Connacht/Galwegians)
Ross Byrne (Leinster/UCD)
Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon)
Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution)
Keith Earls (Munster/Young Munster)
Ciaran Frawley (Leinster/UCD)*
Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)
Mack Hansen (Connacht/Corinthians)
Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers)
Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD)
James Lowe (Leinster)
Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor)
Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen)
Calvin Nash (Munster/Young Munster)*
Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster/Naas)
Jamie Osborne (Leinster/Naas)*
Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD)
Jonathan Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College)
Jacob Stockdale (Ulster/Lurgan)
*denotes uncapped player
Bank of Ireland Nations Series Fixtures
- Saturday 5th August, Ireland v Italy – Aviva Stadium, 8pm
- Saturday 19th August, Ireland v England – Aviva Stadium, 5.30pm
- Saturday 26th August, Ireland v Samoa, Stade Jean-Dauger, 9pm local time/8pm Irish time
Rugby World Cup 2023 Fixtures
Pool B:
- Saturday 9th September, Ireland v Romania – Stade de Bordeaux, 3.30pm local time/2.30pm Irish time
- Saturday 16th September, Ireland v Tonga – Stade de la Beaujoire, 9pm local time/8pm Irish time
- Saturday 23rd September, Ireland v South Africa – Stade de France, 9pm local time/8pm Irish time
- Saturday 7th October, Ireland v Scotland – Stade de France, 9pm local time/8pm Irish time.
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