Schmidt Brings In Four Uncapped Players For 45-Man Ireland Training Squad

Written 2 years ago by Will O'Callaghan


Ireland rugby head-coach Joe Schmidt has included four uncapped players in his 45-man training squad that will assemble for a one-day camp this Sunday ahead of the summer tour to South Africa.

Connacht back Matt Healy and second-row Quinn Roux and Leinster out-half Luke McGrath and centre Garry Ringrose will all be given a chance to impress management at Johnstown House.

Athlone’s Robbie Henshaw is one of six Connacht players called up with Kieran Marmion, Ultan Dillane and Finlay Bealham joining uncapped duo Roux and Healy.

Leinster are best represented with 20 players – including rising star centre Ringrose, who was brought into the training squad as cover during the Six Nations and Candanian born Luke McGrath, who has become first-choice at 9 for the Blues this season.

Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
Sean Cronin (St Marys/Leinster)
Ultan Dillane (Corinthians/Connacht)
Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
Tadgh Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
Craig Gilroy (Ulster)
Matt Healy (Lansdowne/Connacht)
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster)
Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Rob Herring (Ulster)
Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster)
David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
David Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Ian Madigan (Blackrock/Leinster)
Kieran Marmion (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Luke Marshall (Ulster)
Stuart McCloskey (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Jack McGrath (St Marys/Leinster)
Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster)
Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
Sean O’Brien (UCD/Leinster)
Tommy O’Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Stuart Olding (Ulster)
Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Jared Payne (Ulster)
Eoin Reddan (Old Crescent/Leinster)
Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)
Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
Quinn Roux (Galwegians/Connacht)
Rhys Ruddock (St Marys/Leinster)
Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
Jonathan Sexton (St Marys/Leinster)
CJ Stander (Munster)
Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster)
Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)
Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)

Image – James Crombie/INPHO