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Andy Farrell will assemble a squad of 27 players for a two-day camp on Thursday, which includes an open session at the Aviva Stadium for 5,000 fans, while releasing 11 players back t their provinces for this weekend’s full round of URC matches.
The players who have been released to their provinces for their URC games this weekend - Jack Carty, Dave Heffernan (Connacht), Jordan Larmour, Jimmy O’Brien, Ross Molony (Leinster), Craig Casey, Gavin Coombes (Munster) and Robert Baloucoune, Iain Henderson, James Hume and Nick Timoney (Ulster). Ross Molony joined up with the squad late last week to provide additional secondrow cover.
Robbie Henshaw will continue through the graduated return to play process this week. Andrew Porter’s training load will be managed following a rolled ankle. Tom O’Toole is continuing his rehab at Ulster.
Tickets for Thursday’s open session are no longer available, when the Ireland squad and Richie Murphy’s Ireland Under-20’s will be put through their paces at the Aviva Stadium. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the Ireland squad have not been in a position to host an open session during Andy Farrell’s tenure.
Ireland mini-camp training squad
Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 35 caps Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University) 8 caps Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 21 caps Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 28 caps Joey Carbery (Munster/Clontarf) 30 caps Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 25 caps Andrew Conway (Munster/Garryowen) 29 caps Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 15 caps Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf) 55 caps Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster) 15 caps Mack Hansen (Connacht) 3 caps Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 114 caps Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers) 55 caps Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 24 caps Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 18 caps Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians) 46 caps James Lowe (Leinster) 10 caps Michael Lowry (Ulster/Banbridge) 1 cap Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 94 caps Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 82 caps Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 43 caps Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 40 caps James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 42 caps Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 103 caps (Capt) Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 5 caps Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena) 4 caps Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 38 caps
Released to provinces for URC fixtures
Robert Baloucoune (Ulster/Enniskillen) 2 caps Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht) 11 caps Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 5 caps Gavin Coombes (Munster/Young Munster) 2 caps Dave Heffernan (Connacht/Buccaneers) 6 caps James Hume (Ulster/Banbridge) 3 caps Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy) 66 caps Jordan Larmour (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 30 caps Ross Molony (Leinster/UCD) uncapped Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster/Naas) uncapped Nick Timoney (Ulster/Banbridge) 2 caps