Declan Kidney has named three uncapped players in Ireland’s 33 man training panel.
By Declan Whooley
Ulster duo Luke Marshall and Iain Henderson , along with Muster forward Dave O’Callaghan have been drafted in for the two-day camp along with returning players Paul O’Connell, Stephen Ferris and Tommy Bowe.
Here is Ulster flanker Iain Henderson scoring a try against Munster last season, with Nevin Spence featuring in the build-up play.
While a further squad announcement will be made ahead of the Guinness Autumn Series, it allows the Kidney a chance to work with some more of the more inexperienced players as they get exposure to the international set-up.
Long-term absentees Sean O’Brien and Luke Fitzgerald are out of contention, while Rob Kearney is one of a few players not considered due to either rehab or to finish off pre-season training.
Kidney has added that players who are not part of this training camp are still very much part of his plans for the Autumn Series.
IRELAND Training Squad (33):
Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)
Sean Cronin (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster)
Declan Fitzpatrick (Dungannon/Ulster)
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster)
Iain Henderson (Queen’s University/Ulster)
Chris Henry (Ballymena/Ulster)
Denis Hurley (Dolphin/Munster)
Luke Marshall (Ballymena/Ulster)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
Mike McCarthy (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Kevin McLaughlin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
David O’Callaghan (Dolphin/Munster)
Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster)
Brian O’Driscoll (UCD/Leinster)
Ronan O’Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)
Damien Varley (Garryowen/Munster)
Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)
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