Ireland coach Andy Farrell has named three uncapped Connacht players in his 36-man squad for the Nations Championship.
They are props Billy Bohan and Sam Illo, and loose forward Sean Jansen.
Bohan was part of the Ireland squad for the Six Nations earlier this season, while Illo and Jansen, who have both featured for Emerging Ireland, earned first senior squad call-ups after impressive seasons for their province.
“Their selection, allied to an experienced majority who we hope to see perform strongly for Leinster in the URC final [against the Bulls] on Friday night, will add great energy to the squad which we’ve been building over the last number of campaigns,” said coach Andy Farrell in a statement.
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Ireland kick off the inaugural tournament against the Wallabies, Japan and All Blacks in July, with the squad, captained by Caelan Doris, due to travel to Sydney on Monday.
Ryan Baird, Shayne Bolton, Jack Boyle, Jack Crowley, Edwin Edogbo, Tom Farrell, Mack Hansen, Paddy McCarthy, Calvin Nash and Andrew Porter are all unavailable due to injury.
Ireland squad
Forwards: Tadhg Beirne, Billy Bohan, Thomas Clarkson, Jack Conan, Caelan Doris, Tadhg Furlong, Sam Illo, Cormac Izuchukwu, Sean Jansen, Ronan Kelleher, Jeremy Loughman, Joe McCarthy, Darragh Murray, Tom O’Toole, Cian Prendergast, James Ryan, Dan Sheehan, Tom Stewart, Nick Timoney, Josh van der Flier.
Backs: Bundee Aki, Rob Baloucoune, Harry Byrne, Craig Casey, Nathan Doak, Ciaran Frawley, Jamison Gibson-Park, Robbie Henshaw, Hugo Keenan, Stuart McCloskey, Jimmy O’Brien, Tommy O’Brien, Jamie Osborne, Sam Prendergast, Garry Ringrose, Jacob Stockdale.
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