Waterford and Munster men Jack O'Donoghue and Thomas Ahern have not been named in Andy Farrell's 37-man Ireland squad for the Six Nations.
The squad will be captained by Johnny Sexton who earned his 100th cap for his country against Japan during the November international window.
Ireland will host Wales, Italy and Scotland at the Aviva Stadium, while also travelling to Paris and London to face France and England respectively.
There are two uncapped players named in the extended squad – Ulster’s Michael Lowry and Connacht’s Mack Hansen.
Connacht’s Cian Prendergast will join the squad for the training camp in Portugal as a development player.
There is no place for Simon Zebo, Ciaran Frawley, Ultan Dillane or Harry Byrne, while Will Connors and James Lowe miss out through injury.
Andy Farrell, Ireland head coach commented:
"In November we challenged the group to get up to speed quickly so that the team could perform at international level. The same will apply for this Six Nations campaign, we need to be at our best against Wales on the opening weekend. We have a strong squad with competition for places across the board, there is a nice blend of experienced internationals and guys who have had their first taste of this level in the past 12 months. The games in November gave us a good foundation to build on and areas where we know we will have to improve.
It will be an exciting Championship with so many strong squads and impressive performances across the board during the autumn."
IRELAND Six Nations Squad 2022:
Backs (17)
- Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians)
- Robert Baloucoune (Ulster/Enniskillen)
- Joey Carbery (Munster/Clontarf)
- Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht)
- Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon)
- Andrew Conway (Munster/Garryowen)
- Keith Earls (Munster/Young Munster)
- Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster)
- Mack Hansen (Connacht) uncapped
- Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers)
- James Hume (Ulster/Banbridge)
- Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD)
- Jordan Larmour (Leinster/St Mary’s College)
- Michael Lowry (Ulster/Banbridge) uncapped
- Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen)
- Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD)
- Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) CAPTAIN
Forwards (20)
- 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)
- Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution)
- Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch)
- Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD)
- James Ryan (Leinster/UCD)
- Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne)
- Nick Timoney (Ulster/Banbridge)
- Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena)
- Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD)
Development Player
- Cian Prendergast (Connacht)
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