Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has named his extended squad for the Six Nations campaign.
The coaching staff have named 44 players in total ahead of the opening game against Scotland on February 2nd.
As expected, Leinster flanker Sean O'Brien is not included as he is almost certainly going to miss the entire campaign through injury. Ulster's Stephen Ferris and Munster's Mike Sherry also miss out due to long-term injuries.
The likes of Tommy Bowe, Donncha Ryan, Simon Zebo and Craig Gilroy have also not been named as they remain with their provinces in order to gain game-time following injuries. They may return to the squad for the Six Nations matches.
Seven uncapped players have also been drafted into the squad. They are Ulster's Robbie Diack, Cardiff Blues' Robin Copeland, the Connacht pair of Rodney Ah You and Kieran Marmion and the Leinster duo of Jordi Murphy, Martin Moore.
The head coach has included four out-halves and four scrum-halves in his back-line options with Munster's Ian Keatley getting a call-up. But there is no place for Ulster scrum-half Paul Marshall, who appears to have lost out to Marmion.
Forwards
Rodney Ah You (Buccaneers/Connacht), Stephen Archer (Cork Constitution/Munster), Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster), Robin Copeland (Cardiff Blues), Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Robbie Diack (Malone/Ulster), Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster), Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster), Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster), Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster), Rob Herring (Ballinahinch/Ulster), David Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster), Mike McCarthy (Leinster), Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster), Martin Moore (Lansdowne/Leinster), Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster), Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster), Tommy O'Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster), Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster), Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster), Rhys Ruddock (St Mary's College/Leinster), Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster), Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster), Damian Varley (Garryowen/Munster)
Backs
Isaac Boss (Terenure College/Leinster), Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster), Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster), Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster), Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht), Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster), Felix Jones (Shannon/Munster), David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster), Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster), Ian Keatley (Young Munster/Munster), Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster), Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht), Luke Marshall (Ballymena/Ulster), Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster), Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster), Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster), Jonathan Sexton (Racing Metro 92), Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster).
Main image: Joe Schmidt ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan
