Rugby-Ireland name three uncapped players in Nations Championship squad

Ireland has announced a 36-player squad for their inaugural Nations Championship, led by Caelan Doris, with a mix of experienced players and uncapped newcomers.

Caelan Doris will captain Ireland in their inaugural ​Nations Championship bow in Australia, Japan and ​New Zealand next month, a ‌36-player ​squad that includes the uncapped Connacht trio of Billy Bohan, Sam Illo and Sean Jansen. “The experience of playing Down Under will be priceless for us and even though ⁠we’ll be playing in front of largely partisan home crowds, we are also excited about playing in front ⁠of ​a huge Irish support.”

Ireland squad: Forwards: Tadhg Beirne, Billy Bohan, Thomas Clarkson, Jack Conan, Caelan Doris, Tadhg Furlong, Sam Illo, Cormac Izuchukwu, Sean Jansen, Rónan 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.