{"id":13679,"date":"2011-06-17T12:06:19","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T12:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=13679"},"modified":"2011-06-17T12:07:16","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T12:07:16","slug":"ireland-rugby-world-cup-preseason-training-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/ireland-rugby-world-cup-preseason-training-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland Rugby World Cup Preseason Training Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ireland squad that will take part in the first preseason camp in preparation for the Rugby World Cup in September has been named with 43 players joining the Ireland management in Kildare for the first of three scheduled camps during June and July.<\/p>\n

The squad includes the majority of players who have been involved with the squad over last season, having either played for the Ireland team or the Irish Wolfhounds side. From this group, 10 players have been capped for Ireland since November 2008, with a further four players – Felix Jones, Mike McCarthy, Conor Murray and Brett Wilkinson – yet to make their full international debuts for Ireland.<\/p>\n

The squad also includes several players who are in the process of returning from long term injuries to begin their preseason after lengthy layoffs. Some short term injury concerns were Shane Jennings, who broke an arm at the end of the season and Tony Buckley, who had a procedure on a shoulder injury, but it is expected that both will have healed sufficiently so as not to restrict the beginning of their conditioning programmes.<\/p>\n

The only players unavailable for selection are Shane Horgan, Ian Humphries and Nevin Spence who all had to undergo surgery on long standing injuries. The rehabilitation period is such that all three players will not be able to take part in the Rugby World Cup conditioning schedule to enable them to build up the required fitness levels, and so none of these three players will be available for the games during the Guinness Summer Series in August.
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\nFollowing the completion of each camp, players will return to their provincial centres to continue their strength and conditioning work. The Ireland coaching staff will work closely with the squad during each of the camps and also with the players when they are back with their provincial teams.<\/p>\n

Ireland Coach Declan Kidney said, \u201cThis is the first step in preparation for the Rugby World Cup and the group called into our first camp shows that there is competition for places right across the board. There are players who we have identified as part of the larger Rugby World Cup squad who will not be in the first camp and will be based with their provincial and club fitness staff, but that may change as we go through June and July, so none of that larger group are necessarily out of contention for the final squad\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aim three years ago was to deepen the strength of the squad and there are a number of players that have come through in that time either playing with their provinces or with the Wolfhounds and the Ireland team. There are big challenges ahead for the group with the coming preseason and then five games in August\u201d.<\/p>\n

Tickets for Ireland v England and Ireland v France in the Guinness Summer Series are on sale now.<\/p>\n

There is great value with tickets starting at just 20 Euro. Family Packages for two adults and two kids start at 60 Euro. The first phase was snapped up but more family packages have just been added.<\/p>\n

Ireland World Cup Training Squad<\/p>\n

Backs (19):
\nIsaac Boss (Terenure College\/Leinster)
\nTommy Bowe (Ospreys)
\nGordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne\/Leinster)
\nGavin Duffy (Galwegians\/Connacht)
\nKeith Earls (Thomond\/Munster)
\nLuke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College\/Leinster)
\nFelix Jones (Shannon\/Munster)
\nRobert Kearney (UCD\/Leinster)
\nFergus McFadden (Old Belvedere\/Leinster)
\nGeordan Murphy (Leicester)
\nConor Murray (Cork Constitution\/Munster)
\nBrian O’Driscoll (UCD\/Leinster)
\nRonan O’Gara (Cork Constitution\/Munster)
\nTomas O’Leary (Dolphin\/Munster)
\nEoin Reddan (Lansdowne\/Leinster)
\nJonathan Sexton (St.Mary\u2019s College\/Leinster)
\nPeter Stringer (Shannon\/Munster)
\nAndrew Trimble (Ballymena\/Ulster)
\nPaddy Wallace (Ballymena\/Ulster)<\/p>\n

Forwards (24):
\nRory Best (Banbridge\/Ulster)
\nTony Buckley (Sale Sharks)
\nTom Court (Malone\/Ulster)
\nSean Cronin (Leinster)
\nLeo Cullen (Blackrock College\/Leinster)
\nStephen Ferris (Dungannon\/Ulster)
\nJerry Flannery (Shannon\/Munster)
\nJohn Hayes (Bruff\/Munster)
\nCian Healy (Clontarf\/Leinster)
\nJamie Heaslip (Naas\/Leinster)
\nMarcus Horan (Shannon\/Munster)
\nShane Jennings (St.Mary\u2019s College\/Leinster)
\nDenis Leamy (Cork Constitution\/Munster)
\nMike McCarthy (Buccaneers\/Connacht)
\nKevin McLaughlin (St. Mary\u2019s College\/Leinster)
\nSean O’Brien (Clontarf\/Leinster)
\nDonncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution\/Munster)
\nPaul O’Connell (Young Munster\/Munster)
\nMick O’Driscoll (Cork Constitution\/Munster)
\nMichael Ross (Clontarf\/Leinster)
\nDonnacha Ryan (Shannon\/Munster)
\nDamien Varley (Garryown\/Munster)
\nDavid Wallace (Garryowen\/Munster)
\nBrett Wilkinson (Galwegians\/Connacht)<\/p>\n

Not considered due to injury:
\nShane Horgan (Boyne\/Leinster) \u2013 Knee
\nIan Humphries (Ballymena\/Ulster) \u2013 Shoulder
\nNevin Spence (Ballynahinch\/Ulster) \u2013 shoulder<\/p>\n

Ireland Rugby World Cup Preseason Schedule
\nJune 27th \u2013 July 1st: Ireland Squad camp, Carton House, Kildare
\nJuly 2nd \u2013 July 14th: Players based in provincial\/club centres
\nJuly 14th \u2013 July 15th: Ireland Squad camp, Carton House, Kildare
\nJuly 16th \u2013 July 24th: Players based in provincial\/club centres
\nJuly 25th \u2013 July 29th: Ireland Squad camp, Carton House, Kildare<\/p>\n

Guinness Summer Series
\nAugust 6th: Scotland v Ireland, Murrayfield, Edinburgh
\nAugust 13th: France v Ireland, Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux
\nAugust 18th: Ireland Select XV v Connacht, Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin
\nAugust 20th: Ireland v France, Aviva Stadium, Dublin
\nAugust 27th: Ireland v England, Aviva Stadium, Dublin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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