Ireland head coach Declan Kidney has named a 29 man squad that includes three uncapped players for the three test tour of New Zealand in June.<\/p>\n
Declan Fitzpatrick and Mike Sherry are included up front while Simon Zebo is named in the backs as is Darren Cave, who won two caps on the North American tour in 2009.<\/p>\n
There are a number of spaces left vacant with a further prop, second row, back row and scrum half to be added before the squad departs for New Zealand.<\/p>\n
Brian O\u2019Driscoll returns to the Ireland squad for the first time since the Rugby World Cup and has been confirmed as Captain for the tour.<\/p>\n
Ireland Squad (New Zealand Tour 2012, June 9th, 16th and 23rd):<\/p>\n
Forwards (16):
\nRory Best (Banbridge\/Ulster)
\nSean Cronin (St. Mary’s College\/Leinster)
\nStephen Ferris (Dungannon\/Ulster)
\nDeclan Fitzpatrick (Dungannon \/Ulster)*
\nCian Healy (Clontarf\/Leinster)
\nJamie Heaslip (Naas\/Leinster)
\nSean O’Brien (Clontarf\/Leinster)
\nDonncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution\/Munster)
\nPeter O\u2019Mahony (Cork Constitution\/Munster)
\nMike Ross (Clontarf\/Leinster)
\nDonnacha Ryan (Shannon\/Munster)
\nMike Sherry (Garryowen\/Munster)*
\nDan Tuohy (Ballymena \/Ulster)
\nA.N. Other
\nA.N. Other
\nA.N. Other<\/p>\n
Backs (13):
\nDarren Cave ( Belfast Harlequins\/Ulster)
\nGordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne\/Leinster)
\nKeith Earls (Young Munster\/Munster)
\nRob Kearney (UCD\/Leinster)
\nFergus McFadden (Old Belvedere\/Leinster)
\nConor Murray (Garryowen\/Munster)
\nBrian O\u2019Driscoll (UCD\/Leinster)
\nRonan O’Gara (Cork Constitution\/Munster)
\nEoin Reddan (Lansdowne\/Leinster)
\nJonathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College\/Leinster)
\nAndrew Trimble (Ballymena\/Ulster)
\nSimon Zebo (Cork Constitution\/Munster)*
\nA.N. Other<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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