16 Irish players nominated for PRO14 team of the season

16 Irish players have been nominated for the PRO14 team of the season with Leinster dominating selection with nine nominations.

The official PRO14 Dream Team will be announced on Monday August 20th with Irish players nominated in every position except for blindside flanker and loosehead lock. Predictably, Leinster dominate selection with Cian Healy, Sean Cronin, Andrew Porter, Devin Toner, Jordi Murphy, Jack Conan, Luke McGrath, Ross Byrne, Jordan Larmour and imports James Lowe and Scott Fardy all receiving nominations while for Munster Tadhg Beirne (former Scarlets), Rory Scannell, Andrew Conway and Sam Arnold have also been nominated. Ulster have just the two nominees in the form of winger Jacob Stockdale and Ulster Player of the Year John Cooney while Connacht's sole representative is inside centre Bundee Aki. The nominations are as follows: 1. Loosehead Prop

• Ox Nche (Cheetahs)
• Rob Evans (Scarlets)
• Cian Healy (Leinster)

2. Hooker

• Torsten van Jaarsveld (Cheetahs)
• Stuart McInally (Edinburgh)
• Sean Cronin (Leinster)

3. Tighthead Prop 

• Zander Fagerson (Glasgow)
• Samson Lee (Scarlets)
• Andrew Porter (Leinster)

4. Loosehead Lock 

• Bobby de Wee (Southern Kings)
• Scott Fardy (Leinster)
• Reniel Hugo (Cheetahs)

5. Tighthead Lock

• Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
• Tadhg Beirne (Scarlets)
• Devin Toner (Leinster)

6. Blindside Flanker

• Josh Navidi (Cardiff Blues)
• Aaron Shingler (Scarlets)
• Oupa Mohoje (Cheetahs)

7. Openside Flanker 

• James Davies (Scarlets)
• Jordi Murphy (Leinster)
• Callum Gibbins (Glasgow)

8. Number Eight

• Jack Conan (Leinster)
• Uzair Cassiem (Cheetahs)
• Nick Williams (Cardiff)

9. Scrum-half

• John Cooney (Ulster)
• Gareth Davies (Scarlets)
• Luke McGrath (Leinster)

10. Fly-half

• Jarrod Evans (Cardiff)
• Rhys Patchell (Scarlets)
• Ross Byrne (Leinster)

11. Left Wing

• James Lowe (Leinster)
• Jacob Stockdale (Ulster)
• Makazole Mapimpi (Cheetahs)

12. Inside Centre

• Bundee Aki (Connacht)
• Rory Scannell (Munster)
• Hadleigh Parkes (Scarlets)

13. Outside Centre

• Willie Halaholo (Cardiff)
• Nick Grigg (Glasgow)
• Sam Arnold (Munster)

14. Right Wing

• Johnny McNicholl (Scarlets)
• Andrew Conway (Munster)
• Jordan Larmour (Leinster)

15. Full-back

• Charles Piutau (Ulster)
• Matteo Minozzi (Zebre)
• Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh)

SportsJOE's PRO14 Dream Team