36 men have been named. Andy Farrell and his coaching team have selected their squad for the upcoming 2021 Guinness Six Nations Championships.

Jonathan Sexton captains the squad for a second Six Nations campaign and there are two uncapped players named in the squad, Munster’s Craig Casey and Ulster’s Tom O’Toole. Ireland Head Coach Andy Farrell, commented, “Since the Autumn international window the club season has had a good few disruptions and the cancellation of the European fixtures means there have been less opportunities for players to show form or to return from injury and get some minutes under their belts. Tadhg (Furlong) hasn’t played in quite a while but he is ready to join the group. Unfortunately Jacob (Stockdale) will not be available to us.”

Among the notable absentees from the squad John Cooney, Jack Carty, Gavin Coombes and Ryan Baird, all of whom can count themselves unfortunate not to have made the cut.