Andy Farrell has named a 35-man squad for November's Autumn International series.
Head Coach Andy Farrell has today named a 35-player Ireland Men's Squad for the upcoming Autumn Nations Series at Aviva Stadium .
Additionally, Farrell has included five uncapped players - Thomas Clarkson, Alex Kendellen, Shayne Bolton, Jack Boyle and Gus McCarthy - in the squad as Training Panellists to increase their exposure to the National Team environment. Looking ahead to the start of the Autumn Nations Series, Andy Farrell said: "The challenge that awaits us this November is one of the toughest we could face and I would like to congratulate each of the players on their selection. There is a blend of youth and experience, but all of the players are selected on merit carried from their form in recent months from the summer tour, the early rounds of the URC and at the Emerging Ireland Tour.
Ireland captain Caelan Doris said: "It is an enormous honour to be named Ireland captain and I am excited about leading the squad into battle over the coming weeks. I am very fortunate to have had so much support from my family and friends and many others along the way from Mayo to Blackrock and on to Leinster and Ireland. I am extremely proud to lead this squad and I know that there's an experienced group of leaders who will work hard to achieve success in the weeks ahead.
Farrell has included two uncapped players in his squad for November's four-match series against New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia. The Ireland squad will assemble at the IRFU High Performance Centre on Monday, before departing for a warm-weather training camp in Portugal in preparation for the opening game of the Autumn Nations Series against the All Blacks on Friday, 8 November .
"The Emerging Ireland Tours have presented a crop of less experienced players with the opportunity to impress and it was great to see a number of them take their chance. We have selected a further five uncapped players as Training Panellists in the extended panel and look forward to seeing them train up close over the coming weeks as they take the next steps in their playing careers.
All matches will be live on Virgin Media in Republic of Ireland and TNT Sports in the United Kingdom.•Friday, November 15: Ireland v Argentina, Aviva Stadium, 8.10pmAutumn Series: Update on tickets, Ireland squad announcement and match timings However Ireland's mouth-watering clash to kick off the series against New Zealand on Friday, November 8 - the first meeting of the rivals since the All Blacks won last year's World Cup quarter-final - is definitely a sold-out fixture.
The former Leinster and Ireland supremo is now in charge of Australia and will be hoping to spoil the party with a shock victory for the Wallabies in a fixture that will end the Ireland team's calendar year.
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