Joey Carbery returns as Ireland name 37-man squad for Italy game

Tough beat for Joe McCarthy but a welcome return for Kieran Treadwell.

Johnny Sexton looks likely to sit out this Saturday's Six Nations clash with Italy after Joey Carbery was called up as outhalf cover ahead of round three of the championship. Carbery is joined by Kieran Treadwell and the uncapped Leinster back-row Scott Penny in the Ireland squad for round three, while Joe McCarthy and Keith Earls drop out. Cian Healy and Dan Sheehan are both in the squad and in contention to face Italy. An IRFU release reads:

Cian Healy and Dan Sheehan are both included having come through their individual hamstring rehab programmes. Joey Carbery is added to the squad to provide additional cover as Johnny Sexton continues his rehab this week. Caolin Blade, Gavin Coombes, Jordan Larmour, Jimmy O’Brien, Jamie Osborne, Cian Prendergast, Roman Salanoa and Jacob Stockdale return to the squad having played for their respective provinces in the URC at the weekend. Scott Penny and Kieran Treadwell have been added to the squad for the first time in this campaign. Treadwell featured against South Africa and Fiji in November while Penny played for Emerging Ireland against the Griquas and Pumas in Bloemfontein. Tadhg Beirne was last week ruled out of the remainder of the Championship and unfortunately Joe McCarthy will also miss the rest of this year’s campaign with an ankle issue. Keith Earls is unavailable this week with a calf issue while Jamison Gibson Park, Robbie Henshaw and Tadhg Furlong will all continue their respective rehab programmes. Rob Herring is continuing his graduated return to play protocols.

Ireland Squad for Round 3

Backs (17)

Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 43 caps Caolin Blade (Connacht/Galwegians) 1 cap Ross Byrne (Leinster/UCD) 16 caps Joey Carbery (Munster/Clontarf) 37 caps Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 9 caps Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution) 2 caps Mack Hansen (Connacht/Corinthians) 10 caps Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 27 caps Jordan Larmour (Leinster/St Marys College) 30 caps James Lowe (Leinster) 17 caps Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor) 11 caps Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 102 caps Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster/Naas) 3 caps Jamie Osborne (Leinster/Naas)* Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 49 caps Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 111 caps (c) Jacob Stockdale (Ulster/Lurgan) 35 caps

Forwards (20)

Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University) 8 caps Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 29 caps Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 35 caps Gavin Coombes (Munster/Young Munster) 2 caps Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 25 caps Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 121 caps Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy) 70 caps Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 33 caps Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne) 19 caps Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians) 50 caps Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 91 caps Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 6 caps Scott Penny (Leinster/UCD)* Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 50 caps Cian Prendergast (Connacht/Corinthians) 1 cap James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 50 caps Roman Salanoa (Munster/Shannon)* Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 14 caps Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena) 10 caps Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 47 caps WATCH HOUSE OF RUGBY: Related articles:

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