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Craig Gilroy and Simon Zebo have been left out of the squad to face Scotland and Wales
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Craig Gilroy and Simon Zebo have missed out on places in Joe Schmidt’s 34-man Ireland squad to face Scotland and Wales in the RBS 6 Nations Championship.
Uncapped forwards Robin Copeland, Jordi Murphy and Martin Moore – who all featured for the Irish Wolfhounds against England Saxons on Sunday – are in the squad.
Ireland commence their Six Nations campaign with home fixtures against Scotland on Sunday and face Wales the following Saturday.
Ireland squad for the RBS 6 Nations fixtures against Scotland and Wales:
Forwards
Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
Robin Copeland (Cardiff Blues)*
Sean Cronin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster)
Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster)
Mike McCarthy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
Martin Moore (Lansdowne/Leinster)*
Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)*
Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster)
Tommy O’Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
Rhys Ruddock (St Mary’s College/Leinster)
Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)
Backs
Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster)
Felix Jones (Shannon/Munster)
Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Luke Marshall (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
Brian O’Driscoll (UCD/Leinster)
Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Jonathan Sexton (Racing Metro 92)
Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
* Denotes uncapped players
Article source: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/welsh-rugby-crisis-everything-you-6455243
Craig Gilroy and Simon Zebo fail to make Ireland squad
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