5 Kildare Players Named In Ireland's Six Nations Squad

Wednesday, 15 January 2025 14:02

The squad was named by Simon Easterby this afternoon

5 Kildare players have been included in Ireland’s Six Nations Squad.

Eadestown’s Tadhg Beirne and Jimmy O’Brien, Naas’ Jamie Osborne and the Prendergast brothers Cian and Sam from Suncroft are all part of the 36 man squad.

Ireland’s campaign begins on the 1st of February when England visit the Aviva Stadium.

The full squad is as follows:

Forwards (21):

Ryan Baird (Dublin University/Leinster)
Finlay Bealham (Corinthians/Connacht)
Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster)
Jack Boyle (UCD/Leinster)*
Thomas Clarkson (Dublin University/Leinster)
Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Caelan Doris (St Mary’s College/Leinster)(captain)
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
Iain Henderson (Academy/Ulster)
Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Cormac Izuchukwu (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Rónan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Gus McCarthy (UCD/Leinster)
Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)
Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster)
Cian Prendergast (UCD/Connacht)
James Ryan (UCD/Leinster)
Dan Sheehan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)

Backs (15):

Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht)
Caolin Blade (Galwegians/Connacht)
Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Ciaran Frawley (UCD/Leinster)
Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)
Mack Hansen (Corinthians/Connacht)
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster)
Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster)
James Lowe (Leinster)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
Calvin Nash (Young Munster/Munster)
Jimmy O’Brien (Naas/Leinster)
Jamie Osborne (Naas/Leinster)
Sam Prendergast (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)

Development Players (4):

Hugh Cooney (Clontarf/Leinster)*
Cathal Forde (Corinthians/Connacht)*
James McNabney (Ballymena/Ulster)*
Ben Murphy (Clontarf/Connacht)*

* denotes uncapped player

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