Meanwhile, there are a number of Kildare players involved
Ireland have lost two more key players through injury ahead of the Six Nations Championship clash with Wales.
Team captain Caelan Doris's run of having played in 42 consecutive test matches comes to an end due to a knee injury.
Hooker Rónan Kelleher will miss the match in Cardiff on Saturday with a neck problem.
Prop Tadhg Furlong remains out with a longstanding calf injury but it's hoped all three will be fit to face France on March 8th.
Eadestown's Jimmy O'Brien and Tadhg Beirne, Sallins' Diarmuid Mangan, Naas' Jamie Osborne and Suncroft's Sam and Cian Prendergast are all involved.
Friday Morning Sports Update
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Lara Gillespie Will Not Attend Next Month's European Track Cycling Championships in Turkey
Shelbourne Captain Mark Coyle Swaps The League Of Ireland For NIFL
Former Leeds And Wales Midfielder Terry Yorath Has Died Aged 75
Padraig Harrington "Delighted" To Be Part Of The Field For Golf's Bahrain Championship
Thursday Morning Sports Update
France Without Maxime Lucu For Their Opening Six Nations Clash With Ireland Next Month
