IRELAND’S 38-MAN CALL...

21 FORWARDS

LOOSEHEAD (3): Healy, Kilcoyne, J McGrath; HOOKER (3): Best (capt), Herring, Tracy;

TIGHTHEAD (3): Furlong, Porter, John Ryan; SECOND ROW (5): Dillane, Henderson, James Ryan, Toner, Treadwell;

BACK ROW (7): Conan, Leavy, O’Brien, O’Donnell, O’Mahony, Ruddock, Stander.

17 BACKS

SCRUM-HALF (3): Marmion, L McGrath, Murray; OUT-HALF (3): Carbery, Keatley, Sexton; CENTRE (4): Aki, Farrell, Henshaw, McCloskey; BACK THREE (7): Byrne, Conway, Earls, D Kearney, R Kearney, Stockdale, Sweetnam.

Four uncapped players are included — Bundee Aki, Adam Byrne, Chris Farrell and Darren Sweetnam;

Leinster provide the majority representation with 18 players chosen, 11 of them forwards. Munster are next best with 11 players, six of them in the back. Ulster provide six and Connacht three.

One of Ireland’s 11 Lions is omitted – head injury victim Jared Payne;

14 players who toured last June have been excluded. Garry Ringrose, Niall Scannell and Josh van der Flier are injured while Paddy Jackson has been omitted from all rugby due to an ongoing court case.

The 10 dropped from the squad are: Finlay Bealham, John Cooney, Dave Heffernan, Luke Marshall, Jack O’Donoghue, Tiernan O’Halloran, Rory O’Loughlin, Quinn Roux, Rory Scannell and outgoing Munster star Simon Zebo.