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17 December 2022; Former Leinster and Ireland player Brian O'Driscoll before the Heineken Champions Cup Pool B Round 2 match between Ulster and La Rochelle at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile[/caption]
HOOKER: Dan Sheehan, Rónan Kelleher, Rob Herring LOOSEHEAD: Andrew Porter, Cian Healy, Dave Kilcoyne TIGHTHEAD: Tadhg Furlong, Finlay Bealham, Tom O'Toole SECOND ROW: Tadhg Beirne, James Ryan, Iain Henderson, Ryan Baird, Joe McCarthy BACK ROW: Peter O'Mahony, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris, Jack Conan SCRUM-HALVES: Jamison Gibson-Park, Conor Murray, Craig Casey OUT-HALVES: Johnny Sexton, Ross Byrne, Jack Crowley CENTRES: Bundee Aki, Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw, Stuart McCloskey BACK THREE: Mack Hansen, James Lowe, Hugo Keenan, Jimmy O'Brien, Keith Earls/Jacob StockdaleThose calls above will be debated right up until Monday August 28, when Andy Farrell is due to name his final squad. As per O'Driscoll's selection, his biggest call is without doubt the nod for Joe McCarthy over Cian Prendergast and Kieran Treadwell. The USA-born McCarthy is inexperienced at senior level, holding just two caps at senior level, but he did impress against Italy last weekend. One call O'Driscoll was unable to make, as he explained on Instagram, was the call between Jacob Stockdale and Keith Earls. O'Driscoll feels it's advantage Stockdale at the minute but with two more warm-up games to come, that could change soon. "Just not quite sure on the call between Stockdale & Earls," said O'Driscoll on his Instagram. From one pre season outing it’s advantage Stockdale but Earlsy brings a huge amount to the squad in terms of leadership, calmness, vast experience at RWC’s & as a utility player covering 3/4 positions." Related Articles:
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