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Published 13:46 31 Oct 2022 GMT
Unfortunately, Tom Ahern has been ruled out of involvement in this week's Ireland 'A' fixture but Diarmuid Barron, Caolin Blade, Jack Crowley, Shane Daly, Max Deegan, James Hume, Dave Kilcoyne, Marty Moore and Scott Penny all came through the weekend's URC action without issue to join the squad. Jamie Osborne and Roman Salanoa have both been declared fit after completing the return to play protocols while Connacht lock Gavin Thornbury has been called up in place of Ahern. Nathan Doak and Tom Stewart, who both featured in the Emerging Ireland side in Bloemfontein, will also join the squad later in the week.[caption id="attachment_247508" align="aligncenter" width="800"]
Nathan Doak of Ulster makes a break during a Champions Cup match against Northampton. (Photo by Paul Harding/Sportsfile)[/caption]
15. Michael Lowry (Ulster) 14. Calvin Nash (Munster) 13. James Hume (Ulster) 12. Stuart McCloskey (Ulster) 11. Jimmy O'Brien (Leinster) 10. Ciarán Frawley (Leinster) 9. Craig Casey (Munster) 1. Jeremy Loughman (Munster) 2. Diarmuid Barron (Munster) 3. Tom O'Toole (Ulster) 4. Gavin Thornbury (Connacht) 5. Joe McCarthy (Leinster) 6. Cian Prendergast (Connacht) 7. Nick Timoney (Ulster) 8. Max Deegan (Leinster)Replacements: Dave Heffernan (Connacht), Dave Kilcoyne (Munster), Marty Moore (Ulster), Ryan Baird (Leinster), Scott Penny (Leinster), Caolin Blade (Connacht), Jack Crowley (Munster), Shane Daly (Munster)
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