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Craig Casey captains hugely exciting Ireland rugby summer squad
Published 14:01 4 Jun 2025 BST
Updated 14:16 4 Jun 2025 BST
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An exciting group of players.
Head coach Paul O'Connell has named his squad for Ireland's summer tour of Georgia and Portugal next month.
As expected, with 15 players away with the Lions, it is a young squad, bursting with potential.
It is a 32-man squad, with three training panellists, with 14 uncapped players in total.
The provincial breakdown is as follows: 12 Leinster, 10 Ulster, 7 Munster, 6 Connacht.
Munster scrum-half Craig Casey has been named as captain after a hugely impressive season, where he was unlucky to miss out on a Lions spot.
Ireland rugby summer squad:
Player/Club/Province/Caps
Forwards (18):
Backs (14):
Training Panellists:
James McNabney (City of Armagh/Ulster)*
Jude Postlethwaite (City of Armagh/Ulster)*
Zac Ward (Ballynahinch/Ulster)*
*denotes uncapped
Ireland Summer Tour Fixtures
Saturday, 5th July: Georgia v Ireland, Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi (kick off 9pm local time, 6pm Irish time). Tickets are available now from the Georgian Rugby Union – here.
Saturday, 12th July: Portugal v Ireland, Estádio Nacional do Jamor, Lisbon (kick off 7pm local, same Irish time). Tickets are available now from the Portugal Rugby Union – here.
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