Primi passi della nuova Irlanda: Schmidt ne chiama 42

Uno stage di un paio di giorni in vista dei test-match di novembre. Il nuovo ct della nazionale irlandese, John Schmidt, ha convocato 42 giocatori che si presenteranno domenica alla Carton House.
In un gruppo così numeroso non possono non mancare le novità ma il neoallenatore ha tenuto a precisare che giocatori come Tommy O’Donnell, Michael Bent, Stuart Olding, Andrew Trimble, Craig Gilroy e Felix Jones non sono stati presi in considerazione solo perché infortunati.
A novembre il XV in maglia verde attende Samoa, Australia e All Blacks. Questa la lista completa dei convocati per lo stage:

Stephen Archer (Cork Constitution/Munster)

Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
Isaac Boss (Terenure College/Leinster)
Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
James Coughlan (Dolphin/Munster)
Sean Cronin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Declan Fitzpatrick (Dungannon/Ulster)
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster)
Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster)
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster)
Shane Jennings (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
Dave Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)
David Kilcoyne (UL Bohemian/Munster)
Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Luke Marshall (Ballymena/Ulster)
Mike McCarthy (Leinster)
Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
Kevin McLaughlin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
Niall Morris (Leicester Tigers)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
Sean O’Brien (UCD/Leinster)
Donncha O’Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster)
Brian O’Driscoll (UCD/Leinster)
Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
Jonathan Sexton (Racing Metro 92)
Mike Sherry (Garryowen/Munster)
Richardt Strauss (Old Wesley/Leinster)
Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)
Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)