Over the past six months the sports photographers Billy Stickland, Dan Sheridan and James Crombie have travelled the length and breadth of Ireland, capturing each member of the Rugby World Cup squad with the people and places that mean most to them. As they make their final preparations for the tournament, which begins on Friday, here are all 31 players, plus head coach Joe Schmidt, at home, rest and play.

CIAN HEALY Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho The Leinster prop with his wife, Laura. The couple, who married recently, are building a house in Killester, in north Dublin.

IAIN HENDERSON Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho The Ulster captain with his wife, Suzanne, daughter, Lana, and dogs, Lola and Baily, in the garden at his home near Lisburn, on the border between Co Antrim and Co Down.

JOEY CARBERY Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho Joey Carbery, who grew up in New Zealand, loves to surf. With his dog, Tutu, in his parents’ garden in Athy, Co Kildare.

JAMES RYAN Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho The Leinster lock with his dad and brother, both called Mark, in Mount Merrion in south Co Dublin, near their family home.

JONATHAN SEXTON Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho The Leinster fly-half and Ireland vice-captain with his daughter Amy and son, Luca, in Pembroke Park, near their family home in Dartry in Dublin.

GARRY RINGROSE Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho The Leinster centre at Seapoint in south Co Dublin, where he goes for a recovery swim after a game.

BUNDEE AKI Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho The Connacht back with his daughter Adrianna on the swings in Renmore Park, in Galway.

JEAN KLEYN Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho The Munster lock at home in Castleconnell, Co Limerick, with his dogs Rambo and Heidi, cooking on his South African braii, or barbecue.

TADGH FURLONG Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho The tighthead prop with his father, James, on the family farm in Co Wexford.

ANDREW PORTER Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho Andrew Porter, the Leinster prop, in his garden in Cabinteely, in south Co Dublin, with a photograph of his late mum, Wendy, who died when he was just starting secondary school.

SEÁN CRONIN Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho The Leinster hooker with his twin sons, Cillian and Finn, at home in Clonskeagh, in south Dublin.

ANDREW CONWAY Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho The Munster back with his fiancee, Liz, and dog, Sadie, on the River Shannon in Co Limerick.

TADHG BEIRNE Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho Tadhg Beirne, the Munster forward, with his mum, Brenda, girlfriend, Harriet, sisters Caoimhe, Jennifer and Alannah, dad, Gerry, and dog, Luna, at the family home in Naas, Co Kildare.

RORY BEST Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho The veteran hooker and Ireland captain with his wife, Jodie, daughter, Penny, and sons Richie and Ben at the Palace Stables and Heritage Centre in Co Armagh, where the couple were married.

JOSH VAN DER FLIER Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho The Leinster flanker with his dad, Dirk, and mum, Olly, in their garden in Co Wicklow.

CHRIS FARRELL Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho Chris Farrell, the Munster centre, with his girlfriend, Estelle, at the Vico Baths near Killiney, in south Co Dublin.

JACOB STOCKDALE Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho The Ulster winger with his father, Graham, in Lurgan, Co Armagh. To take his mind off rugby in his downtime, he works on his vintage Mustang.

JORDAN LARMOUR Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho The Leinster winger with his dad, Ian, and brother, Adam, at St Andrew’s College in Booterstown, in south Co Dublin, where they went to school.

CJ STANDER Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho CJ Stander, the Munster forward, with his daugher, Everli, just after she was born at University Maternity Hospital in Limerick.

PETER O’MAHONY Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho The Munster captain and Ireland vice-captain with his wife, Jess, daughter, Indie, and son, Theo, at home in Blackrock in Co Cork.

ROB KEARNEY Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho The Leinster fullback (right) with his brother Dave in the Algarve, in Portugal, where they go on family holidays.

RHYS RUDDOCK Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho The Leinster flanker with his brother and fellow player, Ciarán, and their dad, Mike, mum, Bernadette, sister, Katie, and dog, Buddy, at the West Pier in Dún Laoghaire, in Co Dublin.

ROBBIE HENSHAW Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho The Leinster back playing with his dad, Tony, and dog, Buster, on the pier in their back garden in Athlone, Co Westmeath.

LUKE MCGRATH Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho The Leinster scrumhalf on Sandymount Strand in Dublin, close to where he grew up.

NIALL SCANNELL Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho Niall Scannell, the Munster hooker, with his fiancee, Maeve, at the fairground in Crosshaven, in west Co Cork.

JACK CARTY Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho The Connacht outhalf with his dog, Willow, on Lough Ree in Co Roscommon, near his family home.

JOHN RYAN Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho John Ryan, a prop for Munster, with his wife, Zita, and son, Felix, in Castleconnell, Co Limerick, where the family go for walks.

KEITH EARLS Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho The Munster winger with his daughters, Laurie and Ella May, in the family home in Limerick.

DAVE KILCOYNE Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho The Munster prop with his dad, Pat, and brothers, Alan and Páraic, on the beach in Lahinch, Co Clare.

JACK CONAN Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho Jack Conan, the Leinster forward, with his dog, Jess, at the Lead Mines near Kilternan, where he walks to clear his head after most games.

CONOR MURRAY Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho The Munster scrumhalf – with his girlfriend, Joanna Cooper – jumps off a dune in Derrynane, in Co Kerry.