The Ireland squad will train this week at the IRFU’s High Performance Centre in Blanchardstown in preparation for their 2020 Guinness Six Nations round 5 fixture against France in Paris on Saturday, March 14.

A squad of 35 players have been assembled for this week’s training camp. Ultan Dillane and Dave Heffernan join the group later today having played for Connacht in Port Elizabeth in the GUINNESS PRO14 yesterday.

Leinster’s Ryan Baird rejoins the group for the early part of the week having previously trained with the national squad in the preparatory camp in Portugal in late January.

IRELAND Squad (Guinness Six Nations Camp, IRFU High Performance Centre, Dublin, March 2-5, 2020):

Player/Club/Province/Caps –

Forwards (20):

Ryan Baird (Dublin University/Leinster) *

Will Connors (UCD/Leinster) *

Max Deegan (Lansdowne/Leinster) 1

Ultan Dillane (Corinthians/Connacht) 15

Caelan Doris (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) 2

Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 44

Dave Heffernan (Buccaneers/Connacht) 1

Iain Henderson (Academy/Ulster) 55

Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 11

Ronan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster) 3

Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 39

Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Ulster) 56

Jack O’Donoghue (UL Bohemians/Munster) 2

Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 67

Tom O’Toole (Banbridge/Ulster) *

Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) 26

James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 26

CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 41

Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 70

Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) 26

Backs (15):

Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) 26

Billy Burns (Ulster) *

Ross Byrne (UCD/Leinster) 6

Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster) 21

John Cooney (Terenure College/Ulster) 11

Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 84

Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster) 9

Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 43

Dave Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster) 19

Jordan Larmour (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) 24

Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/Ulster) 3

Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 19

Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 81

Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College/Leinster) (capt) 91

Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster) 28

* Denotes uncapped player at this level