Uncapped Munster duo make Ireland squad with Henderson update due

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named his 36-player squad that will prepare to take on Wales on Saturday, with uncapped Munster duo Oli Jager and Tom Ahern receiving call-ups.

Tighthead prop Jager and lock Ahern were originally two of three uncapped ‘training panellists’ in Ireland’s Guinness Six Nations squad, alongside Sam Prendergast, and both started in Munster’s 42-7 win over the Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship on Friday at Parc y Scarlets.

Ireland have also confirmed that there will be an update on Iain Henderson’s fitness later in the week after the lock picked up a foot injury in Ulster’s URC loss to the Ospreys at the weekend.

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Handre Pollard on that RWC semifinal and Pieter-Steph du Toit’s inspiring speech | RPTV

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Farrell’s side have picked up maximum points so far this Championship, and host a winless Wales side at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday as they strive to become the first side to ever win back-to-back Grand Slams.

Ireland Squad
Backs (15):
Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht)
Harry Byrne (UCD/Leinster)
Craig Casey (Shannon/Munster)
Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Ciaran Frawley (UCD/Leinster)
Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster)
Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster)
Jordan Larmour (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
James Lowe (Leinster)
Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/Ulster)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
Calvin Nash (Young Munster/Munster)
Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)
Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster)

Forwards (21):
Thomas Ahern (Shannon/Munster)*
Ryan Baird (Dublin University/Leinster)
Finlay Bealham (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster)
Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Caelan Doris (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
Iain Henderson (Academy/Ulster)
Oli Jager (Munster)*
Ronan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Jeremy Loughman (Garryowen/Munster)
Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)
Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)(captain)
Tom O’Toole (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster)
James Ryan (UCD/Leinster)
Dan Sheehan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Tom Stewart (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
Nick Timoney (Banbridge/Ulster)
Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)

*Denotes uncapped player