The 56-strong selection will meet in Cape Town for a three-day camp ahead of a Test season that begins with the July visits to South Africa from Italy and Georgia.
Dan Sheehan made a try-scoring return as Leinster claimed a 36-12 United Rugby Championship bonus-point win over the Stormers, joining team-mate James Lowe in providing Ireland with a Six Nations fitness boost.
Stormers player ratings: A night to forget for the South African outfit, who were less Storm Eowyn and more blow-out in their 36-12 loss to Leinster.
Carbon-copy tries from Joseph Dweba, powering over from two mauls, and a smart Suleiman Hartzenberg finish gave the hosts a 15-0 interval lead in Cape Town.
A Jordan Hendrikse penalty gave Sharks a 20-17 victory over Bulls in the United Rugby Championship.
Now that the niceties are over, the press conferences with next-to-no headlines as a result of the public grandstanding, it's time to get down to business.
The Sharks are looking to tie down one of the biggest names, who was a 2019 Rugby World Cup runner-up and a 2021 British and Irish Lions tourist, before the 2024/25 Gallagher Premiership season kicks off next month after he recently returned from a career-saving hip operation.