Ireland name 36-strong squad to prepare for England

Andy Farrell has assembled a 36-strong Ireland squad to prepare for next Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations trip to England. 

It’s a squad that is one man less than the 37 called into camp at the start of the round two week versus Wales, the injured Garry Ringrose the sole name that is missing. 

Ireland opened their championship with a win over Scotland and their bonus point success has them placed second to France on the table on points difference.  

The Irish beat the English on their last championship trip to Twickenham, clinching the Grand Slam with a March 2018 win, but they have since been beaten twice by Eddie Jones' side.

IRELAND TRAINING SQUAD (versus England, Sunday)

Backs: (16)

Will Addison (Enniskillen/Ulster) 4 caps

Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) 25 caps

Billy Burns (Ulster) 0 caps

Ross Byrne (UCD/Leinster) 5 caps

Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster) 20 caps

John Cooney (Terenure College/Ulster) 10 caps

Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 83 caps

Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster) 9 caps

Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 42 caps

Dave Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster) 19 caps

Jordan Larmour (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 23 caps

Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/Ulster) 3 caps

Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 19 caps

Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 80 caps

Jonathan Sexton (St Marys College/Leinster) 90 caps CAPTAIN

Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster) 27 caps

Forwards: (20)

Will Connors (UCD/Leinster) 0 caps

Max Deegan (Lansdowne/Leinster) 1 cap

Ultan Dillane (Corinthians/Connacht) 14 caps

Caelan Doris (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 1 cap

Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 43 caps

Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 97 caps

Dave Heffernan (Buccaneers/Connacht) 1 cap

Iain Henderson (Academy/Ulster) 55 caps

Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 10 caps

Ronan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster) 2 caps

Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 38 caps

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

Jack O’Donoghue (UL Bohemians/Munster) 2 caps

Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 66 caps

Tom O’Toole (Banbridge/Ulster) 0 caps

Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) 25 caps

James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 25 caps

CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 40 caps

Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 69 caps

Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) 25 caps

WATCH: Andy Farrell and Johnny Sexton reflect on the round two win over Wales