Veteran prop Cian Healy has been left out of Ireland’s 33-man squad for the Rugby World Cup in France because of injury.
Winger Jacob Stockdale was left out and flyhalf Johnny Sexton, who has now completed a three-match ban, will captain Ireland ahead of retirement.
Ireland begins its campaign on Sept. 9 against Romania in Bordeaux and also faces Tonga, world champion South Africa and Scotland in Pool B. Aside from the sidelined Healy, Stockdale is the highest-profile player overlooked by head coach Andy Farrell. The 27-year-old Stockdale, Ireland’s joint-sixth highest try-scorer with 19, has become a peripheral figure since the last World Cup amid a series of fitness setbacks. He started against Samoa due to Earls’ late withdrawal with a niggle but was taken off with a hamstring issue.The group includes 16 players who traveled to the 2019 World Cup in Japan under predecessor Joe Schmidt.
Backs: Bundee Aki, Ross Byrne, Craig Casey, Jack Crowley, Keith Earls, Jamison Gibson-Park, Mack Hansen, Robbie Henshaw, Hugo Keenan, James Lowe, Stuart McCloskey, Conor Murray, Jimmy O’Brien, Garry Ringrose, Johnny Sexton .The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.
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