Andy Farrell has made the first big decision of his career as Irish Head Coach by confirming his 35 man squad ahead of the 2020 Six Nations Championship.
The squad includes 8 Munster players.
Conor Murray, Jack OโDonoghue, Cj Stander, Andrew Conway, Keith Earls, Chris Farrell, Peter OโMahony and David Kilcoyne.
Among those selected is Jonathan Sexton who has been appointed as Irish Captain.
Ireland vs Samoa
Irelandโs Jonathan Sexton celebrates after the game
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Prior to todayโs squad announcement, Farrell held a 24-hour โStocktakeโ at the IRFUโs High-Performance Centre in Dublin across the 22nd and 23rd December, which included 45 players from across the provinces.
In addition to the squad announcement, this afternoon includes four โDevelopment Playersโ โ Harry Byrne, Ryan Baird, Will Connors and Robert Baloucoune.
Leinster vs Ulster
Leinsterโs Harry Byrne is tackled by Ulsterโs Bill Johnston
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As the Heineken Champions Cup reaches itโs Pool stage conclusion this weekend, the selected players will go into Ireland camp, which starts next Monday morning.
New Ireland Head Coach Andy Farrell
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Ireland will kick off their 2020 Six Nations campaign at Aviva Stadium on February 1st against Scotland. Kick-off is at 4:45pm.
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