Andy Farrell announces Ireland's summer training squad ahead of Rugby World Cup

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named a 42-man summer training squad that will prepare for the Bank of Ireland Nations Series and Rugby World Cup 2023.

The panel of players will assemble at the IRFU High Performance Centre on June 18 for the first block of pre-season and will train at their Dublin base through June and July ahead of the Bank of Ireland Nations Series.

Ireland host Italy (August 5) and England (August 19) at the Aviva Stadium before they take on Samoa in Bayonne on August 26. Their Rugby World Cup campaign begins against Romania in Bordeaux on September 9.

Farrell said: "It is exciting to announce our extended training squad for the first phase of Rugby World Cup preparations, and we’re looking forward to assembling in Dublin next month to hit the ground running as a group.

"It’s pleasing to see that selection has been as tough as ever, as real quality players have initially been unfortunate to have missed out. I’m sure that camp will be competitive enough as we grow minds and bodies and look to push on with our game from last season.

"In the meantime, it’s important that we freshen up for a busy and exciting summer ahead, so we’re ready to get to work on 18th June and build towards the Bank of Ireland Nations Series and to France beyond that."

Full squad below:

Forwards (22)

Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University)

Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers)

Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne)

Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere)

Gavin Coombes (Munster/Young Munster)

Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College)

Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf)

Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf)

Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy)

Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch)

Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne)

Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians)

Joe McCarthy (Leinster/Dublin University)

Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution)

Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch)

Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD)

Cian Prendergast (Connacht/Corinthians)

James Ryan (Leinster/UCD)

Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne)

Tom Stewart (Ulster/Ballynahinch)*

Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena)

Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD)

Backs (20)

Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians)

Caolin Blade (Connacht/Galwegians)

Ross Byrne (Leinster/UCD)

Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon)

Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution)

Keith Earls (Munster/Young Munster)

Ciaran Frawley (Leinster/UCD)*

Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)

Mack Hansen (Connacht/Corinthians)

Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers)

Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD)

James Lowe (Leinster)

Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor)

Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen)

Calvin Nash (Munster/Young Munster)*

Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster/Naas)

Jamie Osborne (Leinster/Naas)*

Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD)

Jonathan Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College)

Jacob Stockdale (Ulster/Lurgan)

*denotes uncapped player