NEWS EXTRA
JOE Schmidt has included eight uncapped players in his Ireland squad for the three-Test tour of the USA and Japan next month.
John Cooney, Dave Heffernan, Rory O’Loughlin, Andrew Porter, James Ryan, Rory Scannell, Jacob Stockdale and Kieran Treadwell have been called up.
Schmidt is without 11 players set to tour with the British and Irish Lions.
Injured trio Jamie Heaslip, Rob Kearney and Sean Cronin all miss out along with Andrew Trimble and Donnacha Ryan.
Schmidt said: “With 11 on tour with the Lions, plus a number of injuries, the tour squad includes plenty of yout...