Emerging Ireland casualty list grows with late change made to squad

Emerging Ireland have been dealt another injury blow with Connacht prop Jordan Duggan being replaced by Leinster’s Alex Usanov the day before the squad embark for South Africa.

Duggan will return to Connacht to receive treatment on an ankle injury he picked up in training this week.

This is the latest setback for Simon Easterby’s squad, who saw Connacht wing Shayne Bolton, Leinster prop Jack Boyle and Leinster centre Tommy O’Brien forced to pull out earlier this week.

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Ireland Sevens star Chay Mullins, Munster prop Mark Donnelly and Leinster fly-half Charlie Tector were called up in their place.

The squad convened on Wednesday before leaving for South Africa on Saturday ahead of fixtures against the Pumas, the Western Force and the Cheetahs.

Fixture

Internationals

Ireland

13 - 23

Full-time

New Zealand

All Stats and Data

Updated Emerging Ireland Squad
Forwards (18):
Jack Aungier (Clontarf FC/Connacht)
James Culhane (UCD RFC/Leinster)
Mark Donnelly (Garryowen FC/Munster)
Jordan Duggan (Naas RFC/Connacht)
Sean Edogbo (UCC RFC/Munster)
Ronan Foxe (Garryowen FC/Munster)
Cormac Izuchukwu (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster)
Sean Jansen (Connacht)
Alex Kendellen (UCC RFC/Munster)(captain)
Gus McCarthy (UCD RFC/Leinster)
Darragh Murray (Buccaneers RFC/Connacht)
Evan O’Connell (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)
Conor O’Tighearnaigh (UCD RFC/Leinster)
Danny Sheahan (Cork Constitution FC/Munster)
Harry Sheridan (Dublin University FC/Ulster)
Stephen Smyth (Old Wesley RFC/Leinster)
Alex Soroka (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
Scott Wilson (Queen’s University Belfast RFC/Ulster)

Backs (15):
Hugh Cooney (Clontarf FC/Leinster)
Ethan Coughlan (Shannon RFC/Munster)
Matthew Devine (Corinthians RFC/Connacht)
Cormac Foley (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
Hugh Gavin (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)
Chay Mullins (Connacht/Ireland Sevens)
Jack Murphy (Clontarf FC/Ulster)
Sean O’Brien (Clontarf FC/Munster)
Ben O’Connor (UCC RFC/Munster)
Andrew Osborne (Naas RFC/Leinster)
Jude Postlethwaite (City of Armagh RFC/Ulster)
Sam Prendergast (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
Rob Russell (Dublin University FC/Leinster)
Charlie Tector (Lansdowne FC/Leinster)
Zac Ward (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster/Ireland Sevens)