Ireland will tour this summer playing Georgia and Portugal on consecutive weekend’s. First up is Georgia on July 5th and then on the 12th of July it is Portugal. I will select the 23 I feel best placed to take Georgia on in the opening game from the squad selected by Paul O Connell and his coaches.
15 Jimmy O Brien
14 Tommy O Brien
13 Jamie Osbourne
12 Hugh Gavin
11 Jacob Stockdale
10 Jack Crowley
9 Craig Casey
8 Gavin Coombes
7 Alex Kendellen
6 Ryan Baird
5 Tom Ahern
4 Cormac Izuchukwu
3 Thomas Clarkson
2 Gus Mc Carthy
1 Jack Boyle
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16 Stephen Smyth
17 Michael Milne
18 Finlay Bealham
19 Darragh Murray
20 Nick Timoney
21 Ben Murphy
22 Ciaran Frawley
23 Calvin Nash
Here is the XV I would select to face Georgia in the 1st game of the summer tour. They play Portugal in week 2 and that will open the door for the other players not selected here to make a mark…..