Uncapped player joins Ireland squad as preparations continue for Wales

Ireland take on Wales in their Six Nations opener.

Ulster hooker Tom Stewart has joined the Ireland men’s squad in Quinta da Lago to provide additional cover following a hamstring issue picked up by Ronan Kelleher. Kelleher will be managed by the Ireland Medical team over the coming days. The uncapped Stewart is a former Ireland U20 international who played twice for Emerging Ireland in the Autumn starting in the victories over the Griquas and the Cheetahs. The Ireland coaching group also included him in the match day preparations for Ireland A’s game against the All Blacks XV in November. Stewart's addition brings the number of Emerging Ireland tourists in the men's senior squad to five - Jack Crowley, Joe McCarthy, Jamie Osborne and Cian Prendergast. The squad will continue to train at The Campus in Quinta da Lago, before flying to Cardiff on Thursday ahead of the opening round of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations Championship. Ireland Squad 2023 Guinness Six Nations Backs (17) Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 41 caps Ross Byrne (Leinster/UCD) 14 caps Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 7 caps Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution) 2 caps Keith Earls (Munster/Young Munster) 98 caps Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster) 23 caps Mack Hansen (Connacht) 8 caps Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 25 caps Jordan Larmour (Leinster/St Marys College) 30 caps James Lowe (Leinster) 15 caps Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor) 9 caps Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 100 caps Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster/Naas) 3 caps Jamie Osborne (Leinster/Naas) * Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 47 caps Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 109 caps (c) Jacob Stockdale (Ulster/Lurgan) 35 caps Forwards (20) Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University) 8 caps Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 27 caps Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 36 caps Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 33 caps Gavin Coombes (Munster/Young Munster) 2 caps Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 23 caps Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf) 63 caps Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 121 caps Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy) 68 caps Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 31 caps Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne) 18 caps Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians) 48 caps Joe McCarthy (Leinster/Dublin University) 1 cap Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 89 caps Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 4 caps Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 48 caps Cian Prendergast (Connacht/Corinthians) 1 cap James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 48 caps Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 13 caps Tom Stewart (Ulster/Ballynahinch) * Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 45 caps *denotes uncapped player 2023 Guinness Six Nations Fixtures Wales v IRELAND Saturday 4th February 2023, KO 14:15 (IST) VIRGIN / BBC / RTE Radio / BBC Radio IRELAND v France Saturday 11th February 2023, KO 14:15 (IST) RTE TV / ITV / RTE Radio / BBC Radi0 Italy v IRELAND Saturday 25th February 2023, KO 14:15 (IST) RTE TV / ITV / RTE Radio / BBC Radio Scotland v IRELAND Sunday 12th March 2023, KO 15:00 (IST) RTE TV / BBC / RTE Radio / BBC Radi0 IRELAND v England Saturday 18th March 2023, KO 17:00 (IST) VIRGIN / ITV / RTE Radio / BBC Radio