Six Nations 2023: Stockdale in 37-man Ireland squad with Carbery missing out

Ulster's Jacob Stockdale has been named successful Ireland's 37-man Six Nations squad with Munster fly-half Joey Carbery a notable absentee.

Ross Byrne and Jack Crowley are named arsenic fly-half backmost up to Johnny Sexton with Carbery missing out.

Leinster backmost Jamie Osborne is the lone uncapped subordinate successful the squad.

Robert Baloucoune missed Ulster's crippled past play against La Rochelle due to the fact that of a hamstring wounded and his lack appears to person opened the doorway to club-mate Stockdale returning to the Ireland squad.

Stockdale has not featured for Ireland since July 2021 though helium was ruled retired for astir each past play due to the fact that of injury.

Henderson is included contempt being ruled retired of Ulster's crippled against Sale this play due to the fact that of concussion but Timoney and Lowry miss retired on with their different club-mates Kieran Treadwell and James Hume amid the bluish province's caller mediocre run.

As expected skipper Sexton and Leinster workfellow Tadhg Furlong are some included contempt the caller injuries portion Munster veterans Conor Murray and Keith Earls are besides named successful the squad.

Ireland unfastened their run against Wales successful Cardiff connected 4 February.

Ireland squad

Backs (17): Aki (Connacht), R Byrne (Leinster), Casey (Munster), Crowley (Munster), Earls (Munster), Gibson-Park (Leinster), Keenan (Leinster), Larmour (Leinster), Lowe (Leinster), McCloskey (Ulster), Murray (Munster), O'Brien (Leinster), Osborne (Leinster), Ringrose (Leinster), Sexton (Leinster), Stockdale (Ulster)

Forwards (20): Baird (Leinster), Bealham (Connacht), Beirne (Munster), Conan (Leinster), Coombes (Munster), Doris (Leinster), Furlong (Leinster), Healy (Leinster), Henderson (Ulster), Herring (Ulster), Kelleher (Leinster), Kilcoyne (Munster), McCarthy (Leinster), O'Mahony (Munster), O'Toole (Ulster), Porter (Leinster), Prendergast (Connacht), Ryan (Leinster), D Sheehan (Leinster), Van der Flier (Leinster)