Kieran Treadwell Named in Ireland Six Nations Squad

Kieran Treadwell Named in Ireland Six Nations Squad

Former IQ Rugby player Kieran Treadwell has been named in the Ireland squad for the 2022 Guinness Six Nations Championship by head coach Andy Farrell. Treadwell made his Ireland debut in 2017 against Japan having joined Ulster from Harlequins in 2016.  Born in Carshalton, England, Treadwell qualifies for Ireland through his Irish mother and represented Ireland at U18 level before being selected for the England U20s.   A former pupil of The John Fisher School he joined the Harlequins Academy before representing their senior side on six occasions. Kieran has made over 100 senior appearances for Ulster and has three Irish caps to date.  His last appearance for Ireland came against Fiji at the Aviva Stadium in November 2017. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfBxULiijjo[/embed] The squad will be captained by Johnny Sexton who earned his 100th cap for his country against Japan during the November international window.  Ireland will host Wales, Italy and Scotland at the Aviva Stadium over the course of the Championship while also travelling to Paris and London to face France and England respectively. IRELAND Guinness Six Nations Squad 2022 Backs (18) Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 33 caps Robert Baloucoune (Ulster/Enniskillen) 2 caps Joey Carbery (Munster/Clontarf) 27 caps Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht) 10 caps Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 4 caps Andrew Conway (Munster/Garryowen) 27 caps Keith Earls (Munster/Young Munster) 96 caps Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster) 12 caps Mack Hansen (Connacht) uncapped Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers) 53 caps James Hume (Ulster/Banbridge) 1 cap Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 16 caps Jordan Larmour (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 30 caps James Lowe (Leinster) 9 caps Michael Lowry (Ulster/Banbridge) uncapped Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 92 caps Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 37 caps Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 101 caps CAPTAIN Forwards (20) Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University) 6 caps Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 18 caps Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 25 caps Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 22 caps Gavin Coombes (Munster/Young Munster) 2 caps Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 12 caps Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf) 52 caps Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 112 caps Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy) 65 caps Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 23 caps Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne) 16 caps Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians) 45 caps Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 79 caps Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 2 caps Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 40 caps James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 40 caps Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 2 caps Nick Timoney (Ulster/Banbridge) 2 caps Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena) 3 caps Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 35 caps Development Player Cian Prendergast (Connacht) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9lSvYGsSxo[/embed]