A 39-player Ireland squad today commenced preparations for Saturday's sold-out Bank of Ireland Nations Series Test against Fiji at Aviva Stadium (Kick-off 1pm, live on Virgin Media/Amazon Prime). Unfortunately, Ireland's latest centurion Conor Murray has been ruled out of the rest of the Series with a groin strain and will commence his rehab at Munster. Robbie Henshaw, who missed out on Saturday’s game due to a hamstring issue, will reintegrate to training this week. Stuart McCloskey is recovering quickly from the arm issue that forced him off early against South Africa and will train this week. Tadhg Furlong (ankle) is expected to take part in training this week while Ireland captain Johnny Sexton is recovering well from a dead leg. From Friday night’s A game against the All Black XV, Ciaran Frawley suffered a twisted knee and will continue his rehab at Leinster. Joe McCarthy and Ryan Baird will continue their return to play protocols at Leinster. Michael Milne, who featured against both the Pumas and the Cheetahs for Emerging Ireland in Bloemfontein, will train with the Ireland squad this week.

Ireland Squad - Bank of Ireland Nations Series:

Backs (16) Robert Baloucoune (Ulster/Enniskillen) 3 caps Caolin Blade (Connacht/Galwegians) 1 cap Joey Carbery (Munster/Clontarf) 36 caps Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 5 caps Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution) uncapped Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster) 21 caps Mack Hansen (Connacht) 7 caps Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers) 60 caps Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 24 caps Michael Lowry (Ulster/Banbridge) 1 cap Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor) 7 caps Calvin Nash (Munster/Young Munster) Jimmy O’Brien (Leinster/Naas) 1 cap Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 45 caps Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 109 caps CAPTAIN Jacob Stockdale (Ulster/Lurgan) 35 caps Forwards (23) Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 26 caps Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 34 caps Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 31 caps Max Deegan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 1 cap Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 21 caps Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf) 61 caps Dave Heffernan (Connacht/Buccaneers) 7 caps Cian Healy (Leinster/Clontarf) 119 caps Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy) 68 caps Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 29 caps Jeremy Loughman (Munster/Garryowen) uncapped Mike Milne (Leinster/UCD) uncapped Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 88 caps Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 3 caps Scott Penny (Leinster/UCD) uncapped Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 47 caps Cian Prendergast (Connacht) uncapped James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 47 caps Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 11 caps Gavin Thornbury (Connacht) uncapped Nick Timoney (Ulster/Banbridge) 2 caps Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena) 9 caps Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 44 caps

Bank of Ireland Nations Series Fixtures:

IRELAND v Fiji Saturday 12^th November, 2022, Aviva Stadium, KO 13:00 IRELAND v Australia Saturday 19^th November, 2022, Aviva Stadium, KO 20:00