Jerry Flannery trained today at the Ireland session in the RDS, but Fogarty has been called in as precautionary cover.

Ulster Hooker Andy Kyriacou has been called up to the Ireland 'A' replacements for the game.

Denis Fogarty joins fellow Munster players Peter Stringer and Donnacha Ryan in the starting XV.

Ireland 'A' Team and Replacements (V Tonga, Friday, November 13th, Ravenhill, 19:35)

15. Gavin Duffy (Galwegians/Connacht)

14. Shane Horgan (Boyne/Leinster) Captain

13. Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)

12. Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)

11. Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)

10. Ian Humphreys (Ballymena/Ulster)

9. Peter Stringer (Shannon/Munster)

1. Brett Wilkinson (Galwegians/Connacht)

2. Denis Fogarty (Cork Constitution/Munster)

3. Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)

4. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)

5. Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)

6. Neil Best (Northampton Saints)

7. Sean O'Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)

8. Chris Henry (Ballymena/Ulster)

Replacements
16. Andy Kyriacou (Malone/Ulster)
17. Bryan Young (Ballymena/Ulster)
18. Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)
19. Kevin McLaughlin (UCD/Leinster)
20. Isaac Boss (Ballymena/Ulster)
21. Ian Keatley (Galwegians/Connacht)
22. Johne Murphy (Leicester Tigers).