Farrell and Sweetnam Included in Ireland Squad

  Chris Farrell and Darren Sweetnam are two of four uncapped players named in today's 38 player squad for the Guinness Series which sees Ireland take on South Africa, Fiji and Argentina in the Aviva Stadium in November. The uncapped duo are two of eleven Munster representatives named in the squad. Dave Kilcoyne, Tommy O'Donnell, Peter O'Mahony, John Ryan and CJ Stander have been named among the forwards, while joining Farrell and Sweetnam in the backs are Andrew Conway, Keith Earls, Ian Keatley and Conor Murray. Ireland face the Springboks for the first time since the 2016 Summer Tour where Ireland recorded a first ever victory on South African soil at Newlands but ultimately lost the series decider.  Earlier this month the Boks came within a point of beating the All Blacks in their final game of this year's Rugby Championship having twice drawn with Australia and recorded victories home and away against the Pumas. Fiji come to Ireland as the reigning Pacific Nations Cup champions and have secured qualification for Rugby World Cup 2019 by virtue of being the top team in the region over the course of the past two seasons. The final game of the Guinness Series sees Ireland square off against Argentina.  The two sides have not met since the RWC quarter-final in Cardiff in October 2015. Ireland Squad - Guinness Series 2017 FORWARDS (21) Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) Captain104 caps Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 4 caps Ultan Dillane (Corinthians/Connacht) 10 caps Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 16 caps Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 70 caps Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 32 caps Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 1 cap Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 20 caps Dan Leavy (UCD/Leinster) 4 caps Jack McGrath (St Mary's College/Leinster) 41 caps Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster) 49 caps Tommy O'Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster) 12 caps Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 40 caps Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) 2 caps Rhys Ruddock (St Mary's College/Leinster) 16 caps James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 2 caps John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 9 caps CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 15 caps Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 50 caps James Tracey (UCD/Leinster) 4 caps Kieran Treadwell (Ballymena/Ulster) 2 caps BACKS (17) Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) uncapped Adam Byrne (UCD/Leinster) uncapped Joey Carbery (Clontarf/Leinster) 4 caps Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster) 3 caps Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 62 caps Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster) uncapped Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 29 caps Dave Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster) 16 caps Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 76 caps Ian Keatley (Young Munster/Munster) 5 caps Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht) 16 caps Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/UIster) 1 cap Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 4 caps Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 57 caps Johnny Sexton (St Mary's College/Leinster) 66 caps Jacob Stockdale (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 2 caps Darren Sweetnam (Cork Constitution/Munster) uncapped 2017 Guinness Series Fixtures IRELAND v South Africa Saturday 11th November, KO 17.30 Aviva Stadium, Dublin IRELAND v Fiji Saturday 18th November, KO 17.30 Aviva Stadium, Dublin IRELAND v Argentina Saturday 25th November, KO 17.30 Aviva Stadium, Dublin