Ten Munster players have been named by the Ireland coaching group in their 36-man squad for the opening two rounds of the 2018 6 Nations Championship.
Andrew Conway, Keith Earls, Chris Farrell, Ian Keatley, Dave Kilcoyne, Conor Murray, Peter O'Mahony, John Ryan, Rory Scannell and CJ Stander are all included in the squad.
Ireland take on France in Paris in their opening fixture before hosting Italy at the Aviva Stadium as Conor O'Shea makes his first visit to Dublin as Italian head coach.
The uncapped Jordan Larmour has been named in the 36-man squad which also includes Chris Farrell and Bundee Aki, who won their first caps in the Guinness Series in November.
Joe Schmidt, Ireland head coach commented,"It's been great to witness some quality performances from provincial teams over the last seven weeks of European and derby matches, with a number of players performing well.
"There were some very tight decisions but it's great to see some competitive depth in a number of positions."
There are a number of players unavailable through injury: Munster's Tommy O'Donnell and Niall Scannell, Finlay Bealham, Jamie Heaslip, Sean O'Brien, Rhys Ruddock, Luke Marshall, Garry Ringrose, Jared Payne and Craig Gilroy.
Ireland Squad (Nat West 6 Nations Championship 2018, Round 1 and 2)
FORWARDS (20)
Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) c 106 caps
Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 5 caps
Sean Cronin (St Mary's College/Leinster) 56 caps
Ultan Dillane (Corinthians/Connacht) 11 caps
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 19 caps
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 73 caps
Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 34 caps
Rob Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 3 cap
Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 22 caps
Dan Leavy (UCD/Leinster) 4 caps
Jack McGrath (St Mary's College/Leinster) 42 caps
Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster) 18 caps
Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 42 caps
Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) 3 caps
Quinn Roux (Galwegians/Connacht) 3 caps
James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 4 caps
John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 11 caps
CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 18 caps
Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 53 caps
Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) 9 caps
BACKS (16)
Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) 2 caps
Joey Carbery (Clontarf/Leinster) 6 caps
Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster) 6 caps
Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 62 caps
Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster) 2 caps
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 31 caps
Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 78 caps
Ian Keatley (Young Munster/Munster) 7 caps
Jordan Larmour (St Mary's College/Leinster)*
Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht) 18 caps
Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 32 caps
Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 6 caps
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 59 caps
Johnny Sexton (St Mary's College/Leinster) 68 caps
Rory Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) 3 caps
Jacob Stockdale (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 4 caps
*Denotes Uncapped Player
International
10 Munster Players In Ireland Squad
17th January 2018
