Connacht's Jack Aungier called into Paul O'Connell's Ireland squad

Aungier replaces fellow Connacht teammate Finlay Bealham who has been called to the Lions Tour.

IRELAND CALL UP: Connacht's Jack Aungier has been called into the Ireland squad to replace teammate Finlay Bealham who has been called up to the Lions Tour. Pic: ©INPHO/James Crombie

Connacht prop Jack Aungier has been called into the Ireland squad to replace teammate Finlay Bealham for the summer tour of Georgia (July 5) and Portugal (July 12).

Bealham got the call up for Andy Farrell's British and Irish Lions tour Monday morning for the Scotland's Zander Fagerson who has been ruled out with a calf injury.

The uncapped tighthead prop has previously featured for Emerging Ireland on the tour to South Africa last autumn. Aungier trained with the Ireland squad during this year's Guinness Six Nations.

The Clontarf FC and Suttonians man joined Connacht in 2020 from the Leinster Academy, where he made five senior appearances, and has made 88 appearances for the Western province. He scored a try in his debut at the Aviva Stadium against Ulster in August 2020.