Irish rugby training squad announced

Ireland skipper Keith Wood returns to international duty next week, as part of a 37-man training squad.

Ireland have two World Cup qualifiers next month. They travel to Siberia on September 21 to face Russia. before returning to Dublin to play Georgia on September 28.

The squad will train from Sunday to Friday August 16.

The squad is:

Forwards:

Simon Best (Ulster), Shane Byrne (Leinster), Bob Casey (London Irish), Reggie Corrigan (Leinster), Victor Costello, (Leinster), Leo Cullen (Leinster), Kieron Dawson (London Irish), Simon Easterby (Llanelli), Anthony Foley (Munster), Keith Gleeson (Leinster), John Hayes (Munster), Marcus

Horan (Munster), Gary Longwell (Ulster), Eric Miller (Leinster), Mick O’Driscoll (Munster), Malcolm O’Kelly (Leinster), Alan Quinlan (Munster), Frank Sheahan (Munster), Paul Wallace (Leinster), Keith Wood (Harlequins).

Backs: Justin Bishop (London Irish), Paul Burke (harlequins), Gordon Darcy (Leinster), Girvan Dempsey (Leinster), Neil Doak (Ulster), Guy Easterby (Llanelli), Rob Henderson (Munster), Denis Hickie (Leinster), Shane Horgan (Leinster), Tyrone Howe (Ulster), David Humphreys (Ulster), John Kelly (Munster), Kevin Maggs (Bath), Ronan O’Gara (Munster), Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster), Peter Stringer (Munster), Paddy Wallace (Ulster).

Not considered due to injury: Emmet Byrne (Leinster), Anthony Horgan (Munster), Geordan Murphy (Leicester) all carrying shoulder injuries, Paul O’Connell (Munster) (Back), John O’Neill (Munster) (Ankle).