Boss to lead Ireland A

Ulster's Isaac Boss will lead Ireland A team into their opening game of the Churchill Cup against Canada in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday.

The Irish senior management team of Declan Kidney, Alan Gaffney, Gert Smal and Les Kiss will be on hand to uncover the players ready to challenge for full international honours.

There are 11 players that took part in the two-test tour of USA and Canada, recently, included in this squad with the likes of Northampton's Neil Best and Jamed Downey and Leinster's Cian Healy and Jonathan Sexton joining the squad.

IRELAND A (v Canada):

1 - Bryan Young (Ballymena/Ulster)

2 - Sean Cronin (Buccaneers/Connacht)

3 - Tony Buckley (Shannon/Munster)

4 - Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)

5 - Devon Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)

6 - Neil Best (Northampton Saints)

7 - Sean O’Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)

8 - Chris Henry (Ballymena/Ulster)

9 - Isaac Boss (Ballymena/Ulster) Captain

10 - Niall O'Connor (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)

11 - Johne Murphy (Leicester)

12 - Keith Matthews (Buccaneers/Connacht)

13 - Fergus McFadden (UCD/Leinster)

14 - Fionn Carr (Galwegians/Connacht)

15 - Denis Hurley (Cork Constitution/Munster).

Replacements:

16 - Dennis Fogarty (Cork Constitution/Munster)

17 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)

18 - Trevor Hogan (Blackrock College/Leinster)

19 - John Muldoon (Buccanneers/Connacht) 20 - Frank Murphy (Buccaneers/Connacht)

21 - Jonathan Sexton (St.Mary’s College/Leinster)

22 - James Downey (Northampton Saints).