Keatley gets call-up for Irish Wolfhounds

Connacht out half Ian Keatley has been called up to the 22-man Ireland Wolfounds squad to play the England Saxons in Ravenhill on Friday.

The starting XV will be announced by the Wolfhounds coaches at a press conference in Belfast tomorrow.

Munster Prop Tony Buckley is ruled out after picking up an injury in the game against Scotland ‘A’ last week.

Declan Fitzpatrick is named in the squad in place of Buckley.

Mike McCarthy is also named in the squad while Ulster's Paul Marshall and Leinster's David Kearney have also been called up.

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O2 Ireland Wolfhounds squad (v England Saxons, Friday, Februray 4, Ravenhill, 7.30pm)

Backs -

Isaac Boss (Terenure College - Leinster)

Fionn Carr (Galwegians- Connacht)

Ian Humphreys (Ballymena - Ulster)

David Kearney (Lansdowne - Leinster)

Ian Keatley (Galwegians- Connacht)

Denis Hurley (Cork Constitution - Munster)

Paul Marshall (Belfast Harlequins - Ulster)

Johne Murphy (Young Munster - Munster)

Eoin O'Malley (Old Belvedere - Leinster)

Nevin Spence (Ballynahinch - Ulster)

Forwards -

Nigel Brady (Dungannon - Ulster)

Willie Faloon (Ballynahinch - Ulster)

Declan Fitzpatrick (Dungannon - Ulster)

Jamie Hagan (Corinthians - Connacht)

Chris Henry (Ballymena - Ulster)

Mike McCarthy (Buccaneers - Connacht)

Ian Nagle (Cork Constitution - Munster)

Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution - Munster)

Dominic Ryan (Lansdowne - Leinster)

Donnacha Ryan (Shannon - Munster)

Damien Varley (Garryowen - Munster)

Brett Wilkinson (Galwegians - Connacht)