Tuohy drafted in for Wales match

Fit-again Ulster lock Dan Tuohy has been called into a 36-man wider training squad for Ireland’s drive towards the RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015 - 14:59

Fit-again Ulster lock Dan Tuohy has been called into a 36-man wider training squad for Ireland’s drive towards the RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam.

The 29-year-old has missed Ireland’s entire Six Nations campaign so far after damaging thumb ligaments in January.

The nine-cap second row has not featured in Test action since February 2014, his Six Nations cut short and autumn internationals wiped out after twice breaking his arm.

Tuohy trudged out of Ireland’s 26-3 Six Nations victory over Wales in Dublin last year, suffering his first arm fracture just nine minutes after joining the second-half fray.

The former Gloucester and Exeter tight-five forward missed out as Ireland clinched the 2014 Six Nations title, before being ruled out of the autumn Tests after suffering another broken arm.

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The luckless lock is back fit and firing again however, and will be keen to make an impression as Ireland gear up to face Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

Tuohy will find it tough going to break the match day 23 for the Millennium Stadium clash, with captain Paul O’Connell and Devin Toner inked in to start, with Iain Henderson impressing from the bench.

The training squad named today also included call-ups for Michael Bent and Tadhg Furlong.

Forwards (20)

Michael Bent (Dublin University/Leinster)

Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)

Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)

Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)

Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)

Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster)

Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster)

Mike McCarthy (Leinster)

Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster)

Martin Moore (Lansdowne/Leinster)