Ireland confirm five players return to their provinces to continue pre-season training

Munster prop Jeremy Loughman has been added to the squad this week.

FIVE OUT: Head Coach Andy Farrell has begun trimming his squad. Pic Credit ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Ireland boss Andy Farrell has begun trimming his training squad ahead of next month’s Rugby World Cup by releasing five players from camp.

The head coach is set to announce his 33-man tournament squad on Monday, August 28, following Ireland’s final warm-up Test against Samoa in Bayonne two days earlier.