Ireland head coach Declan Kidney has named a 29-man squad that includes three uncapped players for the three test tour of New Zealand in June.
Declan Fitzpatrick and Mike Sherry are included up front, while Simon Zebo is named in the backs as is Darren Cave, who won two caps on the North American tour in 2009.
There are a number of spaces left vacant with a further prop, second row, back row and scrum half to be added before the squad departs for New Zealand.
Ireland squad for New Zealand Tour 2012, 9, 16, 23 June:
Forwards (16):
Rory Best, Sean Cronin, Stephen Ferris, Declan Fitzpatrick, Cian Healy, Jamie Heaslip, Sean O'Brien, Donncha O'Callaghan, Peter O’Mahony, Mike Ross, Donnacha Ryan, Mike Sherry, Dan Tuohy, A.N. Other, A.N. Other, A.N. Other.
Backs (13):
Darren Cave, Gordon D'Arcy, Keith Earls, Rob Kearney, Fergus McFadden, Conor Murray, Brian O’Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara, Eoin Reddan, Jonathan Sexton, Andrew Trimble. Simon Zebo, A.N. Other.
Brian O’Driscoll returns to the Ireland squad for the first time since the Rugby World Cup and has been confirmed as captain for the tour.
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