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Michael Scully

Jack Carty and Cian Healy among 14 Ireland players released back to provinces

Andy Farrell has released 14 players from his Six Nations squad back to their provinces for URC involvement this weekend.

Among that number are Connacht's Jack Carty and Cian Healy of Leinster, who were late replacements in Ireland's loss to France in Paris on Saturday.

There are no fixtures in the championship this weekend, and Farrell will reconvene with 23 players at Abbotstown for a two-day mini-camp from Thursday to prepare for the next game at home to Italy on Sunday week.

Among those at the IRFU's high performance centre will be Ulster hooker Rob Herring, who missed the opening two games of the championship with a calf injury.

With Ronan Kelleher, who was withdrawn in the first half of the Stade de France with a shoulder and replaced by Dan Sheehan, to undergo further examinations this week, it is a timely return for the experienced Herring.

Squad captain Johnny Sexton is continuing his rehab after suffering a hamstring injury in training last Wednesday and the IRFU state that the out-half will 'return to rugby programme this week'.

The other players released back to their provinces are, Dave Heffernan (Connacht), Ryan Baird and Jordan Larmour (Leinster), Craig Casey, Gavin Coombes, Dave Kilcoyne (Munster) and Robert Baloucoune, James Hume, Michael Lowry, Tom O’Toole, Nick Timoney, Kieran Treadwell (Ulster).

Ireland Mini-Camp Training Squad

Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 35 caps
Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 20 caps
Tadhg Beirne (Munster/Lansdowne) 27 caps
Joey Carbery (Munster/Clontarf) 29 caps
Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 24 caps
Andrew Conway (Munster/Garryowen) 29 caps
Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 14 caps
Tadhg Furlong (Leinster/Clontarf) 54 caps
Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster) 14 caps
Mack Hansen (Connacht) 2 caps
Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy) 66 caps
Robbie Henshaw (Leinster/Buccaneers) 54 caps
Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 23 caps
Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 18 caps
Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne) 18 caps
Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 94 caps
Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 81 caps
Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 42 caps
Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 39 caps
James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 42 caps
Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 102 caps
Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 4 caps
Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 37 caps

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