Ringrose out but Henderson and Beirne back in Ireland squad to face Italy

Chris Farrell has also been passed fit.

Ringrose out but Henderson and Beirne back in Ireland squad to face Italy

Second-rows Iain Henderson and Tadhg Beirne have both been included in Ireland's squad to face Italy on Sunday, Irish Rugby has announced.

The pair had been included in original Six Nations squad but injuries forced both players to miss the opening rounds against England and Scotland.

Henderson could potentially miss the Italy game after being cited on his return from injury with Ulster.

He will face a disciplinary hearing today.

Leinster pair Garry Ringrose and Rhys Ruddock will miss the trip to Rome, with both players suffering from hamstring injuries.

They are set to remain with their province this week.

Ulster's Will Addison will also miss out with lower back stiffness and he is being managed by his province.

However, Munster's Chris Farrell was passed fit to train and has been included in the squad after being reviewed by the Ireland medical team.

The squad update comes on the back of the news that

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The Italians suffered bad injury news today, when it was announced that captain Sergio Parisse will miss Sunday's game after being injured playing for Stade Francais last weekend.

Ireland Squad to face Italy:

Forwards (18)

Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 115 caps (c)

Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster) 4 caps

Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 12 caps

Sean Cronin (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 67 caps

Ultan Dillane (Corinthians/Connacht) 12 caps

Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 30 caps

Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 86 caps

Iain Henderson (Queens University/Ulster) 42 caps

Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 26 caps

Jack McGrath (St Marys College/Leinster) 53 caps

Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Ulster) 26 caps

Sean O’Brien (UCD/Leinster) 54 caps

Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 54 caps (vc)

Quinn Roux (Galwegians/Connacht) 10 caps

James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 15 caps

John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 16 caps

Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) 11 caps

Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) 15 caps

Backs (16)

Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) 14 caps

Caolin Blade (Galwegians/Connacht) 0 caps

Adam Byrne (UCD/Leinster) 1 cap

Joey Carbery (Clontarf/Munster) 18 caps

Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht) 0 caps

Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster) 10 caps

John Cooney (Terenure College/Ulster) 6 caps

Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 74 caps

Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster) 4 caps

Tom Farrell (Coolmine/Connacht) 0 caps

Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 37 caps

Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster/) 88 caps

Jordan Larmour (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 11 caps

Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 69 caps

Jonathan Sexton (St Marys College/Leinster) 80 caps (vc)

Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster) 16 caps

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