Irish Rugby
Ireland add six to training squad
ESPN Staff
September 24, 2012
Ulster's Paul Marshall celebrates en route to the tryline, Ulster v Leicester, Heineken Cup, Ravenhill, Ulster, Northern Ireland, January 13, 2012
Ulster's Paul Marshall has been added to Ireland's training squad © Getty Images
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Ireland have made six changes to their two-day training squad with Munster centre James Downey getting the nod.

Downey moved to Munster in the off-season from Northampton and replaces the injured Gordon D'Arcy in the squad. There are other changes with Leinster's Ian Madigan, Ulster's Paul Marshall, Connacht's Ronan Loughney, Leinster's Devin Toner and Ulster's Craig Gilroy included in the 33-man squad.

The quintet replaces Ronan O'Gara (leg), Eoin Reddan (leg), Declan Fitzpatrick (knee), Mike McCarthy (calf) and Simon Zebo (ankle) in the party.

Revised Ireland Training Squad: Rory Best (Ulster), Tommy Bowe (Ulster), Darren Cave (Ulster), Tom Court (Ulster), Sean Cronin (Leinster), James Downey (Munster), Keith Earls (Munster), Stephen Ferris (Ulster), Ronan Loughney (Connacht), Cian Healy (Leinster), Jamie Heaslip (Leinster), Iain Henderson (Ulster), Chris Henry (Ulster), Denis Hurley (Munster), Luke Marshall (Ulster), Conor Murray (Munster), Devin Toner (Leinster), Fergus McFadden (Leinster), Kevin McLaughlin (Leinster), David O'Callaghan (Munster), Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster), Paul O'Connell (Munster), Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster), Ian Madigan (Leinster), Peter O'Mahony (Munster), Paul Marshall (Ulster), Mike Ross (Leinster), Donnacha Ryan (Munster), Jonathan Sexton (Leinster), Andrew Trimble (Ulster), Dan Tuohy (Ulster), Damien Varley (Munster), Craig Gilroy (Ulster)

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