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Ireland squad announcement is tomorrow.

Is there any chance that Lowe will be picked? His Leinster contract probably isn't up yet, so in theory he could play?
 
Ireland squad announcement is tomorrow.

Is there any chance that Lowe will be picked? His Leinster contract probably isn't up yet, so in theory he could play?
Precedent says no. Zebo was blocked out after he announced he was leaving even though he was still in contract.

I don’t think it should matter at that stage of a career, and when a player has been significantly down graded on the contract they’re on. If Murray wanted to head off for a year or two he should still have been allowed to be called on. If anything we should asking older lads to shift on to allow opportunities for younger lads at the provinces.
 
Precedent says no. Zebo was blocked out after he announced he was leaving even though he was still in contract.

I don’t think it should matter at that stage of a career, and when a player has been significantly down graded on the contract they’re on. If Murray wanted to head off for a year or two he should still have been allowed to be called on. If anything we should asking older lads to shift on to allow opportunities for younger lads at the provinces.
I agree with that. The 'rule' is there to stop lads at their peak heading off, not lads who've been effectively let go. Lowe leaving makes a gap for someone else, but if he's still available to us, why tie your hands? Whether he's still up to it is another question, although he looked good last week.
 

Ireland Squad:

(Club/Province/Caps)

Forwards (20):

Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster)(70)
Billy Bohan (Corinthians/Connacht)*
Thomas Clarkson (Blackrock College/Leinster)(13)
Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster)(59)
Caelan Doris (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)(captain)(60)
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)(86)
Sam Illo (Buccaneers/Connacht)*
Cormac Izuchukwu (Ballynahinch/Ulster)(4)
Sean Jansen (Connacht)*
Rónan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)(48)
Jeremy Loughman (Garryowen/Munster)(8)
Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)(24)
Darragh Murray (Buccaneers/Connacht)(3)
Tom O’Toole (Ballynahinch/Ulster)(21)
Cian Prendergast (UCD/Connacht)(11)
James Ryan (UCD/Leinster)(80)
Dan Sheehan (Lansdowne/Leinster)(39)
Tom Stewart (Ballynahinch/Ulster)(5)
Nick Timoney (Queen’s University/Ulster)(11)
Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)(79)

Backs (16):

Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht)(69)
Rob Baloucoune (Enniskillen/Ulster)(8)
Harry Byrne (Lansdowne/Leinster)(4)
Craig Casey (Shannon/Munster)(28)
Nathan Doak (Banbridge/Ulster)(1)
Ciaran Frawley (UCD/Leinster)(12)
Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)(51)
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) (84)
Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster)(46)
Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/Ulster)(28)
Jimmy O’Brien (Naas/Leinster)(11)
Tommy O’Brien (Blackrock College/Leinster)(9)
Jamie Osborne (Naas/Leinster)(15)
Sam Prendergast (Lansdowne/Leinster)(15)
Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster)(74)
Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster)(42).

Ryan Baird, Shayne Bolton, Jack Boyle, Jack Crowley, Edwin Edogbo, Tom Farrell, Mack Hansen, Paddy McCarthy, Calvin Nash and Andrew Porter are all unavailable due to injury.
 
Those backs would depress you. I just don't see the point of Aki and Henshaw anymore. Why not bring Postlewaithe and give him a game vs Japan. Osborne/Ringrose can start the two big games and they have Frawley for cover.

Zac & Bryn Ward will be pretty disappointed. Not sure Sean Jansen has stood out more than Ward this season.

Tom Ahern not listed as injured so i guess he just hasn't impressed enough in limited games this season.
 
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