Reasons to cheerThe newbies:Munster lock Edwin Edogbo and Ulster scrum-half Nathan Doak are the two uncapped players named in the 37-man squad. Edogbo was superb off the bench against Castres last week and Doak has been pivotal to his province’s revival this season. Tom Stewart’s return in place of Gus McCarthy is purely a nod to his displays with Ulster. Read More Edogbo and Doak biggest winners as injuries play hand in Ireland Six Nations squadOutside looking inIain Henderson:The Ulster captain and second row is 33 now and 14 years on from the first of his 85 caps. Behind Dan Sheehan and Ronan Kelleher at Leinster, he’s now in the XVs group and has Tom Stewart in the queue ahead for Ireland.

Source: Irish Examiner January 21, 2026 19:28 UTC