Wolfhounds trio called up to Ireland squad

Gavin Duffy, Tomas O'Leary and Kevin McLaughlin have been called up from the Ireland Wolfhounds to a 26-man Ireland squad to begin final preparations ahead of the opening game of the RBS 6 Nations Championship against Italy.

There are no fresh injury concerns for the Ireland team after last week's camp in Limerick and the Ireland Wolfhounds game against Scotland.

The only change to the squad is the inclusion of Duffy, O'Leary and McLaughlin.
The Ireland team to play Italy will be announced this Tuesday, while the Ireland Wolfhounds squad to face the England Saxons in Ravenhill on Friday night will also be announced on the same day.

Ireland meet Italy in the Stadio Flaminio, Rome, on Saturday 5 February, kick-off 2.30pm.

Ireland squad for RBS 6 Nations opener against Italy:
Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
Sean Cronin (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)
Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Gavin Duffy (Galwegians/Connacht)
Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Keith Earls (Thomond/Munster)
Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster)
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
Shane Jennings (St.Mary's College/Leinster)
Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Kevin McLaughlin (St.Mary's College/Leinster)
Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
Rhys Ruddock (St.Mary's College/Leinster)
Jonathan Sexton (St. Marys College/Leinster)
Sean O'Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)
Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster)
Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster)
Mick O'Driscoll (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Tomas O'Leary (Dolphin/Munster)
David Wallace (Garryowen/Munster)
Paddy Wallace (Ballymena/Ulster)