Gavin Coombes among five players released from Ireland squad

16.08.2023 - 18:33 rte.ie

Five players have been released from Ireland's Rugby World Cup training squad and will return to their provinces to continue their pre-season training programmes.Caolin Blade, Gavin Coombes, Calvin Nash, Jamie Osborne and Kieran Treadwell have all been released from the squad ahead of the warm-up game against England at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.With Munster prop Jeremy Loughman having been added to the group this week, this means that there are now 38 players training in the panel.The final 33-man Ireland squad for Rugby World Cup 2023 will be announced on Monday, 28 August. Listen to the RTÉ Rugby podcast on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. We need your consent to load this YouTube content We use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity.

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