Jamison Gibson-Park ruled out as Andy Farrell names Ireland squad for summer tour of South Africa – The Irish Times

Andy Farrell has named his Ireland squad for the summer tour to South Africa, with scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park ruled out through injury and Jack Conan left out for personal reasons.

Back row wife Ali is about to give birth to the couple’s first child and the Leinster player has not made himself available to travel. Ulster back-up Nick Timoney replaces him, while there is also room for his Ulster teammate Cormac Izuchukwu. Connacht’s Caolin Blade replaces Gibson-Park among the scrum halves, while Leinster duo Jamie Osborne and Sam Prendergast are rewarded for their performances at provincial level

Center Garry Ringrose is in the squad after returning from a shoulder injury in Leinster’s URC semi-final defeat to the Bulls last weekend.

Ireland will play South Africa in Pretoria on July 6 and Durban on July 13.

Irish selection:

Backs:

Craig Casey, Caolin Blade, Conor Murray, Harry Byrne, Sam Prendergast, Jack Crowley, Ciarán Frawley, Bundee Aki, Robbie Henshaw, Stuart McCloskey, Jamie Osborne, Garry Ringrose, Jimmy O’Brien, James Lowe, Calvin Nash, Jacob Stockdale

Forward:

Rónan Kelleher, Dan Sheehan, Rob Herring, Finlay Bealham, Tadhg Furlong, Cian Healy, Oli Jager, Jeremy Loughman, Tom O’Toole, Andrew Porter, Ryan Baird, Tadhg Beirne, Iain Henderson, Joe McCarthy, Cormac Izuchukwu, James Ryan, Caelan Doris, Peter O’Mahony, Nick Timoney, Josh van der Flier.