Caelan Doris Secures Spot in Irish Team But Joe McCarthy Left Out

Returning head coach Andy Farrell has included skipper Doris in his Ireland team for the autumn internationals, however Joe McCarthy has been excluded.

The captain, absent from play since undergoing shoulder surgery in early May, has come back to Leinster training, though his fitness is uncertain whether he will be ready to play against the All Blacks in Chicago on November 1.

Lock McCarthy, however, was not considered after not recovering from the foot issue suffered during the opening Lions Test against the Wallabies in the summer.

Northern province forward Cormac Izuchukwu and Munster winger Nash also miss out because of injury, and full-back Hugo Keenan was previously excluded after undergoing a hip operation after the Lions tour.

Leinster prop Paddy McCarthy - Joe's younger brother - is the sole new player in the 34-man squad, however the Irish Rugby Football Union states new provincial pair Edwin Edogbo and Brian Gleeson and once-capped western province winger Bolton will head to Chicago as "cover".

After facing the All Blacks at Soldier Field in a repeat of their previous meeting, the team will play Japan, Australia and world title holders South Africa in Dublin.

"There's an exciting look to the squad and it's a chance for the veteran players and for those who made their debuts on the summer tour to the Lelos and Portugal," commented Farrell, who returns to national team duties after a break to coach the British and Irish Lions to the southern hemisphere.

In a mostly familiar-looking selection, Leinster's Prendergast and Munster's Jack Crowley will again vie for the first-choice fly-half spot. The number 10 jersey is remains up for grabs, as the two players set to face off for the first time in the upcoming URC game at the Dublin venue.

Ciaran Frawley is the third number 10 chosen as the coach deciding not to calling up Leinster's Byrne.

At number 9, Farrell has selected British and Irish Lion Jamison Gibson-Park and Craig Casey, who led Ireland to the summer international victories over the Lelos and the Lobos. There is also a return for the western province's Caolin Blade, who is preferred to club-mate Ben Murphy.

Robbie Henshaw, Aki, Ringrose and McCloskey represent an veteran cohort of centre choices. Osborne is a further choice in the centres, but the 23-year-old is additionally a leading candidate to cover for Keenan at number 15.

Wingers James Lowe, Mack Hansen, O'Brien and Stockdale are named. The winger shone on his national team debut during the summer with two tries apiece in the wins over Georgia and Portugal.

Paddy McCarthy is the only new name in the Ireland forwards. The loose-head prop has been in two of his province's three league matches so far and played in the second string's defeat by England in the English city earlier this year.

McCarthy was selected in caretaker coach O'Connell's summer selection, but did not earn a international appearance.

Munster second row Thomas Ahern, who received his first two caps in those matches, is kept in the squad, while experienced Ulster lock Iain Henderson is back after missing the summer matches.

Jack Conan, who played in each of the Lions matches during the tour, is set to deputise for the captain should the captain fails to recover fitness in time to face New Zealand.

The Ireland squad will assemble in Dublin on the start of the week before traveling to Chicago on the following day.

Forwards (19): Thomas Ahern (Munster), Ryan Baird (Leinster), Finlay Bealham (Connacht), Tadhg Beirne (Munster), Jack Boyle (Leinster), Thomas Clarkson (Leinster), Conan (Leinster), Doris (Province, capt), Furlong (Province), Henderson (Ulster), Kelleher (Province), Gus McCarthy (Province), Paddy McCarthy (Province), Andrew Porter (Province), Cian Prendergast (Province), Ryan (Leinster), Dan Sheehan (Province), Nick Timoney (Province), Josh van der Flier (Leinster).

Backs (15): Aki (Connacht), Blade (Connacht), Craig Casey (Province), Jack Crowley (Munster), Frawley (Province), Jamison Gibson-Park (Province), Mack Hansen (Province), Robbie Henshaw (Province), James Lowe (Province), Stuart McCloskey (Ulster), O'Brien (Province), Osborne (Leinster), Sam Prendergast (Province), Garry Ringrose (Leinster), Jacob Stockdale (Ulster).

Times BST

• The national team v the All Blacks, 1 November, Soldier Field (20:10)
• The side v the Brave Blossoms, 8 November, Aviva Stadium (12:40)
• The team v Australia, 15 November, Dublin (20:10)
• The Irish v the Springboks, November 22, Dublin (17:40)