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Bundee Aki and Jack Carty have been named in the final 31-man Ireland squad for the Rugby World Cup.
The pair will now travel to Japan next week after the final warm-up game against Wales, and will aim to be part of the first Ireland squad to reach the semi-finals.
Carty made his first Test start for Ireland in Saturday's win over Wales in Cardiff, producing a man-of-the-match performance. His Ireland debut came off the bench against Italy in this year's Six Nations, and also played cameo roles in the games against France and Wales.
Aki made his Ireland debut against South Africa in the 2017 November Internationals, and started all five games in the Grand Slam winning Six Nations campaign in 2018.
Ireland – Rugby World Cup Squad 2019
The pair will now travel to Japan next week after the final warm-up game against Wales, and will aim to be part of the first Ireland squad to reach the semi-finals.
Carty made his first Test start for Ireland in Saturday's win over Wales in Cardiff, producing a man-of-the-match performance. His Ireland debut came off the bench against Italy in this year's Six Nations, and also played cameo roles in the games against France and Wales.
Aki made his Ireland debut against South Africa in the 2017 November Internationals, and started all five games in the Grand Slam winning Six Nations campaign in 2018.
Ireland – Rugby World Cup Squad 2019
Forwards (17)
Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 119 caps CAPTAIN
Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster) 8 caps
Jack Conan (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 15 caps
Sean Cronin (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 69 caps
Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 35 caps
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 90 caps
Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 30 caps
Iain Henderson (Queens University/Ulster) 47 caps
Jean Kleyn (Munster) 2 caps
Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 59 caps
Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster) 17 caps
Rhys Ruddock (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 22 caps
James Ryan (UCD/Leinster) 18 caps
John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 20 caps
Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) 16 caps
CJ Stander (Shannon/Munster) 32 caps
Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) 18 caps
Backs (14)
Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) 19 caps
Joey Carbery (Clontarf/Munster) 19 caps
Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht) 6 caps
Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster) 15 caps
Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 77 caps
Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster) 5 caps
Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster) 37 caps
Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 91 caps
Jordan Larmour (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 15 caps
Luke McGrath (UCD/Leinster) 13 caps
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 73 caps
Garry Ringrose (UCD/Leinster) 23 caps
Jonathan Sexton (St Marys College/Leinster) 83 caps
Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster) 20 caps
