Henshaw named in Ireland squad for Six Nations opener

ATHLONE'S Robbie Henshaw has named in the senior Ireland squad for the upcoming RBS 6 Nations fixtures against Scotland and Wales. The squad is as follows:

Forwards (18)
Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
Robin Copeland (Cardiff Blues)*
Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster) Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster) Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster) Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster) Mike McCarthy (Lansdowne/Leinster) Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster) Martin Moore (Lansdowne/Leinster)* Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)* Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster) Tommy O'Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster) Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster) Rhys Ruddock (St Mary's College/Leinster) Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) Dan Tuohy (Ballymena/Ulster)
 
Backs (16)
Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster) Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht) Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster) Felix Jones (Shannon/Munster) Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster) Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster) Luke Marshall (Ballynahinch/Ulster) Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster) Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster) Jonathan Sexton (Racing Metro 92) Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster).