{"id":20247,"date":"2021-03-08T10:30:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T14:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20247"},"modified":"2021-03-08T10:30:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T14:30:18","slug":"jacob-stockdale-called-up-into-ireland-squad-ahead-of-scotland-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20247","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Stockdale Called Up Into Ireland Squad Ahead Of Scotland Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Jacob Stockdale has returned to the Ireland squad for Sunday\u2019s Guinness Six Nations clash with Scotland.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old winger missed the opening three rounds of the championship after damaging his knee playing for Ulster against Munster on January 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cUlster\u2019s Jacob Stockdale returns to the squad having missed the opening three rounds through injury while Shane Daly will remain at Munster,\u201d the Irish Rugby Football Union announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 36-man squad will travel to Edinburgh on Friday ahead of playing Scotland on Sunday at BT Murrayfield.<\/p>\n

\u201cJosh van der Flier will go through the graduated return-to-play protocols this week in Ireland camp while there were no significant injury concerns from the other 12 players who featured in the Guinness PRO14 fixtures over the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stockdale returned to action in Ulster\u2019s PRO14 victory over Ospreys on February 26.<\/p>\n

The 33-times capped speedster built up his fitness further in the 38-19 home defeat to Leinster on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Ireland lost their opening two Six Nations matches, against Wales and France, for the first time before beating Italy 48-10 in Rome.<\/p>\n

Ireland squad<\/strong>
\nBacks \u2013<\/em> B Aki (Connacht), B Burns (Ulster), R Byrne (Leinster), C Casey (Munster), A Conway (Munster), K Earls (Munster), C Farrell (Munster), J Gibson-Park (Leinster), R Henshaw (Leinster), H Keenan (Leinster), J Larmour (Leinster), J Lowe (Leinster), S McCloskey (Ulster), C Murray (Munster), G Ringrose (Leinster), J Sexton (Leinster), J Stockdale (Ulster).
\nForwards \u2013<\/em> R Baird (Leinster), T Beirne (Munster), E Byrne (Leinster), J Conan (Leinster), W Connors (Leinster), U Dillane (Connacht), T Furlong (Leinster), C Healy (Leinster), D Heffernan (Connacht), I Henderson (Ulster), R Herring (Ulster), R Kelleher (Leinster), D Kilcoyne (Munster), T O\u2019Toole (Ulster), A Porter (Leinster), J Ryan (Leinster), R Ruddock (Leinster), CJ Stander (Munster), J Van Der Flier (Leinster).<\/p>\n

Share this:<\/h3>