Caelan Doris Included in Irish Team But McCarthy Omitted

Returning manager Andy Farrell has selected skipper Doris in his Irish squad for the fall internationals, however lock McCarthy has been excluded.

The captain, absent from play since having shoulder surgery in early May, has come back to provincial training, with doubts lingering whether he will be ready to play against New Zealand in the US on 1 November.

Lock Joe McCarthy, however, did not make the cut after failing to recover from the foot issue he sustained during the first Lions match against Australia in July.

Ulster forward Cormac Izuchukwu and southern province wing Nash are not included because of injury, and full-back Keenan had already been ruled out after having hip surgery following the Lions tour.

Leinster prop McCarthy - Joe's younger brother - is the sole uncapped member in the 34-player squad, but the Irish Rugby Football Union says uncapped Munster duo Edwin Edogbo and Brian Gleeson and once-capped western province winger Shayne Bolton will head to Chicago as "backup".

Following playing the New Zealand at Soldier Field in a repeat of their 2016 meeting, the team host Japan, the Wallabies and world champions the Springboks in Dublin.

"There's an exciting look to the squad and it's a chance for the veteran players and for the newcomers on the summer tour to the Lelos and Portugal," said the coach, who returns to Ireland duty after taking a sabbatical to lead the British and Irish Lions to Australia.

In a mostly experienced squad, the Dublin club's Prendergast and the southern club's Jack Crowley will again vie for the first-choice number 10 position. The number 10 jersey is still up for grabs, with the two players set to face off for the first time in Saturday's URC match at the Dublin venue.

Frawley is the third fly-half chosen with the coach deciding not to calling up the province's Byrne.

At scrum-half, Farrell has picked Lions tourist Gibson-Park and Craig Casey, who captained Ireland to the summer Test victories over Georgia and Portugal. There is also a return for Connacht's Caolin Blade, who is preferred to club-mate Ben Murphy.

Henshaw, Bundee Aki, Ringrose and Stuart McCloskey form an veteran group of centre choices. Osborne is another option in the midfield, though the youngster is additionally a frontrunner to deputise for the full-back at number 15.

Outside backs Lowe, Mack Hansen, Tommy O'Brien and Jacob Stockdale are included. O'Brien impressed on his first Ireland outings during the summer with a brace each in the victories over the Lelos and the Lobos.

McCarthy is the only fresh name in the Ireland forwards. The front rower has started two of Leinster's URC league games this season and featured in the second string's loss by the English in the English city previously.

The 22-year-old was included in caretaker coach Paul O'Connell's summer selection, yet did not receive a cap.

Southern province lock Ahern, who received his debut appearances in those Tests, is retained, while veteran Northern province lock Iain Henderson returns after sitting out the summer tour.

Jack Conan, who started all three Lions Tests during the tour, is set to cover for the captain should the skipper does not regain full fitness in time to face the All Blacks.

The Ireland squad will meet in the capital on Monday before flying to Chicago on Tuesday.

Forwards (19): Thomas Ahern (Province), Ryan Baird (Province), Bealham (Province), Beirne (Province), Boyle (Province), Clarkson (Province), Conan (Province), Doris (Province, capt), Tadhg Furlong (Leinster), Henderson (Ulster), Ronan Kelleher (Province), Gus McCarthy (Province), P McCarthy (Leinster), Andrew Porter (Leinster), C Prendergast (Province), Ryan (Leinster), Dan Sheehan (Province), Nick Timoney (Province), van der Flier (Leinster).

Backs (15): Bundee Aki (Connacht), Blade (Province), Craig Casey (Munster), Crowley (Province), Frawley (Leinster), Gibson-Park (Leinster), Hansen (Province), Henshaw (Leinster), James Lowe (Province), McCloskey (Ulster), O'Brien (Province), Jamie Osborne (Leinster), Sam Prendergast (Province), Ringrose (Leinster), Stockdale (Ulster).

Times BST

• Ireland v New Zealand, November 1, Chicago (20:10)
• The side v the Brave Blossoms, 8 November, Aviva Stadium (12:40)
• The team v the Wallabies, 15 November, Aviva Stadium (20:10)
• Ireland v South Africa, November 22, Dublin (17:40)