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PAYNE NAMED IN IRELAND SQUAD

Ulster back, Jared Payne, has been named in Joe Schmidt’s 37 man squad for the upcoming Autumn international series against South Africa, Georgia and Australia.

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Payne is one of five uncapped players in the squad along with Connacht’s Darragh Leader and Nathan White, Munster’s Dave Foley and Leinster’s Dominic Ryan. There is no place in the squad for Ulster’s Paddy Jackson or Darren Cave, but Rory Best, Robbie Diack, Chris Henry, Tommy Bowe, Craig Gilroy and Stuart Olding do make the cut. Ireland take on Heyneke Meyer’s South Africa at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 8th November. The Springboks ended the All Blacks’ unbeaten run of 22 games with their victory at Ellis Park in the final game of the Rugby Championship in early October. On Sunday 16th November, Ireland play host to Georgia who have a plethora of players plying their trade at leading French Top 14 clubs. The final game of the Guinness Series will take place on Saturday 22nd November with the return of the Wallabies who recorded a victory in Dublin last November. Players unavailable for selection due to injury include Keith Earls, Luke Fitzgerald (returning from long term injury), Cian Healy, Iain Henderson, Dave Kearney, Luke Marshall, Fergus McFadden, Martin Moore, Jordi Murphy, Sean O’Brien, Donnacha Ryan, Mike Sherry, Dan Tuohy, Andrew Trimble and Damien Varley.

FORWARDS (21) Stephen Archer Cork Constitution//Munster 2 Rodney Ah You Corinthians//Connacht 1 Rory Best Banbridge//Ulster 77 James Cronin Dolphin//Munster 1 Sean Cronin St Mary’s College//Leinster 35 Robbie Diack Malone//Ulster 1 Dave Foley UL Bohemians//Munster * Dave Kilcoyne UL Bohemians//Munster 10 Mike McCarthy Lansdowne//Leinster 15 Jack McGrath St Mary’s College//Leinster 10 Paul O’Connell Young Munster//Munster 94 (C) Tommy O’Donnell UL Bohemians//Munster 4 Peter O’Mahony Cork Constitution//Munster 23 Mike Ross Clontarf//Leinster 41 Rhys Ruddock St Mary’s College//Leinster 3 Dominic Ryan Lansdowne//Leinster * Richardt Strauss Old Wesley//Leinster 4 IRELAND 2014 GUINNESS SERIES SQUAD Chris Henry Malone//Ulster 16 Jamie Heaslip Naas//Leinster 67 Devin Toner Lansdowne//Leinster 17 Nathan White Galwegians//Connacht )* BACKS (16) Tommy Bowe Belfast Harlequins//Ulster 54 Gordon D’Arcy Lansdowne//Leinster 79 Craig Gilroy Dungannon//Ulster 5 Robbie Henshaw Buccaneers//Connacht 3 Ian Keatley Young Munster//Munster 2 Darragh Leader Galwegians//Connacht * Ian Madigan Blackrock//Leinster ) 10 Kieran Marmion Galwegians//Connacht 2 Conor Murray Garryowen//Munster 28 Stuart Olding Belfast Harlequins//Ulster 1 Jared Payne Ulster * Eoin Reddan Lansdowne//Leinster 55 Johnny Sexton Racing Metro 45 Simon Zebo Cork Constitution//Munster 8 *denotes first season on RDS squad IRELAND V SOUTH AFRICA SATURDAY 8TH NOVEMBER, 2014 AVIVA STADIUM, K.O. 17:30 IRELAND V GEORGIA SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER, 2014 AVIVA STADIUM, K.O. 14:30 IRELAND V AUSTRALIA SATURDAY 22ND NOVEMBER, 2014 AVIVA STADIUM, K.O. 16:30 2014 GUINNESS SERIES FIXTURES Felix Jones Shannon//Munster 6 Rob Kearney UCD//Leinster 55

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