Three Limerick players selected for SA Tour

Garryowen's Conor Murray has been named on the Ireland squad.

IRELAND head coach Andy Farrell has included three Limerick players in his 35-man squad for next monthโ€™s Tour of South Africa.

Named among the backs are Conor Murray (Garryowen), Shannonโ€™s Craig Casey and Calvin Nash of Young Munster, while also in the panel are the trioโ€™s fellow Munster players Jack Crowley, Tadhg Beirne, Oli Jager, and Peter Oโ€™Mahony, captain.

Ireland will assemble at the IRFU High Performance Centre in Dublin on Thursday to begin preparations for the two-match Test Series against the Springboks, before departing for Johannesburg on Tuesday next.

Farrellโ€™s side tackle the World Champions in the first Test in Pretoria on Saturday, July 6, before heading on to Durban for the second and final Test the following weekend.

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