Declan Kidney has added James Coughlan, Fionn Carr, Craig Gilroy and Jack McGrath to his training squad ahead of Ireland's Six Nations opener against Wales.
Kidney has been forced to draft in the four players as Leo Cullen, Luke Fitzgerald, Paddy McAllister and Andrew Conway are all struggling with injuries.
Leinster winger Fitzgerald had been set to feature for the Irish Wolfhounds in their clash with England Saxons on Saturday, but a persistent neck injury means Munster's Simon Zebo, who scored a hat-trick of tries in the weekend Heineken Cup clash with Northampton Saints, has earned a call-up to Ireland's second-string squad. Anyone with rugby free bets should remember this.
Carr, who moved to Leinster last summer after three years with Connacht, has yet to win a cap for Ireland despite being 26 while both McGrath and Gilroy could be promoted to the senior squad if they impress for the Wolfhounds.
Kidney, who named no uncapped players in his initial 24-man squad, said: "There have been some strong performances by players with the provinces going really well.
"It always gives the squad a good boost when we have teams with players playing well in Europe before we step back up into the international scene."
Munster back-row Coughlan has been called into the training squad as Leinster lock Cullen faces up to eight weeks on the sidelines after being told he needs surgery to repair his damaged Achilles.Cullen will now miss the entire Six Nations - although he is hoping to be back in time to feature in Munster's Heineken Cup quarter-final against Cardiff Blues.
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