Marshall included in Ireland Tour Squad to New Zealand

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[tag=image]http://www.ulster-rugby-photos.co.uk/Uv ... G_4337.jpg[/tag][tag=content]Scrumhalf Paul Marshall is one of seven Ulster players included in the Ireland tour squad which will travel to New Zealand on Thursday...
Marshall is joined in tha backs by fellow Ulster players Darren Cave and Andrew Trimble. Rory Best, Declan Fitzpatrick, Dan Tuohy and Chris Henry are included up front.

Henry and Brett Wilkinson both came through the game after recent injury concerns and will take their places among the forwards and along with Mike McCarthy, who will travel to New Zealand as precautionary cover for Paul O'Connell who is continuing his recovery from a knee injury. A final decision on O'Connell's participation will be made on Friday.

There are a total of six uncapped players named in the squad; Marshall and Fitzpatrick are two of those, as are Munster wing Simon Zebo and front row players Ronan Loughrey, Mike Sherry and Brett Wilkinson.

The Ireland team will depart from London for New Zealand on Thursday morning.

Ireland Squad (New Zealand Tour 2012 with test matches on June 9th, 16th and 23rd):

Forwards (17):
Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
Declan Fitzpatrick (Dungannon /Ulster)*
Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster)
Chris Henry (Ballymena/Ulster)
Ronan Loughney (Galwegians/Connacht)*
Kevin McLaughlin (St.Mary's College/Leinster)
Mike McCarthy (Buccaneers/Connacht)
Sean O'Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)
Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
Mike Sherry (Garryowen/Munster)*
Dan Tuohy (Ballymena /Ulster)
Brett Wilkinson (Galwegians/Connacht)*

Backs (13):
Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
Paul Marshall (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)*
Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
Brian O’Driscoll (UCD/Leinster)
Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)
Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster)*

*Denotes Uncapped Player

N.B. Paul O'Connell is not included in the listed squad until a decision is made regarding his fitness on Friday.[/tag]