Timoney & Izuchukwu in Ireland squad for Boks tour

Ulster forwards Nick Timoney and Cormac Izuchukwu person been named successful Ireland's squad for adjacent month's two-Test bid against South Africa.

It is simply a first call-up for 24-year-old Izuchukwu, who tin play successful nan 2nd statement and backmost row, pursuing a bid of beardown displays for Ulster.

Izuchukwu is 1 of 3 uncapped players successful nan squad alongside Leinster brace Sam Prendergast and Jamie Osborne.

With 2021 British and Irish Lions tourer Jack Conan unavailable, backmost statement Timoney is handed nan chance to adhd to his 3 caps, nan past of which came against Fiji successful November 2022.

Ireland look nan back-to-back World Cup winners successful Pretoria connected 6 July and Durban connected 13 July.

The Irish person won nan past 3 Tests against nan Springboks, including a 13-8 occurrence successful past year's World Cup Pool B brushwood successful Paris. The Boks, however, claimed a 2-1 bid triumph nan past clip Ireland visited South Africa successful 2016.

South Africa, who replaced Ireland astatine nan apical of world rankings, person not played since beating New Zealand successful nan World Cup last but look Wales astatine Twickenham connected Saturday.

More to follow.

Saturday, 6 July: South Africa v Ireland, Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, 16:00 BST

Saturday, 13 July: South Africa v Ireland, Kings Park Stadium, Durban, 16:00 BST