Ireland's uncapped 13 - Nathan Doak
Nathan Doak has been a significant player for Ulster in recent seasons
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With 16 players on British and Irish Lions duty this summer, interim Ireland head coach Paul O'Connell's 33-man squad for this summer's matches against Georgia and Portugal features 13 uncapped players. BBC Sport NI takes a closer look at those hoping to feature in green for the first time.
Versatile Nathan Doak's impressive performances for Ulster in the half-back positions have been rewarded with a berth in Ireland's summer tour squad.
The 23-year-old has featured regularly for the northern province under Ulster head coach Richie Murphy, having already becoming a pivotal member of the squad under previous coach Dan McFarland.
Despite his tender years he has already accumulated 92 Ulster appearances, scoring 366 points.
Primarily regarded as a scrum-half, Doak was drafted into the Ireland squad last summer before the second Test in South Africa after Craig Casey was injured in the first Test, but was not capped.
The son of former Ulster coach and current Ireland under-20s coach Neil Doak, Nathan continued his progress by starting for Ireland 'A' against England at Bristol in February.
A product of the Ulster Academy, he played for Ireland at Under-18, U19 and U20 level and was also a member of the Emerging Ireland squad which toured South Africa in September 2022.