Gerard Cavlan, Brian Dooher and Stephen O'Neill have all been forced to withdraw from squad training.

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Meanwhile, a number of players were rested from Ireland senior squad training on Tuesday.

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Six veteran players have been dropped from the initial squad training for both the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games, and for the elite six-team Champions Trophy, in Lahore in October and November.

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