Twenty-seven players have been named in the first Irish Under-16 boys squad for 2022 ahead of a busy schedule.
Their schedule currently features a five nations tournament in the Netherlands in April, a series against Scotland in early July and a further tournament in Germany in mid-July.
| NAME | SURNAME | PROVINCE | |
| 1 | Tom | Archbold | Ulster |
| 2 | Harvey | Begg | Ulster |
| 3 | Matthew | Carry | Munster |
| 4 | Max | Caulwell | Leinster |
| 5 | Ethan | Clotworthy | Ulster |
| 6 | John | Cunningham | Ulster |
| 7 | Sean | Curtin | Munster |
| 8 | Jack | Fairmaner | Leinster |
| 9 | Denver | Golbey | Ulster |
| 10 | JJ | Holley | Ulster |
| 11 | Scott | Kenny | Leinster |
| 12 | Sam | Mahoney Doyle | Leinster |
| 13 | Matthew | McAreavey | Ulster |
| 14 | Adam | McKee | Ulster |
| 15 | William | McMullan | Ulster |
| 16 | Lukas | Moles | Ulster |
| 17 | Zac | Moloney | Munster |
| 18 | Peter | Montgomery | Leinster |
| 19 | Oskar | Nielsen | Leinster |
| 20 | Rob | Olden | Munster |
| 21 | Josh | Osborne | Ulster |
| 22 | George | Palmer | Ulster |
| 23 | Hamish | Scott | Leinster |
| 24 | Zach | Silverman | Leinster |
| 25 | Harry | St Leger | Leinster |
| 26 | Ben | Thompson | Ulster |
| 27 | Liam | Walsh | Leinster |