Dublin (AFP)
Zebo, 31, left Racing 92 at the start of this autumn's European campaign to return to the Irish province of Munster, with which he had played from 2010 to 2018. He had participated in the last final phase of the Top 14 with the Parisian club.
Zebo's 35th and last international cape dates back to 2017, before his departure from Munster to Racing 92 in 2018 which de facto excluded him from the Irish selection, due to his exile on the continent.
In addition, the opener and captain Johnny Sexton (36), who also missed the victories over Japan and the United States in July, will also make his return.
He should sign his 100th selection on November 6 against the Japanese.
The group of 38 Irish players for the November test matches:
Rear (18):
Bundee Aki (Connacht), Robert Baloucoune (Ulster), Harry Byrne (Leinster), Joey Carbery (Munster), Craig Casey (Munster), Andrew Conway (Munster), Keith Earls (Munster), Ciaran Frawley (Leinster), Jamison Gibson Park (Leinster), James Hume (Ulster), Hugo Keenan (Leinster), Jordan Larmour (Leinster), James Lowe (Leinster), Stuart McCloskey (Ulster), Conor Murray (Munster), Garry Ringrose (Leinster), Johnny Sexton ( Leinster, cap), Simon Zebo (Munster)
Forwards (20):
Ryan Baird (Leinster), Finlay Bealham (Connacht), Tadhg Beirne (Munster), Jack Conan (Leinster), Gavin Coombes (Munster), Ultan Dillane (Connacht), Caelan Doris (Leinster), Tadhg Furlong (Leinster), Cian Healy (Leinster), Iain Henderson (Ulster) Rob Herring (Ulster), Ronan Kelleher (Leinster), Dave Kilcoyne (Munster), Peter O'Mahony (Munster), Tom O'Toole (Ulster), Andrew Porter (Leinster), James Ryan (Leinster), Dan Sheehan (Leinster), Nick Timoney (Ulster), Josh van der Flier (Leinster)
Schedule (all matches at Lansdowne Road, Dublin)
November 6: Ireland - Japan (2 p.m. French)
November 13: Ireland - New Zealand (4:15 p.m. French)
November 21: Ireland - Argentina (3:15 p.m. French)
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