The Silver Fern

No game against Argentina next year

Reece with his pace

@NTA When I go to edit it shows the numbers in correct order. Just won't post in correct sequence rtc

Numbers from 15 - 1 have come out wrong when I posted

Ireland team to play Australia:

15 Mack Hansen (Connacht)(28 caps)
14 Tommy O’Brien (Leinster)(4 caps)
13 Robbie Henshaw (Leinster)(83 caps)
12 Stuart McCloskey (Ulster)(23caps)
11 James Lowe (Leinster)(41 caps)
10.Sam Prendergast (Leinster)(11 caps)
9 Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)(44 caps)

1 Paddy McCarthy (Leinster)(2 caps)
2.Dan Sheehan (Leinster)(33 caps)
3 Tadhg Furlong (Leinster)(80 caps)
4 James Ryan (Leinster)(74 caps)
5 Tadhg Beirne (Munster)(63 caps)
6 Ryan Baird (Leinster)(31 caps)
7 Caelan Doris (Leinster)(53 caps)(captain)
8 Jack Conan (Leinster)(53 caps)

Replacements:

16. Rónan Kelleher (Leinster)(41 caps)
17. Andrew Porter (Leinster)(77 caps)
18. Thomas Clarkson (Leinster)(9 caps)
19. Nick Timoney (Ulster)(5 caps)
20. Cian Prendergast (Connacht)(6 caps)
21. Craig Casey (Munster)(22 caps)
22. Jack Crowley (Munster)(28 caps)
23. Bundee Aki (Connacht)(66 caps).

Prendergast is back. Van Der Flier and Ringrose out with injury

@Steven-Harris Rob Rush wasn't picked up in any WTG ?

@Grooter Norrie is eligible for NZ under 20s next year,so will be with th e Blues but on an NDC

@handa457 There was a rumour on the fern that Josh Renton got the half back spot in the blues WTG also

@Tim Good spot, forgot about those two. No idea on their whereabouts for 2026 as yet

@Tim Off the top of my head think the below players missed out :

Dan Sinkinson
Michael Manson - now with NZ 7s
Meihana Grindlay
Mitchell Drummond - possible WTG with crusaders
PJ Sheck
Rohan Wingham
Mason Tupaea - possible WTG with the Blues

@Tim Ngiuafe made the USA national team,so doubt he will be back

Caleb Delaney and Jamie Hannah called up as injury replacements for Naitoa Ah Kuoi and Isaiah Walker Leawere

@Bovidae There are definitely too many players going straight into coaching at reasonably high levels instead of doing their time in the clubs. There'd be some great club /school coaches getting leap frogged by ex-players. Tito clearly isn't the right man for that job. Two years in a row has confirmed that

Troy Flavell in his day

@handa457 Robinson is back from injury. Played at 15 for Ta$man at the weekend

Wonder if the match against Georgia will be played in Montpellier again

How the hell did Paul Tito get reappointed as head coach after last year's losses. Seems we love to reward mediocrity in NZ rugby nowadays

Jamie Joseph appointed head coach

@zedsdeadbaby Agreed,they should at least get him in the squad for development..all our first fives are 30+

Terrell Peita and Allan Craig have been good for Northland