{"id":216381,"date":"2025-10-15T23:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T23:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/216381\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T23:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T23:25:07","slug":"doris-to-return-from-injury-to-captain-ireland-in-november-as-farrell-confirms-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/216381\/","title":{"rendered":"Doris to return from injury to captain Ireland in November as Farrell confirms squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Loose forward Caelan Doris will return from injury to&#13; captain Ireland for their four November Tests as part of the Autumn Nations&#13; Series, the Irish Rugby Football Union announced on Wednesday.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Doris, 27, has been sidelined since May with a shoulder injury, which ruled&#13; him out of the British and Irish Lions squad and has yet to play for province&#13; Leinster this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stan.com.au\/watch\/sport\/rugby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"css-tm001h\">Watch every second of the 2025 Autumn Nations Series live and on-demand via Stan Sport.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Ireland coach Andy Farrell has named one uncapped player in his squad for&#13; games against New Zealand, Japan, Australia, and South Africa, in Leinster prop&#13; Paddy McCarthy.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Englishman Farrell makes his comeback to the Ireland set-up, having missed&#13; the Six Nations and July Tests as he was head coach of the Lions.&#13; <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">&#8220;We&#8217;re playing four top-quality southern hemisphere teams who are all&#13; coming off the back of a busy block of matches of late, and they&#8217;ll be keen to&#13; finish their year strongly,&#8221; Farrell said in an IRFU statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">&#8220;First up is New Zealand, and we&#8217;re really excited to get back to Chicago.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve no doubt the Irish global supporter base will be out once again in&#13; force to cheer on the team in a brilliant city at a world-class arena,&#8221; he&#13; added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Full-back Hugo Keenan, lock Joe McCarthy, winger Calvin Nash, and lock&#13; Cormac Izuchukwu has been ruled out of next month&#8217;s games with injuries.&#13; <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Farrell&#8217;s side faces the All Blacks at Soldier Field on November 1, having&#13; beaten the three-time Rugby World Cup winners for the first time on their&#13; first visit to the US city in 2016.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">They then host Japan, Australia, and South Africa in Dublin on the following&#13; three Saturdays.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;IRELAND SQUAD FOR 2025 AUTUMN NATION SERIES<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">&#13;Backs: Bundee Aki, Caolin Blade, Craig Casey, Jack Crowley, Ciaran Frawley,&#13;<br \/>\nJamison Gibson-Park, Mack Hansen, Robbie Henshaw, James Lowe, Stuart&#13;<br \/>\nMcCloskey, Tommy O&#8217;Brien, Jamie Osborne, Sam Prendergast, Gary Ringrose, Jacob&#13;<br \/>\nStockdale<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">&#13;Forwards: Thomas Ahern, Ryan Baird, Finlay Bealham, Tadhg Beirne, Jack&#13;<br \/>\nBoyle, Thomas Clarkson, Jack Conan, Caelan Doris (c), Tadhg Furlong, Iain&#13;<br \/>\nHenderson, Ronan Kelleher, Gus McCarthy, Paddy McCarthy, Andrew Porter, Cian&#13;<br \/>\nPrendergast, James Ryan, Dan Sheehan, Nick Timoney, Josh van der Flier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Loose forward Caelan Doris will return from injury to&#13; 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