Connacht provide seven players to the Ireland XV squad for next month’s meeting with Fiji A in Cork, including flanker Will Connors, hooker Eoin de Buitléar (pictured), back row Paul Boyle, alongside Cathal Forde, Finn Treacy, Harry West and Daniel Ryan. In what is essentially Ireland’s second string squad, players will get the chance to impress Head Coach Andy Farrell as he widens his pool of players before the Rugby World Cup next year in Australia. Coached by Mark Sexton, the Ireland XV squad will return to action for the first of three matches during the 2026/27 season when they welcome Fiji ‘A’ to Cork on Friday, 20 November (Kick-off 7.45pm). The squad, captained by Leinster hooker Gus McCarthy, will assemble in Cork on Monday, 16 November to begin preparations for the Friday night lights showdown. The game will form part of a double-header at Virgin Media Park as Ireland U20s go head-to-head with Scotland U20s earlier in the evening at 5pm
Forwards: Tom Ahern, Jack Aungier, Paul Boyle, Kieran Brookes, Will Connors, Eoin de Buitléar, Edwin Edogbo, Sean Edogbo, Brian Gleeson, Cormac Izuchukwu, Gus McCarthy (captain), David McCann, Michael Milne, Conor O’Tighearnaigh, Scott Penny, Alex Usanov
Backs: Joey Carbery, Matthew Devine, Cathal Forde, Fintan Gunne, James Hume, Dan Kelly, Shay McCarthy, Ethan McIlroy, Jack Murphy, Daniel Ryan, Finn Treacy, Harry West
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