Ireland start their November international window on Friday against Argentina at the Aviva. Ireland arrive into the Nations Championship with a settled squad but Andy Farrell does have a few selection headaches before him today.
We asked Balls.ie readers this week who they would pick if they were coaching Ireland..
Over 500 readers selected their team to play the Pumas on Friday.
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The likes of Hugo Keenan, Jameson Gibson-Park, Andrew Porter and Dan Sheehan were near unanimous selections.
Interestingly, the majority of readers voted to see Ciarán Frawley play at outhalf. Sam Prendergast meanwhile brought in 40% of the outhalf votes.
Balls readers would also like to see Ryan Baird to start in the backrow with Tadhg Beirne in the second row beside Joe McCarthy.
You’ll find the team Balls readers picked below (with the percentage of their vote beside their name)
The Ireland team Balls.ie readers wants to start the Argentina game
15. Hugo Keenan (91%)
14. Mack Hansen – (75%)
13. Jamie Osborne (44%)
12. Stu McCloskey (91%)
11. Robert Baloucoune – (79%)
10. Ciaran Frawley – (56%)
9. Jameson Gibson-Park – (86%)
1. Andrew Porter – (83%)
2. Dan Sheehan – (91%)
3. Tadhg Furlong – (69%)
4. Joe McCarthy – (86%)
5. Tadhg Beirne – (60%)
6. Ryan Baird – (40%)
7. Josh van der Flier – (79%)
8. Sean Jansen – (67%)
Here’s the latest on the team Farrell is expected to select.