Joe Schmidt announced his 31-man squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup and there were a few big-name ommissions.
Yesterday’s announcement had a few main talking points, mainly the omissions of usual starter Devin Toner and Schmidt favourites Kieran Marmion and Will Addison.
Looking at the names who missed out and those not even considered, we’ve pulled together a 23-man squad that could give many of the World Cup teams a run for their money in Japan.
- Jack McGrath
- Rob Herring
- Finlay Bealham
- Devin Toner
- Quinn Roux
- Jack O’Donoghue
- Tommy O’Donnell
- Jordi Murphy
- Kieran Marmion
- Ross Byrne
- Simon Zebo
- Stuart McCloskey
- Luke Marshall
- Dave Kearney
- Will Addison
- James Tracey
- Ed Byrne
- Marty Moore
- Ultan Dillane
- Sean Reidy
- John Cooney
- Rory Scannell
- Darren Sweatnam
** Sean O’Brien and Dan Leavy not considered due to injury.
It’s safe to say, Irish Rugby is not short of depth!
Let us know if you think we’ve missed anyone out!
Here’s the squad Joe is taking to the World Cup.
