Ireland squad: Andy Farrell hands Dan Sheehan the captaincy amid injury crisis with two uncapped players called up

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named his 36-man squad for the upcoming Nations Championship fixtures.

The Aviva Stadium in Dublin will play host to Argentina, Fiji and South Africa on consecutive weekends before the Final’s weekend in London.

For the upcoming internationals, Farrell has named hooker Dan Sheehan as the team’s captain while awarding maiden call-ups for Ulster’s Jamie Benson and James McNabney.

Andy Farrell’s squad for the November internationals

Sheehan takes on the captaincy in the absence of number eight Caelan Doris, who has not been considered due to injury, along with Jack Boyle, Harry Byrne, Jack Conan, Jack Crowley, Iain Henderson, Paddy McCarthy, Calvin Nash and Bryn Ward.

Tadhg Beirne, Tadhg Furlong, Rónan Kelleher, Andrew Porter and Josh van der Flier are among the experienced forwards included in the Ireland squad, along with backs Bundee Aki, Jamison Gibson-Park, Robbie Henshaw, and Garry Ringrose, who all boast over 50 Test caps worth of experience.

Billy Bohan, Sam Illo, Sean Jansen, Darragh Murray and Nathan Doak have all earned recalls to the squad, having made their Test debuts earlier this year.

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Ireland Squad for the Nations Championship

Forwards: Ryan Baird, Tadhg Beirne, Billy Bohan, Thomas Clarkson, Tadhg Furlong, Sam Illo, Sean Jansen, Rónan Kelleher, Joe McCarthy, James McNabney, Darragh Murray, Tom O’Toole, Andrew Porter, Cian Prendergast, James Ryan, Dan Sheehan, Tom Stewart, Nick Timoney, Josh van der Flier

Backs: Bundee Aki, Rob Baloucoune, Jamie Benson, Craig Casey, Nathan Doak, Ciaran Frawley, Jamison Gibson-Park, Mack Hansen, Robbie Henshaw, Hugo Keenan, Stuart McCloskey, Jimmy O’Brien, Tommy O’Brien, Jamie Osborne, Sam Prendergast, Garry Ringrose, Jacob Stockdale

Ireland v Argentina
Date: Friday, 6 November 2026
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 20:10 (local), 20:10 (UK), 21:10 (France), 22:10 (South Africa), 07:10 (7 November, AEDT), 09:10 (7 November, New Zealand), 17:10 (Argentina), 05:10 (7 November, JST), 15:10 (EST)
Broadcasters: ITV / ITVX (United Kingdom), Virgin Media Television (Republic of Ireland), Sky Italia (Italy), SuperSport (South Africa / Africa), Nine Network / Stan Sport (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand), FloSports (USA), Wowow (Japan)

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Ireland v Fiji
Date: Saturday, 14 November 2026
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 20:10 (local), 20:10 (UK), 21:10 (France), 22:10 (South Africa), 07:10 (15 November, AEDT), 09:10 (15 November, New Zealand), 17:10 (Argentina), 05:10 (15 November, JST), 15:10 (EST)
Broadcasters: ITV / ITVX (United Kingdom), Virgin Media Television (Republic of Ireland), Sky Italia (Italy), SuperSport (South Africa / Africa), Nine Network / Stan Sport (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand), FloSports (USA), Wowow (Japan)

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Ireland v South Africa
Date: Saturday, 21 November 2026
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Kick-off: 16:40 (local), 16:40 (UK), 17:40 (France), 18:40 (South Africa), 03:40 (22 November, AEDT), 05:40 (22 November, New Zealand), 13:40 (Argentina), 01:40 (22 November, JST), 11:40 (EST)
Broadcasters: ITV / ITVX (United Kingdom), Virgin Media Television (Republic of Ireland), Sky Italia (Italy), SuperSport (South Africa / Africa), Nine Network / Stan Sport (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand), FloSports (USA), Wowow (Japan)

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