Nations Championship: Ireland without injured trio Jack Conan, Caelan Doris, Jack Crowley but Jamison Gibson-Park included
Jack Conan, Caelan Doris and Jack Crowley will miss Ireland’s Nations Championship Tests against Argentina, Fiji and South Africa next month due to injury; Jamison Gibson-Park has been included despite his recent groin problem, while Mack Hansen and Andrew Porter return to the squad
Wednesday 21 October 2026 16:44, UK
Andy Farrell's Ireland will head into November's Nations Championship without injured trio Jack Conan, Caelan Doris and Jack Crowley, but Jamison Gibson-Park has been included.
Ireland face Tests against Argentina, Fiji and South Africa next month without captain Caelan Doris and fly-half Jack Crowley, who are both expected to return from long-term injuries in January.
Doris has been sidelined by foot and knee problems, while Crowley is recovering from a vascular issue in his leg. Conan, who like Doris plays at No 8, is also ruled out after injuring his shoulder while playing for Leinster in the Champions Cup last weekend.
Scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park has yet to feature this season due to a groin injury but has been included in the 36-man squad. Mack Hansen, Andrew Porter and Ryan Baird also return to the squad after recovering from injury.
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Two uncapped players have made the squad in Ulster fly-half Jamie Benson and back-row James McNabney, while Dan Sheehan has been named as captain.
The IRFU also list Jack Boyle, Harry Byrne, Iain Henderson, Paddy McCarthy, Calvin Nash and Bryn Ward as out through injury.
Omissions include Munster quartet Jeremy Loughman, Edwin Edogbo, Thomas Ahern and Brian Gleeson, Connacht's Finlay Bealham, as well as Ulster's Cormac Izuchukwu.
Ireland's 36-player squad for Nations Championship
Forwards (19): 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 (c), Tom Stewart, Nick Timoney and Josh van der Flier.
Backs (17): 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 and Jacob Stockdale.
Reffell, Cracknell left out of 39-player Wales squad for Nations Championship
Leicester back-rowers Tommy Reffell and Olly Cracknell have missed out on selection for Wales' upcoming Nations Championship campaign.
Steve Tandy has named a 39-man squad for games against Japan, New Zealand and Australia and a closing fixture at Allianz Stadium Twickenham on finals weekend.
Uncapped trio Aneurin Owen, Che Hope and Rhys Barrett are included in a squad with an average age of 27, and boasting 14 players based in England and one in France.
Forwards (22): Rhys Barratt, Taine Basham, Adam Beard, Liam Belcher, James Botham, Rhys Carre, Ben Carter, Ryan Elias, Seb Davies, Tomas Francis, Archie Griffin, Kane James, Dafydd Jenkins, Dewi Lake (c), Dillon Lewis, Alex Mann, Jac Morgan, Taine Plumtree, Nicky Smith, Gareth Thomas, Aaron Wainwright, Teddy Williams.
Backs (17): Josh Adams, Sam Costelow, Rio Dyer, Dan Edwards, Gabriel Hamer-Webb, Joe Hawkins, Louie Hennessey, Che Hope, Eddie James, Max Llewellyn, Ellis Mee, Reuben Morgan-Williams, Blair Murray, Aneurin Owen, Louis Rees-Zammit, Tom Rogers, Tomos Williams.
