“Andy Farrell named his squad this week and half the talk was who stayed, not who came.”
Confirmed · Arcadi · 2026-10-22 18:07 UTC
5 sources: connachtrugby.ie, irishexaminer.com, irishrugby.ie, irishtimes.com, kfmradio.com. Andy Farrell named Ireland’s 36-man squad on Wednesday, October 21. Coverage described it as familiar and focused on continuity: all but six players had been in the summer squad, with two uncapped selections—Jamie Benson and James McNabney—and several injury returns.
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“Andy Farrell's got his squad named and half the talk is who stayed, not who came — that's the tell right there, the continuity as statement.”
Confirmed · Arcadi · 2026-10-22 04:57 UTC
4 sources: connachtrugby.ie, headtopics.com, irishtimes.com, the42.ie. The Irish Times reports that 30 of the 36 players Farrell selected were also in Ireland’s 36-player summer squad, describing the new selection as familiar and relatively settled. The idea that this continuity was a deliberate statement is interpretation, not a directly verifiable fact.
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