Andy Farrell Announces Irish Team To Play Argentina This Friday

Wednesday, 4 November 2026 at 14:13

By Tara Flanagan

Suncroft's Sam Prendergast gets the nod in the starting 15 as fly-half.

Head Coach Andy Farrell has named his Ireland Match Day Squad, sponsored by Vodafone, for Friday night’s Nations Championship Northern Hemisphere Series clash against Argentina at Aviva Stadium (Kick-off 8.10pm).

Captain Dan Sheehan leads Ireland as they get their November campaign underway in Dublin.

Suncroft's Sam Prendergast will wear the number 10 jersey on Friday after being ruled fit to play after a wrist injury.

The full team is listed below:

Ireland (v Argentina):

15. Hugo Keenan (UCD/Leinster)(48)
14. Robert Baloucoune (Enniskillen/Ulster)(9)
13. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Leinster)(85)
12. Stuart McCloskey (Bangor/Ulster)(31)
10. Mack Hansen (Connacht)(30)
10. Sam Prendergast (Lansdowne/Leinster)(17)
9. Craig Casey (Shannon/Munster)(30)

1. Andrew Porter (UCD/Leinster)(79)
2. Dan Sheehan (Lansdowne/Leinster)(41)(captain)
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster)(88)
4. Joe McCarthy (Dublin University/Leinster)(26)
5. Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne/Munster)(73)
6. Ryan Baird (Dublin University/Leinster)(33)
7. Nick Timoney (Queen’s University/Ulster)(14)
8. Sean Jansen (Connacht)(2)

Replacements:

16. Rónan Kelleher (Lansdowne/Leinster)(51)
17. Tom O’Toole (Ballynahinch/Ulster)(24)
18. Sam Illo (Buccaneers/Connacht)(1)
19. James Ryan (UCD/Leinster)(83)
20. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster)(81)
21. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster)(53)
22. Ciaran Frawley (UCD/Connacht)(15)
23. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht)(72)